Osan Central Youth Culture Center Opens Doors

Osan City in Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Kwak Sang-wook) held the opening ceremony for the Osan Central Youth Culture Center on the 23rd at the Joongangdong Residents' Center.

The event was attended by approximately 80 people, including Mayor Kwak Sang-wook, Park Choon-soo City Council Chairman, municipal and provincial assembly members, officials from Hanshin University, which operates the culture center, and youth from the city, to jointly celebrate the opening.

The opening ceremony proceeded with pre-ceremony performances by youth from the Osan South Youth Culture Center and students from Hanshin University, followed by a report by Park Eun-soo, director of the center, congratulatory remarks from guests, ribbon cutting, and facility tours.

Mayor Kwak Sang-wook, who attended the opening ceremony, said in his remarks: "I believe that youth must be happy for families and society to become happy," and "Following the Osan South Youth Culture Center, I hope the newly opened Osan Central Youth Culture Center becomes a cultural space where Osan's young people can fully enjoy themselves."

The Osan Central Youth Culture Center, which opened this time, is established on the 4th floor of the Joungangdong Residents' Center with an area of 606.1 square meters. Its main operation programs include first-aid training classes, school-linked projects, and career and occupation camps.

Operating hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekdays (10 a.m. to 8 p.m. in winter), 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekends, and the center is closed on national holidays and every Monday.

Meanwhile, with the opening of the Osan Central Youth Culture Center following the Osan South Youth Culture Center, it is the second youth culture center in the city. The Sinjang Youth Culture Center is scheduled to open in 2015 after remodeling the current Sinjangdong Residents' Center.