SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The total number of visitors to the former presidential compound of Cheong Wa Dae has topped the 2 million mark, data showed Sunday. The milestone was reached around 10:35 a.m. Sunday, according to the Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA). Cheong Wa Dae had been the presidential office and residence for [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — A special exhibition of art pieces by disabled artists kicked off at the former presidential compound of Cheong Wa Dae with a ceremony Wednesday as the first program to be held under a government plan to use the facility as an art center. Hosted by the private Federation of [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Cheong Wa Dae, the former presidential office in Seoul that is now opened to the public, has turned into a hotspot for fashion photos after the Cultural Heritage Administration joined hands with Vogue Korea for the “Visit Cultural Heritage” campaign. The fashion magazine unveiled a pictorial that consists of [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The culture ministry will hold a special exhibition of art pieces by disabled artists at the former residential compound of Cheong Wa Dae as the first program to be held under a plan to use the facility as an art center. The exhibit will open on Aug. 31 for [...]
SEOUL, July 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Nearly 1.4 million people have visited the former presidential compound of Cheong Wa Dae since it opened to the public on May 10, data showed Thursday. A total of 1,396,859 people, including 5,055 foreigners, visited the complex in central Seoul through Wednesday since its public opening, according to data [...]
SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The culture ministry said Thursday it will push for transforming the former presidential home of Cheong Wa Dae in central Seoul into a multipurpose cultural complex. Park Bo-gyoon, minister of culture, sports and tourism, reported the project to President Yoon Suk-yeol at his office as part of the ministry’s [...]
SEOUL, June 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Nighttime tours of the former presidential complex Cheong Wa Dae will kick off next month, the Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) said Tuesday. The 90-minute tour will run from July 20 to Aug. 1 twice per day at 7:30 p.m. and 8:10 p.m., the agency said. Cheong Wa Dae, which [...]
SEOUL, June 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Foreign Korean War veterans, currently visiting South Korea, have received a warm welcome from citizens. The Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs invited veterans from nine countries who participated in the Korean War under the U.N. flag, along with some 60 family members, to tour Cheong Wa Dae in [...]
SEOUL, May 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Ordinary citizens visiting Cheong Wa Dae will be allowed to tour the interior of some facilities of the former presidential office in the heart of Seoul from this week, a government agency said Monday. The Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) said the interior of Yeongbingwan, the state reception hall, and [...]
SEOUL, May 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Cheong Wa Dae was flooded with thousands of visitors Tuesday morning, the first day the former presidential office and residence fully opened to the public after new President Yoon Suk-yeol relocated the top office. Following an opening ceremony, more than 6,000 people entered the compound in central Seoul at [...]