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Underground VIP Shelter Built in ’70s Turned into Art Gallery SeMA Bunker

Underground VIP Shelter Built in ’70s Turned into Art Gallery SeMA Bunker

SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – In 2005, the Seoul Metropolitan Government stumbled upon an 871-square-meter underground bunker while building a bus transfer station in Yeouido, western Seoul. After years of planning and renovation, the historic place was unveiled Thursday as a public art gallery. Named SeMa Bunker, as the Seoul Museum of Art (SeMA) runs the space, the gallery opens with an exhibition consisting of two sections: “Yeouido Modernity” [...]