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The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) has discovered and introduced old shops in Seoul that contain the sentiments and narratives unique to Seoul. Selected shops are either over 30 years old, inherited over two or more generations or shops that are operated by those designated as intangible cultural heritage (or holder of the skill). The SMG...   Read more

The Seoul Street Arts Festival will be held between October 5 and 8, 2017 at Seoul Plaza and Sejong-daero during the national Chuseok holiday. For this year’s festival, 47 works from Korea, England, Spain, Argentina, etc. will perform a total of 145 street performances and citizens will be able to participate in a variety of...   Read more

Seoullo 7017 will open a large media canvas to display media artworks by famous artists. People can propose to their lover on the screen as well. The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) will install a 29m long, 7.7m tall Seoullo Media Canvas on the wall of Jungnim-dong branch Woori Bank in front of Malli-dong Plaza and...   Read more

The Dasi (Again) Sewoon Project transformed the old Sewoon Shopping Center which was once the mecca of Korea’s electronics industry into a hub of the fourth industrialization through urban regeneration. Three and a half years have gone by since implementing the project in 2014. The Jongmyo-Sewoon Shopping Center-Daerim Shopping Center section has been completed and...   Read more

The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) recommends 20 new exciting venues in Seoul including facilities, parks and festivals for fall and disclosed a Pretty Map of Seoul containing all of those spots. The 20 locations included in the Pretty Map of Seoul feature ① 8 historic and cultural sites, ② 8 scientific and economic spots, ③...   Read more

Hosting of Seoul Town Meeting to Listen to Foreign Residents India Town Meeting (June 11, 2016) Europe Town Meeting (March 6, 2015) The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) has hosted the Seoul Town Meeting two or three times a year since 2000 for each country or by topic to listen to the concerns of foreign residents...   Read more

Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon met up with Rome Mayor Virginia Raggi at Rome City Hall on September 8 during his tour of Italy and talked for an hour to seek cooperative measures through innovative policies in the areas of transportation, environment and tourism. This marks the first meeting between Mayor Park and Mayor Raggi. The...   Read more

The Mapo Oil Depot, a grade 1 security facility which has been strictly prohibited from public access and usage over the past 41 years, has been transformed into an environment-friendly culture space featuring festivals, performances, exhibitions and village markets since September 1, 2017. The Seoul Metropolitan Government is operating various participatory programs created, produced, and...   Read more

The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) has established the ‘Automatic Air Pollution Alert System’ which will send alerts to citizens within 7 minutes through text messages, electronic boards and mobile phones when the fine dust and ozone level in the atmosphere is higher than the accepted standard. The program will start operation in September 2017. Before...   Read more

Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon will visit Rome (Vatican) and Milan (Lombardy) in Italy between September 7 (Thursday) and 12 (Tuesday), 2017. The visit was planned in conjunction with the opening ceremony of the special exhibition “On earth as it is in heaven! Seoul and 230 Years of the Catholic Church in Korea” held at Vatican...   Read more

The “International Forum on Transforming Cities for Decent Work” is opening in Seoul from September 5th to 6th on Tuesday and Wednesday for two days at the Multipurpose Hall of Seoul City Hall and Lotte Hotel Seoul. This forum organized and led by the Seoul Metropolitan Government is promoting advanced labor policies and the event...   Read more

The Seoul Metropolitan Government will host the Seoul Garden Show 2017 at Yeouido Park between September 22 (Fri) and 26 (Tue), 2017. This year, 80 gardens will be on display under the theme of ‘Garden of You, Me, and Us,’ and a spirit of unification and harmony. Various unique and fresh programs are scheduled for...   Read more