2026 National Heritage Media Art Cheorwon Workers' Party Headquarters
Sep 11 – Oct 11, 2026 · Happening now · Gangwon
Overview
2026 National Heritage Media Art Cheorwon Workers' Party Headquarters is a nighttime culture and arts event that reinterprets the historical value and sense of place of national heritage through media art, staged across the Cheorwon Workers' Party Headquarters and Cheorwon History and Culture Park, sites that hold the history of the Korean War and national division. The event's theme is 'Peace Emergency: From Memory to Empathy, Beyond Healing to the Future!', and it expresses memories of the past through light and video while delivering a message of peace and healing. The event features a media facade and interactive media using the exterior walls of the Workers' Party Headquarters, AR experiences, light installations, AI media art, citizen participation content, and performances. Key content includes a program presenting world-renowned media artist Yann Nguema's 'Pro PACE: For Peace' tailored to the history and sense of place of the Workers' Party Headquarters, as well as a program expressing Cheorwon's history, literature, and citizens' stories through media art and performances. During the event period, the venue is closed every Tuesday and on September 25, Chuseok Day, and offers docent tours with cultural interpreters, special performances, and experience programs.
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Photo: Korea Tourism Organization 
Photo: Korea Tourism Organization 
Photo: Korea Tourism Organization 
Photo: Korea Tourism Organization 
Photo: Korea Tourism Organization
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