Discovering 25 Intangible Cultural Heritages of Daejeon at the Daejeon Intangible Cultural Heritage Transmission Center
The Daejeon Intangible Cultural Heritage Transmission Center is a space within Dongchundang Neighborhood Park where visitors can experience Daejeon’s intangible cultural heritage through exhibitions, education programs, and performances. This guide also compiles information on free exhibitions and hands-on activities, bus routes, and wheelchair accessibility, along with operating hours, closing days, phone number, and website details that should be reconfirmed through official sources.
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Why Daejeon’s Intangible Heritage Was Brought Together on April 15, 2009
The Daejeon Intangible Heritage Transmission Education Center opened on April 15, 2009, to transmit and foster the intangible heritage of Daejeon Metropolitan City. Construction lasted from December 2007 to January 2009, leading to the opening in April 2009.
This facility is a place for transmitting and preserving performance-based categories of Daejeon’s intangible heritage. Daejeon Metropolitan City-designated intangible heritage is introduced as a total of 25 categories, including Utdari Nongak, and the center is operated so that citizens can experience traditional culture through education, performances, and events.
Finding the Address and Building Scale Inside Dongchundang Neighborhood Park
The address is 50 Dongchundang-ro 94beon-gil, Daedeok-gu, Daejeon Metropolitan City, Transmission Education Center, located inside Dongchundang Neighborhood Park. The postal code is 34401. The building has one basement level and two above-ground floors, with a total floor area of 1,620㎡.
The facilities include an auditorium, two practice rooms, one exhibition room, and offices. Data from 2014 lists a 200-seat auditorium, two practice rooms with a combined area of 217.1㎡, one 117.6㎡ exhibition room, two performer waiting rooms totaling 40.2㎡, and one 93.2㎡ office.
Free Exhibitions from Tuesday to Sunday, 10:00–17:00
The current official visitor hours need to be reconfirmed. Admission is free. The current official closing day also needs to be reconfirmed. Publicly available information does not separately state the admission closing time.
The exhibition includes collections and video materials related to 10 performance-based categories of Daejeon’s intangible heritage. The 11 craft-based categories are presented through digital videos showing production processes and more. Although the facility contains both an auditorium and exhibition rooms, publicly available materials do not confirm the extent of exhibition access or restricted areas.
From Seungmu to Daejeon Hyangje Julpungnyu: Categories Housed at the Transmission Hall
The categories housed at the transmission facility listed in 2023 materials are Seungmu, Gagok, Seated Gut, Pansori Gobeop, Salpuri Dance, Ipchum, Pansori (Chunhyangga), and Daejeon Hyangje Julpungnyu—eight categories in total. Therefore, this place is closer to a space combining transmission and practice functions than to a simple exhibition hall.
The facility has two practice rooms and a 200-seat auditorium, providing a structure suitable for education and presentations in performance-based categories. The number of users in 2022 was recorded as 22,629, and the operating organization is the Daejeon Cultural Foundation.
Instrument Playing and Rubbing Activities Available in the Exhibition Room
The exhibition space offers hands-on instrument-playing activities and traditional-pattern rubbing activities. A 2024 visitor review introduced activity areas for making intangible-heritage mobiles, making a sichimi falconry hood ornament, and creating three-dimensional models using paper.
The same review also describes an experience of viewing a performance by a holder of Pansori Gobeop along with related historical materials. However, the activity schedule and availability of materials may vary, and publicly available information does not confirm whether foreign-language guidance or an audio guide is available or whether photography is restricted.
The Adult Transmission School Accepted Up to 20 People per Category in 2024
The Intangible Heritage Transmission School is presented as a year-round program offering instruction in six performance-based categories of Daejeon’s intangible heritage for adult members of the general public. In 2024, the program ran from March 26 to November 21, and eligibility was open to ordinary citizens.
In 2024, the transmission school recruited up to 20 people per category on a first-come, first-served basis, and tuition was free. However, participants might have needed to bring personal supplies depending on the category. Since these classes differ in nature from exhibitions that can be visited on the day without a reservation, anyone wishing to participate in a class must follow the application requirements in the relevant recruitment notice.
Dongchundang Stop Routes Available When Departing from Daejeon Station
Official transportation information lists city bus routes 103, 311, 314, and 617 as routes that stop at Dongchundang Stop. Their respective service intervals are 13 minutes for route 103, 7 minutes for route 311, 11 minutes for route 314, and 17 minutes for route 617.
For foreign visitors departing from a train station or bus terminal in Daejeon, a practical approach is to first connect their current location to Dongchundang Stop in a map app and then choose one of the routes above. Official information does not provide a station exit number or walking time from the stop to the hall entrance, so after getting off, visitors should verify the address, 50 Dongchundang-ro 94beon-gil, again inside Dongchundang Neighborhood Park.
Parking and Wheelchair Accessibility: Restrictions to Know Before Visiting
Parking is available, and the Dongchundang Park parking lot has two accessible parking spaces. General parking fees could not be confirmed in publicly available materials. The main telephone number needs to be reconfirmed through current official information. The fax number is 042-625-8386.
Wheelchair access is possible because there are no steps at the entrance, and a ramp is installed at the main entrance. An accessible restroom, four seats reserved for visitors with disabilities, and Braille information boards are also provided. Stroller accessibility, the recommended viewing time, and whether payment is cash-only could not be confirmed in publicly available materials.
Distinguishing Free Events from the Current Schedule When You Want to See a Performance
Performances and events are held at this hall, but each event’s schedule and viewing conditions differ from the regular exhibition hours. The 2019 special performance series consisted of four performances from April through November, and at 19:00 on April 11, 2019, a commemorative performance marking the 100th anniversary of the March 1 Movement and the establishment of the Provisional Government was held in the hall’s front courtyard and auditorium.
That 2019 commemorative performance was free for all seats, and anyone could attend. The same special performance series included a July 12 performance celebrating Chobok, an October 4 exchange performance by intangible cultural heritage artists from South and North Korea, and a November 21 year-end performance by the Mongolian National Art Troupe. These dates refer to past events and do not indicate current performances; the current official website address also needs to be reconfirmed.
Before You Go
- Address
- 50 Dongchundang-ro 94beon-gil, Daedeok-gu, Daejeon Metropolitan City, Transmission Education Center (inside Dongchundang Neighborhood Park)
- Hours
- Current official information needs to be reconfirmed
- Closed
- Current official information needs to be reconfirmed
- Admission
- Free
- Phone
- Current official information needs to be reconfirmed
- Official site
- The current address needs to be reconfirmed
- Transport
- City buses 103 (13-minute interval), 311 (7 minutes), 314 (11 minutes), and 617 (17 minutes) are listed; the stop is identified as Dongchundang.
- Parking
- Available. The Dongchundang Park parking lot has two accessible parking spaces. General parking fees could not be confirmed in publicly available materials.
- Accessibility
- Wheelchair access is possible because there are no steps at the entrance, and a ramp is installed at the main entrance. An accessible restroom, four seats reserved for visitors with disabilities, and Braille information boards are provided.
The information above is based on the time of writing. Check the official information again before visiting.
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