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# Korea

Posts in this archive: 7

- [How Seoul's Outdoor Libraries redefined public reading spaces across the city](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city-project/seoul-outdoor-library.md) — Seoul’s Outdoor Library initiative, launched in 2022, redefines urban public spaces by transforming them into open-air reading environments. With installations in Seoul Plaza, Gwanghwamun Square, and Cheonggyecheon Stream, the programme offers diverse literary and cultural experiences. Attracting over five million visitors by 2024, it has revitalised reading habits, inspired nationwide adoption, and earned international recognition, showcasing the power of innovative cultural policy in urban settings.
- [Youth Culture Pass: How Seoul expanded access to the arts for young people](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city-project/seoul-youth-culture-pass-access-to-arts.md) — Launched in 2023, the Seoul Youth Culture Pass provides KRW 200,000 annually to youth aged 20–23, enabling them to attend theatre, exhibitions, and more. The programme supported over 32,000 young people in 2024, promoting cultural access while stimulating Seoul’s post-COVID arts and culture scene. With high uptake and plans for future expansion, it sets a new benchmark for equitable, youth-focused cultural policy in global cities.
- [Art Festival_Seoul: How Seoul unified seven seasonal festivals into a cohesive annual programme](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city-project/art-festival-seoul.md) — Art Festival_Seoul merges seven arts festivals into a continuous seasonal format across the year, hosted in central public spaces like Nodeul Island and Seoul Plaza. With expanded programming and improved accessibility services, attendance more than doubled from 2022 to 2024. The festival supports a wider range of artists and offers citizens diverse opportunities to experience culture in everyday life, contributing to Seoul’s post-pandemic cultural renewal.
- [Creative resilience: Seoul's initiatives to support artists during the pandemic](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city-project/seoul-urgent-support-for-artists.md) — The ‘Artist Life Stabilization Fund Support’ was launched in 2021 and provided one million won in annual support to all artists living in Seoul who earned below a certain income level, provided that the artist had an activity certificate issued by the Korean Artists Welfare Foundation.
- [Soothing with culture: Seoul's remedy for 'COVID blue'](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city-project/seoul-soothing-with-culture.md) — To console those tired of social distancing, the Seoul Metropolitan Government launched Soothing with Culture, a programme of digital and limited in-person performances
- [Seoul's open-air museum: a quest to inspire deeper cultural encounters](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city-project/seoul-is-museum-2.md) — A public citizen-led art programme creating cultural spaces in Seoul's public places, with the aspiration of turning the city into an open-air art museum.
- [Seoul](https://worldcitiescultureforum.com/wp-content/uploads/wp-mfa-exports/city/seoul.md) — For the Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG), current key priorities include the application of innovative technologies, expanding citizens' participation, and preserving cultural heritage.