Experience media art and history while walking through Gwanghwamun Square... ‘Bitmorak Story Tour’

The city of Seoul announced on the 12th that it will run the 'Bitmorak Story Tour', a program where you can walk through Gwanghwamun Square, admire media art works, and enjoy historical commentary and quizzes for three weeks starting on the 20th.

The tour runs every Friday and Saturday and consists of a night media art tour on Friday and a historical commentary tour on Saturday.

On the Friday night tour, you can tour the 53m-long Haechi Madang Media Wall, the media façade ‘Atelier Gwanghwa’ on the outer wall of the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts, and the Garden of Gratitude Memorial Wall, and listen to commentary on the works.

In particular, on Friday the 27th, an English commentary tour will be provided for foreigners. At 9 p.m., a 'Gratitude Story Tour' will be held to introduce the works of the Memorial Wall in the Freedom Hall of Gratitude Garden to embassy staff from 22 countries that participated in the Korean War.

Saturday's historical commentary tour departs from Gwanghwamun Square at the southern end of Gwanghwamun Square and tours the statue of Admiral Yi Sun-sin, the statue of King Sejong the Great, the Garden of Gratitude, and the Relics Protection Pavilion.

The Bitmorak Story Tour will be available on a first-come, first-served basis on the Seoul Metropolitan Government's public service reservation site from 2 p.m. on the 13th, and reservations can be made for up to two tickets per person.

Kang Seok, head of the Seoul Metropolitan Government's Balanced Development Division, said, "Gwanghwamun Square, Korea's representative space where history and culture coexist, has been reborn as an open gallery filled with light and stories through this story tour." He added, "I hope you will walk, see, and feel the history and emotion embedded in the square, which is a night spot in the city and a space for family outings."