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National Heritage Media Art at Jinnamgwan, Yeosu 2026 in Yeosu, Jeollanam-do, South Korea

국가유산 미디어아트 여수 진남관 2026

Oct – Nov2026
9 –8
Fri–Sun 19:30–21:30 every evening
Happening now

9 October 2026 to 8 November 2026 · 19:30–21:30 every evening; closed on Tuesdays and on special closure days during the Yeosu–Suncheon 10·19 memorial period (dates not given in the listings)

Not yet confirmed for the 2026 edition: opening hours or show times, prices, how to book, shuttle buses, road closures or parking. Check the organizer's page before you go.

Venue this year. Three linked spots in Yeosu's old harbour district: the Jinnamgwan hall and its relics exhibition hall (KTO address 11 Dongmun-ro, Gunja-dong), the Gosodae memorial site and Yi Sun-sin Square with its turtle-ship replica.

Dates9 Oct – 8 Nov 2026
Hours19:30–21:30 every evening; closed on Tuesdays and on special closure days during the Yeosu–Suncheon 10·19 memorial period (dates not given in the listings)
VenueJinnamgwan, Gosodae and Yi Sun-sin Square전라남도 여수시 동문로 11 (군자동) 진남관
AdmissionEntry: Free
Next edition2027: Not announced as of 19 October 2026. The Korea Heritage Service chooses the host sites of its heritage media-art programme each year; six of the eight 2025 sites (Jinju, Gunsan, Gyeongju, Cheorwon, Tongyeong and Yangsan) returned in 2026, but no 2027 list has been published, so whether Yeosu hosts again is unknown.

Program

  • Jinnamgwanmedia art on the hall itself, 'Rebuilt in immortal light' (불멸의 빛으로 재건하다)
  • Gosodaelight piece on the stele pavilion and protected tree, 'Light of compassion, settling on the ground' (애민의 빛, 땅 위에 맺히다)
  • Yi Sun-sin Squaremedia façade on the turtle-ship replica, showing it sailing through heavy seas, 'Light of the square, spreading through the city' (광장의 빛, 도시로 번지다)
  • AI metahuman Yi Sun-sintalk with a digital Admiral Yi on a large screen in the Jinnamgwan relics exhibition hall
  • Stamp tour of three pointsJinnamgwan, the Tarubi stele and the turtle ship
  • Participatory content made from visitors' photos; a Jeolla Left Naval Command VR experience (named in the national announcement)
  • Weekendsextra hands-on programmes and a flea market

Prices

ItemPriceNote
EntryFree

Notes on the 2026 edition

Theme 진남관, 빛으로 재건하다 ('Jinnamgwan, rebuilt in light'). Apparently the first time the national programme has come to Yeosu: Yeosu was not among the eight 2025 sites, and Jinnamgwan was under repair from December 2015 until 2025. It is the last of 12 sites in 2026, which run from Jinju (14 August–6 September) to Yeosu. Hosted by the Korea Heritage Service, the provincial government and Yeosu City; run by the National Heritage Promotion Agency (070-8064-0807). The culture ministry listing warns that details may change.

About the festival

National Heritage Media Art at Jinnamgwan is a free evening light show in Yeosu's old harbour district: projections and media façades on Jinnamgwan, a 1599 naval hall and National Treasure, on the Gosodae memorial site and on the turtle-ship replica in Yi Sun-sin Square tell the story of Admiral Yi Sun-sin. It runs 9 October–8 November 2026, 19:30–21:30 nightly except Tuesdays and special closure days around the 19 October Yeosu–Suncheon memorial, with an AI 'Yi Sun-sin', a stamp tour and weekend flea markets. From Seoul, take the KTX from Yongsan to Yeosu EXPO Station (about 2 h 50 m–3 h 10 m, ₩45,400), then a taxi; no 2027 edition has been announced.

Transport, booking, crowd and accessibility details are on the main National Heritage Media Art at Jinnamgwan, Yeosu page, which covers every edition.

Source

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21 October 2026, against the sources listed below.

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