Yongin Climate Change Experience Education Center Reopens After Remodeling

Equipped with Live Sketching, VR Experience, and Graphic Wall
Special Program Held to Celebrate 10th Anniversary of Reopening

The city of Yongin in Gyeonggi Province announced on the 23rd that the Yongin Climate Change Experience Education Center, located in Namdong, Cheoin-gu, reopened on the 22nd after completing six months of remodeling.

At the reopening event of the Yongin Climate Change Experience Education Center held on the 22nd, Mayor Lee Sangil of Yongin is cutting the commemorative tape together with children. Photo by Yongin City

Previously, starting in October last year, the city invested 380 million won in remodeling work. Through the renovation, the center's promotional hall was equipped with immersive content such as live sketching, VR experiences, and a graphic wall.

On the first floor of the promotional hall, hands-on educational content was installed, including: ▲LED wall animation ▲Earth LIVE ▲OX quiz ▲Save the Earth - Renewable Energy ▲Climate Crisis Overcoming VR Experience.

On the second floor, a realistic video theater was created to vividly convey the process of a devastated forest transforming into a healthy one. The existing first-floor content, "Save Gom-i," was enhanced with visual effects and relocated to the second floor.

At the opening ceremony, a special program was organized to mark the 10th anniversary of the center. During the event, 20 students from Seongsan Elementary School were appointed as "Climate Eosa Corps," environmental protection ambassadors, and an environmental club composed of first-year students from Songjeon Middle School, which was designated as an eco-school, performed a three-minute play titled "Climate Princess and Mars Prince." An exhibition called "A Thousand Years of History, Objects Exhibition" was also held, highlighting historically significant and long-preserved items, as well as props made from recycled materials.

Mayor Lee Sangil of Yongin stated, "The center is a wonderful space where not only children but also adults can experience meaningful content, recognize the issues of climate change, and learn about the path toward carbon neutrality," adding, "Let us, the current generation, make even greater efforts so that we can pass on a better environment to future generations."