Seocho District Appoints Koo Myungsook as 5th Director of Seocho Cultural Center

On May 9, Seocho District in Seoul held an inauguration and retirement ceremony for the director of the Seocho Cultural Center at Nabi Hall in the Seocho Arts Center, officially announcing the appointment of Koo Myungsook as the fifth director.

Photo of the Seocho Cultural Center Director Inauguration and Retirement Ceremony. Provided by Seocho District.

The event included the retirement ceremony of former director Park Kihyun and the inauguration of the new director, Koo Myungsook. Park Kihyun led the Seocho Cultural Center for eight years since 2017. In her inaugural address, Koo Myungsook stated, "I will do my utmost to ensure that Seocho District enhances the quality of life and realizes cultural welfare through culture."

Since its establishment in 2009, the Seocho Cultural Center has aimed to make Seocho a city of culture and arts, preserving and promoting the region's unique cultural assets through a variety of programs and festivals. These include the Different Academy, Wednesday Cinema, Seocho Cultural Heritage Tour, Seocho Art Festival, Yangjaecheon Cherry Blossom Lantern Festival, and the Cultural Tourism Interpreter Training Course. The inauguration and retirement ceremony was attended by approximately 300 people, including Seocho District Mayor Jeon Seongsu, Seocho District Council Chairperson Ko Seonjae, and figures from the cultural and arts community.

Jeon Seongsu, the district mayor, said, "I deeply appreciate Director Park Kihyun's dedication to the Seocho Cultural Center over the past eight years, and I look forward to seeing Seocho's culture and arts continue to inspire and move more people, and to develop further together with the new director, Koo Myungsook."