Jeonil Building 245 — Attraction in Gwangju

Very interesting museum spread over two floors at the top of what was the tallest building in Gwangju in May 1981. A place where numerous civilians were massacred by a military suppression of citizens’ right to protest and call for democracy. There are numerous bullet holes inside the building. The diorama on display is a thought-provoking demonstration of the events taking place at that time. We were shown into the museum by a guide (he had been a university student in Gwangju at the time) with excellent English. We highly recommend...

I visited the building today without great expectations. The exhibition about the May 18 1980 uprising has been one of the most moving and well-curated exhibitions I have ever been to. There was even an English-speaking guide who was a contemporary witness! Thank you very much for...

I visited thanks to cooperation from the GIC and the city. Seeing the bullet holes made me angry. How could the truth not be known for so many decades when the proof was right there. I look forward to this building being reopened as a...