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'Thunderous rainfall': Singer Psy stops 'Summer Swag' concert mid-performance due to extreme weather

Singer Psy stopped the Gwacheon edition of his annual water festival and concert "Summer Swag" mid-performance on Saturday night due to torrential rain, his agency P Nation said Sunday.

2024-07-21

Painting the real world: MMCA's new exhibition focuses on Korea's figurative art

The Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art kicked off a new exhibition last week, showcasing Korean figurative paintings from the 1960s and 1970s.

2024-05-29

Gwacheon is latest to join Seoul's Climate Card scheme

Gwacheon is the fourth locality outside the capital to join the transit scheme, following Incheon, Gimpo and Gupo in Gyeonggi.

2024-02-07

Sinkholes in Gwacheon damage at least 30 cars

Around six sinkholes appeared on a three-way intersection in Galhyeon-dong in Gwacheon around Thursday 4:20 p.m.

2023-12-15

Formerly shunned, geometric abstraction finally receives recognition in Korea

The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Gwacheon is hosting an exhibition titled "Geometric Abstraction in Korean Art." The exhibit explores the role of the genre in Korean history, specifically its influence on architecture.

2023-12-13

Six suspects referred to prosecutors over fatal expressway tunnel blaze

Six suspects have been referred to prosecutors for their alleged roles in the expressway tunnel blaze that killed five people late last year in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi.

2023-03-31

MMCA unveils more of Lee Kun-hee's donated pieces in latest exhibition

Paris, around the late 19th and early 20th century, established a reputation as a global art hub. This period was called Belle Époque. Meaning “a beautiful time” in French, it refers to when France had achieved political and economic stability, as...

2022-09-28

Total recall

Workers move cars that have been submerged in rainwater after record heavy rains last Monday using forklifts and tow trucks at a temporary stockyard near Seoul Grand Park in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi, on Thursday.

2022-08-18

Subways partially submerge after Wednesday's heavy rains

Parts of KTX Gwangmyeong Station and Seoul Subway’s Geumcheon District Office Station were flooded as more than 100 millimeters (3.9 inches) of rain fell in the Seoul metropolitan area on Wednesday.

2022-07-14

MMCA Gwacheon unveils three new bus stops for shuttles to museum

Lee Myung-ja, an 80-year-old woman who lives in Mapo District, western Seoul, enjoys going to art museums with her friends, like the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art’s (MMCA) Gwacheon branch in Gyeonggi. However, she did not know...

2022-02-14