The Daegu Art Museum held a special exhibition of Lee Kun-hee’s collection. The special exhibition was held free for two months, from June 29 to August 29, in exhibition rooms 4 and 5. It was so popular that 10,000 people visited in a month. As the spread of COVID-19 continues, the museum is said to

Guam Confucian Academy highlights three things of Daegu. First is the image of Daegu. The view from Guam Confucian Academy, located in Yeonam Park, is excellent. To the east, the Sincheon River and highway pass through Daegu from south to north. Jung-gu, the center of Daegu, is located between you a

The Daegu Arts Center holds a concert every Wednesday at 7 p.m. from May to September at the eastern outdoor stage. The Wednesday Concert began in 2014 and is loved by many citizens. This regular event was designed to give emotional comfort to depressed citizens amid COVID-19 and provide performance

Due to the outbreak of COVID-19, it has become difficult to enjoy cultural life. Fortunately, there are new ways to enjoy cultural life. There has been constant effort to hold exhibitions through advanced technologies. With this trend, a contact-free art exhibition was held in Uiseong, Gyeongsangbuk

The outbreak of COVID-19 and widespread infection brought a considerable change in our lifestyles. For instance, leisure activities and cultural activities such as plays and concerts decreased significantly compared to before COVID-19. However, we have come up with a way to overcome this grim situat

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of its opening, the Daegu Art Museum will hold an exhibition, “Era and Terra,” to highlight Daegu’s modern art from February 9 to May 30. This exhibition shows the period of modern art from the 1920s, when Western-style paintings came in and new art began, to the 19

At Apsan, a familiar resting place for Daegu citizens, some colorful artworks are displayed. The Apsan Green Art road was created to provide new attractions to citizens and visitors. The ordinary trails have changed beautifully through public art projects that combine art and nature. The Green Art R

Daemyung performance street was one of the most vigorous youth streets until the late 1990s. However, due to the relocation of Keimyung University and Daegu University to other campuses, the number of empty stores in the surrounding shopping districts has increased sharply. As a result of the recess

Near Banwoldang Station, there is Bongsan Cultural Street, one of the popular places for Daegu culture and art. There initially were several galleries. After being selected as the ‘Gallery Alley’ in 1991, it has gradually developed into a cultural and artistic street. On October 5, 2004, the Bongsan

The organizing committee of the Daegu Queer Culture Festival announced that it will hold the 12th Daegu Queer Culture Festival in October this year. It has been held every year since it was first held on June 20, 2009. The committee said that the festival will be held at the plaza in front of Daegu

The world tour of the musical The Phantom of The Opera has started performing in Daegu from August 19 to September 6 at Keimyung Art Center. A preview performance was held on August 18, and reporter Bang for The Observer went to the scene. Rigorous measures were being taken to prevent the spread of

For Koreans, one of the biggest features of Filipinos can be their sense of a leisurely or unhurried lifestyle. It seems that the hot weather and the beautiful natural environment surrounded by the sea of the Philippines has made Filipinos optimists and persons of leisure. They seem to enjoy life, a

We have all heard about Thailand. Thailand is known as the country of smiles, and lots of Buddhist architecture. The foods of Thailand are also famous, such as TomYumGoong, a Thai style soup; Khao Phat, a kind of fried rice; and Phat Thai, Thai-style stir-fried noodles. Likewise, Thailand has many f

Kota Kinabalu is the capital of the Malaysian state of Sabah. The average temperature is 30 degrees Celsius, and it’s humid and rainy all year round. Perhaps due to this climate, we can observe that the lifestyle of the locals is very different from Korea. For example, there are things like ritual a

The Seonam traditional market is located in Dalseogu, Daegu. The Seonam traditional market is large in size, convenient for transportation, and well equipped with various amenities for people. There isa customer rest center in the market. The customer rest center is very well decorated. You can take

Seomun market is the most famous market in Daegu. It has been in operation since the 17th century, the mid-Joseon Dynasty. It advanced gradually and made a name for itself as a center of distribution as one of the three markets of Joseon. It kept its position during the Japanese colonialera and it r

We often visit supermarkets or large retailers near our homes to buy necessities, instead of going to the market and buying things we need personally. However, we can easily find the history of traditional markets as the starting point for marts. Even though it’s more common and convenient to buy th

Many people may know this building – the Daegu Arts Center. The DAC has a special history, as it was the first cultural infrastructure in Daegu. Since 1990, many buildings were constructed regarding art, music, and performance, and they have organized DAC. In the beginning of the 2000s, an opera hou

Have you ever heard of Mt. Baekdu? The mountain, called Mt. Baekdu by its Korean name and Mt. Jangbaek by its Chinese name, is the highest mountain in the Korean Peninsula and has a huge volcano. I’d like to tell you about Mt. Baekdu, Cheonji pond, and Biryong Falls. Mt. Baekdu is located on the bor

Forbidden City & Tiananmen The Forbidden City was the imperial palace of Ming and Qing dynasty. It was designated as a World Heritage Site in 1987. Tiananmen is a gate located in the south of the Forbidden City. Some people misunderstand it as the main gate of the Forbidden City, but it is actually