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Busan Opens “SAEMO,” a New Cultural Hub for Yeongdo Led by Mayor Park Heong-joon

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Busan Metropolitan City (Mayor Park Heong-joon) announced that it will hold the opening ceremony of the “Busan Complex Cultural Space SAEMO” at 2:00 p.m. on the 29th in the Dongsam Innovation District of Yeongdo-gu.

Approximately 100 people are expected to attend the ceremony, including Mayor Park Heong-joon, Busan Metropolitan Council Chair Ahn Seong-min, National Assembly Member Cho Seung-hwan, Yeongdo-gu Mayor Kim Gi-jae, Busan Metropolitan Council Members Yang Jun-mo and Kang Ju-taek, Yeongdo-gu Council Chair Choi Chan-hun, as well as executives and employees of relocated public institutions and local residents.

The ceremony will proceed in the following order: pre-event performance, progress report, opening remarks, unveiling ceremony, facility tour, and talk concert.

The name “SAEMO” combines the architectural design inspired by the triangular shape of the site with the meaning of “a space where everyone gathers anew.”

In particular, the special exhibition “Harmony” by artist Lee Seul-ro, held in conjunction with the opening, symbolically represents the purpose of the space and SAEMO’s identity as a “cultural prism.”

The “Busan Complex Cultural Space SAEMO” serves as a space to improve residential conditions in Dongsam Innovation City and as a cultural and leisure complex facility where employees of relocated public institutions and local residents can come together.

“SAEMO” is composed of a multifunctional complex space organically integrating various facilities, including Deullak Nallak, an exhibition and performance hall, cultural lecture rooms, a shared childcare space, business spaces, and an outdoor stepped plaza, creating a structure where culture, care, and leisure are naturally connected in daily life.

In addition, the facility plans to operate year-round programs such as seasonal exhibitions and performances, educational and experiential programs, and citizen-participatory cultural events, thereby expanding opportunities for citizens to enjoy culture and contributing to the revitalization of local communities.

The city expects that “SAEMO” will go beyond being a simple cultural space to become a cultural hub that brings new vitality to Yeongdo and serves as a catalyst for the city’s renewed growth.

In particular, in the second session of the event, a talk concert will be held under the theme “Improving Residential Conditions in Innovation Cities and Directions for Regional Development,” featuring Mayor Park Heong-joon, employees of relocated public institutions, and local residents.

This talk concert will be conducted in a format where employees of relocated public institutions and local residents directly ask questions to Mayor Park Heong-joon and receive answers, providing a platform for open communication where voices from both the institutions and the community can be heard vividly.

Through this, the event is expected to serve as an opportunity to review in advance the conditions necessary for employees of relocated public institutions to settle and live stably in the region, in preparation for the full-scale 추진 of the second phase of public institution relocation.

“SAEMO” is also a symbolic space marking the beginning of the “Yeongdo 100-Year Revival Project,” a future development strategy for Yeongdo announced on March 19.

The city plans to foster Yeongdo as a global marine research and development (R&D) hub by strengthening cooperation with national institutions such as Korea Maritime and Ocean University, Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST), and Korea Maritime Institute (KMI), starting with the creation of a marine-specialized innovation city through linkage with the Marine Science Industry-Academia-Research Cooperation Center and the Yeong Blue Belt project.

In addition, the city announced plans to construct a K-POP arena on the former site of Busan Nam High School and to develop the “Gamji International Tourism Complex” in the Taejongdae and Gamji Beach area, utilizing Yeongdo’s exceptional coastal scenery.

Mayor Park Heong-joon is expected to state, “The opening of SAEMO is the first step toward improving residential conditions in Dongsam Innovation City and a meaningful starting point for the ‘Yeongdo 100-Year Revival Project,’” adding, “We will inject new growth momentum into Yeongdo.”