Gwangmyeong Women's Plus Center to Open on Oct. 22... Rest, Connection and Culture Under One Roof

Built across 1,150 square meters at the Gwangmyeong 3-dong Public Complex Building
Free trial operation this year; paid operations to begin next January
Mayor Park Seungwon: "We will expand community-based cultural and welfare spaces"

A women's communication and culture space where people can take cultural classes, relax, and receive counseling is set to open in Gwangmyeong, Gyeonggi Province.

A view of the Gwangmyeong 3-dong Living and Cultural Complex, home to the Gwangmyeong Women's Plus Center. Provided by Gwangmyeong City.

Gwangmyeong City Mayor Park Seungwon announced on October 21 that the Women's Plus Center will begin a trial operation on October 22 with the launch of a humanities course titled "Dwelling in Sentences."

The center occupies 1,150 square meters of floor space on the fourth floor of the Gwangmyeong 3-dong Public Complex Building. It is the city's second women's communication and culture space, following Doran Doran, which opened at the Gwangmyeong 7-dong Living and Cultural Welfare Center in 2021.

The center includes a Sharing and Learning Room for arts and culture classes; a women-only Relaxation Space with a foot bath and dry sauna; and a Heart-to-Heart Room offering individual, group, and couples counseling. It also features a Children's Love Space for families with infants and young children, a Cozy Gathering Space for residents and groups to meet, and an open lounge where visitors can spend time and connect freely.

The first program, "Dwelling in Sentences," consists of a class in which participants read books and discover new ways of experiencing everyday life, as well as a reading-aloud session featuring poems, novels, plays, and other literary works they enjoy. The city plans to offer a variety of arts and culture programs each month going forward.

Gwangmyeong residents, as well as people who work or run businesses in the city, may participate in the programs regardless of gender. The facilities, except for the Sharing and Learning Room, will open in stages starting in early November.

The city plans to use this year's free trial operation to review and improve the facilities and programs, then begin full-scale operations on a fee basis in January 2027. For more information, visit the Gwangmyeong Cultural Foundation website or contact the Women's Plus Center.

Gwangmyeong Mayor Park Seungwon said, "I hope the Women's Plus Center will bring new possibilities to women's lives and become a place where everyone can enjoy culture and welfare in their everyday lives." He added, "We will expand community-based cultural and welfare spaces that improve residents' quality of life."

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