Started with Unam Hall in 1961, Sejong Center opened on April 14, 1978 in succession to Citizens' Hall which was destructed b ... y fire. Sejong Center was the gateway of Korean performing art and only way of international performing art as one of the world’s best performance stages. In 1970s ~1980s, the center had been the cradle of Korean pure art. As a live history of Korean performing art and a space of memory for art-loving people as well as a culture and art institute representing Korea, Sejong Center which has maintained its reputation for the past 20 years started as a form of foundation in 1999 to take an another leap toward the 21st century. The launch of Sejong Center was a sign of activation of private culture and art emphasized by creativity and self-reliance and at the same time the first step toward the globalization of Korean culture and arts. Since then, it has exerted itself to being a hub in developing culture and arts of Seoul such as remodeling of Seoul Grand Theater, extension of Sejong Chamber Hall, Sejong M Theater and art buildings, linked performance along with reorganization of hardware such as Sejong Museum of Art, Sejong Festival. Sejong Center will be always with Seoul citizens as a space of creativity and presentation for cultural artists and a complex space to give beauty and pride to the general public who love culture. read more