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Universal Arts Center

유니버셜아트센터

+82-70-7124-1740
www.uac.co.kr

664, Cheonho-daero, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul

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Opened in 1981, the Universal Arts Center is a performing art theater that has been contributing to the development of Korean performing arts for the last 30 years.

The 4-story grand theater has a classical exterior and seats up to 1,200 people. Past performances include musicals such as ‘Saturday Night Fever’ and ‘Nonsense,’ and the opera, ‘Yi Sun Shin.' The Paeksang Arts Awards, a supermodel competition, and international conferences have been held at the center as well.

The Universal Arts Center is supporting ‘Art Korea’ to promote East-West cultural exchange. It is recognized as a Korean Culture and Arts Center and a Center for International Cultural Exchange.

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Contact: • 1330 Travel Hotline: +82-2-1330
(Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese)
• For more info: +82-70-7124-1740
Parking: 252 parking spaces
(Parking lot at the back gate of Seoul Children's Grand Park/ 09:00-22:00)
Parking fee: 300 won for every 10 minutes
1,800 won for one hour
Closed: Varies by performance
Admission: Varies by performance
Hours: Varies by performance
Size: Land: 19,834㎡
Building area: 8,786㎡ (1B-3F)

Updated 2016.02.06

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Inquiry: +82-70-7124-1839

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[Subway]
Achasan Station (Seoul Subway Line 5), Exit 4.
Walk 3min to arrive at the Universal Arts Center on the left.

664, Cheonho-daero, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul

Traffic information

Subway Line 5 Achasan (Rear Entrance to Seoul Children's Grand Park) (아차산(어린이대공원후문)) - 192.1m
Subway Line 7 Gunja (Neungdong) (군자(능동)) - 1022.1m
Subway Line 5 Gunja (Neungdong) (군자(능동)) - 1022.1m
Subway Line 7 어린이대공원 - 1208.5m
Subway Line 5 Gwangnaru (Presbyterian College & Theological Seminary) (광나루(장신대)) - 1507.5m
Subway Line 2 Guui (Gwangjin-gu Office) (구의(광진구청)) - 1532.4m
Subway Line 7 Junggok (중곡) - 1715m
Subway Line 2 Gangbyeon (Dongseoul Bus Terminal) (강변(동서울터미널)) - 1841.7m
Subway Line 7 Konkuk Univ. (건대입구) - 1920.1m
Subway Line 2 Konkuk Univ. (건대입구) - 1920.1m

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