Gwangju Gonjiam Ceramics Park

This description was machine-translated from the Korea Tourism Organization's Korean original.

Gonjiam Ceramic Park is located in Gwangju-si, Gyeonggi-do, a region that produced ceramics for the royal court for 500 years during the Joseon period. The ceramic park, covering about 200,000 pyeong, consists of the indoor Gyeonggi Ceramic Museum and an outdoor park. The Gyeonggi Ceramic Museum exhibits major artifacts and works from the birth of Korean ceramics to the present, and as academic activities on Korean ceramic culture it conducts research on documentary materials as well as archaeological surface surveys and excavations of kiln sites. The spacious outdoor park occupies land that is mostly a Paleolithic site, and an exhibition area displaying Paleolithic remains has been created. There are also a small performance hall and a large performance hall for outdoor shows, an adventure playground for children, a Spanish sculpture park, and more. At the traditional kiln site, visitors and wood-fired kiln experts take part in Korean traditional kiln experiences, and it is also used as a space for exchange. On Craft Hill behind the playground, eight workshops have moved in to run craft classes and also hold art flea markets. In summer a free water playground is temporarily opened to local residents, and Gonjiam Ceramic Park is loved as a resting place and cultural experience space for the community.