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Gwangju Biennale
- Performing Arts
111, Biennale-ro, Buk-gu, Gwangju-si, Jeollanam-do (Yongbong-dong)
Festival dates
D+70Sat, Sep 5, 2026 – Sun, Nov 15, 2026
72 days · Ongoing
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Things to do
- Hours
- 10:00~18:00
- Venue
- Gwangju Biennale Exhibition Hall
- Program
- Opening Week Program [Participating Artist Performance] - Period: Sep. 5-9, 2026 6. · Angelago - 11:00, 12:00, 13:00, 14:00, 15:00, 16:00, 17:00 · Kwon Byung-jun, Park Chan-kyong – 12:00 - Venue: Gwangju Biennale Exhibition Hall - Main Program: Participating Artist Performance [Exhibition-Related Talk Program] - Date: Sep. 5, 2026, 13:00-19:00 - Venue: Geosigi Hall, Gwangju Biennale Exhibition Hall [Curator Exhibition Tour] - Date: Sep. 6, 2026, 13:00-17:00 * Schedule - Exhibition Hall 1: 13:00-14:00 - Exhibition Hall 2: 14:00-15:00 - Exhibition Hall 3: 15:00-16:00 - Gallery 4: 16:00-17:00 - Gallery 5: 17:00-17:30 - Venue: Gwangju Biennale Hall [Gwangju Biennale Academy] - Period: Sep. 5-13, 2026, 2 sessions per day (11:00 / 14:00) September 19-November, 2026 15., Every Saturday and Sunday, twice a day (11:00 / 14:00) ＊Closed on: Sep. 26, Sep. 27, Oct. 3, Oct. 4 - Venue: National Asian Culture Center (ACC) → Eunam Art Museum → Jeonil Building 245 → Archives of the May 18 Democratization Movement ※ Advance registration required by searching for ‘Changes in Urban Memory’ on Naver Reservation
- Admission
- - Regular Sales Ticket: 20,000 KRW - Advance Booking: 17,000 KRW - Jeonnam-Gwangju Integrated Special Discount: 14,000 KRW ※ Please refer to the official website for detailed pricing.
- Contact
- 062-608-4500
- Website
- Visit
- Source
- Korea Tourism Organization
The 16th Gwangju Biennale, titled *You Must Change Your Life*, which opens on September 5, 2026, takes its title from the final line of a poem published by Rainer Maria Rilke in 1908. The speaker in the poem experiences a reversal of their way of viewing the world the moment they confront a broken ancient statue. As perspectives and positions shift, we realize that we can no longer continue living as we did before. I must change.