Introduction of the ACC Facilities

Cultural Exchange Agency

With the goal of sharing Gwangju's spirit of democracy, human rights, and peace, the Cultural Exchange Agency oversees, coordinates, and manages programs and operations related to exchanges in the domain of Asian culture. Expected to carry out core functions in Asian cultural exchange, it is made up of The May 18 Memorial Hall, Asian Cultural Exchange Center, and the Business Strategy Center.

Cultural Promotion Agency

The Cultural Promotion Agency will be the "creative powerhouse" of the ACC. With the Cultural Contents Development Center, Cultural Contents Production Center, and Multi-Functional Exhibition Hall under its roof, it is to be the venue for innovative creations and demonstrations in cultural contents.

Asian Arts Theatre

This would be the nurturing grounds for and hub of the performing arts where Asian artists are free to create and stage their performances. Accommodating as many as 2,000 persons, this theatre consists of the Grand Performance Hall, which can stage 2-3 performances simultaneously if necessary, and the Multi-Functional Auditorium that can present a wide variety of genres in theater, music, and dance.

Agency of Culture for Children

The Agency of Culture for Children, known as "another small ACC," serves as a forum for a multitude of activities, housing a museum, playhouse, library, and creative studio. With the aim of nurturing the creative leaders for the upcoming age of culture the Agency of Culture for Children, belonging to the ACC, will stimulate the sensitivities of the Digital native generation through Ambient Intelligence, a convergence of technology and multimedia. In addition, the Agency of Culture for Children will feature a children oriented space, as well as develop exhibition content to promote their roles and engagement, as the place where children can visit any time and grow up along with art and culture.

Asian Culture Information Agency

The Asian Culture Information Agency is a unique organization in Asia to generate products from research in Asian culture and further develops the various materials on Asian culture into cultural assets. It is comprised of the Asian Culture Research Institute, Asian Cultural Resource Center, and Asian Culture Academy. The research results derived from the Institute are manufactured into cultural assets at the Resource Center and are thereafter used in the library park or utilized by the ACC facilities and further developed into cultural contents. Such a function represents a competitive edge differentiated from the existing stand-alone research centers and museums found elsewhere.

Introduction of the ACC Facilities

Pilot Projects

Institution	Facilities	Description
Cultural Exchange Agency	The May 18 Memorial Hall	Consists of various spaces including an exhibition hall, a resources center, and a conference room, all representing the ideals of democracy, human rights, and peace.
	Asian Cultural Exchange Center	Supervises the ACC’s cultural exchange functions, including visitor’s center and online services.
	Business Strategy Center	Manages Profit-generating businesses of cultural contents produced by the ACC, and provides business strategies
Asian Culture Information Agency	Asian Culture Research Institute	Provides source materials for the arts and the cultural industry upon research on Asian cultures by regions and themes. Supports productions of cultural maps of Asian food, color, religion, etc.
	Asian Cultural Resource Center	Conducts collection, classification, preservation, and archiving of Asian cultural resources.Operates an open library(Library Park) for the citizens’ as well as professionals’ convenience.
	Asian culture Academy	Conducts Training for experts in Asian cultures and provides cultural education for the public.
Cultural Promotion Agency	Cultural Contents Development Center	Provides facility support for the planning and creation of cultural contents.
	Cultural Contents Production Center	Provides production support to translate creative ideas into cultural contents using the up-to-up-date digital technologies and equipment.
	Multi-Functional Exhibition Hall	Consists of a multi-functional space for permanent and special exhibitions of the arts and cultural contents produced by Cultural Contents Development and Production Centers. Also operates a ubiquitous user experience center.
Asian Arts Theatre	Grand Performance Hall	A 2000-seat hybrid theater with cutting-edge technologies enabling the multi-division of the space.A “factory shop” – type art complex where the production, performance, distribution and sales of Asian performing arts are taking place year-round.
	Multi-Functional Auditorium	A 500-seat multi-functional theater with a proscenium stage, accommodating most of the existing genres.
Agency of Culture for Children	Art-Culture Contents Development Center	Plans and develops art-culture contents that enable learning of the fundamental principles of knowledge through aesthetic experiences.
	Children’s Art-Culture Museum	Helps children learn the fundamentals of languages, mathematics, social sciences, natural sciences, and arts through exhibitions and diverse hands-on activities in an educational museum.
Others	Sangmoo Hall
	The May 18 Democracy Square
	Asian Culture Plaza