Arts Theatre

The Theatre of Arts is one of the performance venues within Gwangju's National Center for Asian Culture. The venue features Teatro 2, a dedicated performance space that hosts a varied programme of theatrical productions, including touring works that visit as part of their nationwide schedules. It serves as an important cultural hub for the region's theatre scene.

Gwangju Cultural Creation Centre

The Centro de Creación Cultural in Gwangju is a dedicated creative hub designed for artists and creators across Asia to collaborate at the intersection of art, science and humanities. The facility houses several dedicated laboratories (LAB) where traditional and contemporary artistic practices blend with advanced scientific research. Multiple exhibition galleries provide spaces to showcase experimental work and materialise creative concepts. It's an open-minded environment that actively breaks down disciplinary boundaries, welcoming interdisciplinary projects and cross-cultural exchange among its visiting and resident practitioners.

Democratic Exchange and Peace Centre / Former Jeollanam-do Provincial Office

The Democratic Peace Exchange Centre is one of five major institutes within the Asia Culture Centre and occupies the historic buildings of the former Jeollanam-do Provincial Office. These structures have been preserved above ground as a testament to the May 18 Democratic Uprising of 1980. Unlike the rest of the complex, where new facilities are built underground, these historic buildings remain at street level, serving as a distinctive element within the broader site.

Asian Cultural Museum

Children's Culture Center

The Children's Culture Centre (어린이문화원) is the Asia Culture Center's dedicated platform for producing, distributing and experiencing cultural content rooted in Asian traditions for children and families. Located primarily on basement level B1, it features interactive experience spaces, educational programmes and live performances. Upstairs on the rooftop, families will find a children's play area and park—ideal spots to spend time outdoors. What to see includes age-appropriate installations that introduce Asian cultural heritage through hands-on engagement.

Garden of Heaven

Sky Garden is a natural grass space covering nearly 7,000 m² — roughly the size of a football pitch — atop the ACC's Cultural Creation Institute in central Gwangju. Open daily from 9:00 to 23:00, it serves as an urban park and outdoor leisure area with a generous central lawn, a perimeter walking path, and a recently added photography zone. What to see here includes excellent city views and plenty of space to relax away from the hustle of the city centre.

Children's Experience Pavilion

The Children's Experience Pavilion occupies 4,822.55 m² on the basement level of the ACC's Children's Culture Centre in Gwangju. Designed around the theme 'Cultural Journey Across Asia', it guides visitors through four consecutive themed zones exploring nature, civilisation and artistic expression. Rather than traditional instruction, the pavilion prioritises hands-on learning and creative engagement, allowing children to discover Asia's cultural diversity through play, experimentation and making. What to see here includes interactive installations that encourage imaginative exploration across the continent's varied heritage.

Children's Theatre

The Children's Theatre at ACC is a performance space designed specifically for young audiences. It features a stepped semicircular layout where seats surround the stage, removing the conventional barrier between auditorium and performance area to create an intimate, immersive experience. The seats are purposefully low-backed and low-set, reflecting children's physical proportions rather than prioritising extended comfort. This configuration allows children to engage closely with what to see on stage.

Theatre 1 and 2

Teatro 1 and Teatro 2 form the ACC's main performance spaces, showcasing contemporary performing arts from across Asia and beyond. Teatro 1 is South Korea's largest transformable black box theatre, offering flexible configurations for diverse productions, whilst Teatro 2 is a fixed-capacity proscenium theatre designed to accommodate a wide range of theatrical genres. Both venues programme ambitious works that reflect the region's vibrant artistic landscape.

Asian Culture Square

ACT Studio

ACT Studio is the creation and production space run by the National Centre for Asian Culture at the Cultural Creation Institute. It provides makers and creatives with specialised equipment for digital fabrication, audiovisual production and prototyping. Operating as a shared facility, it supports both artistic projects linked to the ACC and independent creative initiatives, making it an accessible resource for a wide range of practitioners and the general public.