The Cultural Heritage Administration will fully open its doors without any holidays, including the palaces, tombs, and relics on Children's Day and Buddha's Birthday

- Major cultural sites are fully opened without regular holidays during the holiday period (5.3.~6.) -

The Cultural Heritage Administration (Director Na Sun-hwa) opened the four major palaces (Gyeongbokgung Palace, Changdeokgung Palace, Changgyeonggung Palace, Deoksugung Palace), Jongmyo Shrine, Joseon Royal Tomb, Hyeonchungsa Temple (Asan, Chungcheongnam-do), and Sejong the Great Tomb (Geumsan, Gyeonggi Yeoju) to the public.

Depending on the ruins, the above major historical sites were regularly closed every Monday or Tuesday to repair facilities and maintain viewing environments, but during this holiday period, Children's Day (5th/Monday) and Buddha's Birthday (6th/Tue) were included, so it was decided to be fully opened without holidays.

This is a measure to expand opportunities for the people to enjoy cultural heritage in the era of cultural prosperity, and is to open major historical sites such as royal palaces and royal tombs in May. In particular, on Children's Day, two families with children under the sixth grade of elementary school (12 years old) were allowed to watch for free.

Meanwhile, Gyeongbokgung Palace and Changgyeonggung Palace, which are open at night in spring, are all open during the day for two days on the 5th and 6th, but at night, ▲ Changgyeonggung Palace is open on the 5th and ▲ Gyeongbokgung Palace is not open on the 6th. However, Deoksugung Palace, which is open at night all year round, is open until 9 p.m. as usual.

The National Palace Museum of Korea will also open free of charge until 10 p.m. (the closing time is 9 p.m.) in time for the night opening period of Gyeongbokgung Palace (April 30. ~ May 12.), providing an opportunity to meet high-quality Joseon royal culture such as royal painting exhibitions and Jongmyo special exhibitions.