A university museum begins collecting Honam history
Chonnam National University Museum began assembling archaeological, historical, and folk materials from the region.
LIVING NEIGHBORHOOD ARCHIVE · Gwangju
Yongbong-dong, Gwangju
전남광주 북구 용봉동A university neighborhood where research collections, the first confrontation of May 1980, and Gwangju's everyday history meet.
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01 · HISTORY
How this neighborhood remembers change
The May 18 movement's first confrontation
The university's main gate area is remembered as the place where students and martial-law troops first confronted one another on 18 May 1980.
Campus records open into the city's social history
The university museum and nearby Gwangju History and Folk Museum allow a route from campus memory to the wider history of citizens' lives.
02 · NEIGHBORHOOD VOICES
Share a neighborhood memory →A neighborhood is also remembered by its people
Public records explain dates and places. Residents preserve the shops, school roads, sounds, and ordinary moments that maps cannot hold.
03 · PLACES
Places where the story remains visible
전남대학교 5.18 최초 발원지
May 18 First Uprising Site
A marked civic-memory site near the university gate.
전남대학교박물관
Chonnam National University Museum
Regional archaeology, history, and folk collections.
광주역사민속박물관
Gwangju History and Folk Museum
A broader view of the city's history and daily life.
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Finding the neighborhood
Chonnam National University bus stops
About 3 hoursRespect the living neighborhood
The campus is an active learning space and the memorial site deserves care. Follow university access rules and avoid interrupting classes.
Opening hours, admission, and transport conditions can change. Check the linked map and official information before you go.