Gwangju Museum of Art

Gwangju, South Korea

Gwangju Museum of Art, Gwangju, South Korea

Gwangju (Korean: 광주; Korean: [kwaŋ. dʑu] ), formerly romanized as Kwangju, was a city in South Korea.

Gwangju (Korean: 광주; Korean: [kwaŋ.dʑu] ), formerly romanized as Kwangju, was a city in South Korea. In July 2026, the city was merged with South Jeolla Province into a new provincial-level city called Jeonnam-Gwangju. Gwangju was the sixth-largest metropolis in the country. It was a designated metropolitan city under the direct control of the central government's Home Minister.

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