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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Myeongwol Elementary School

Myeongwol Elementary School (Korean명월국민학교; Hanja明月國民學校) is a former school and now cafe and gallery in Myeongwol-ri, Hallim-eup, Jeju City, Jeju Province, South Korea.

The school operated as a local elementary school from 1955 until March 1993. After the school closed, the facilities were used for events and celebrations. In 2018, the local Myeongwol-ri Village Association acquired an interest-free loan to renovate the facilities. It was permanently converted into a cafe and gallery that maintained the original name of the school, as a tribute to its role in the community. It opened in September 2018, and has since become a popular tourist attraction.

Each room is named as if it is a classroom; as an example, the cafe room is called "Coffee Class" (커피반). Other rooms include a stationary store and a gallery. Nostalgic goods and candies from the times that the school operated are sold. Each Monday, a flea market is held on the facilities. Pop-up stores have been hosted in the building, with one from the company Polaroid being hosted in March 2022. Outside the main building, there is a garden and playground.

Profits from building are used to improve the overall village.

References

  1. ^ "Myeongwol Elementary School". visitjeju.net (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-12-23.
  2. ^ "감사원, 명월국민학교 대부 관련 감사 나서". Jeju Ilbo (in Korean). 2023-06-19. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
  3. ^ 전, 지혜 (2021-08-06). "제주 낡은 폐교가 카페·갤러리 등 관광명소로 재탄생". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-12-23.
  4. ^ "명월국민학교 × 폴라로이드스타일 팝업스토어". visitjeju.net (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-12-23.

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