Incheon Open Port Area & Incheon Art Platform
인천 개항장 거리·인천아트플랫폼
A modern architecture district on the former Japanese concession, established after Incheon opened to foreign trade in 1883. Former banks converted into museums and red-brick warehouses converted into an art platform make up a walk through modern history.
The Jung-gu area south of Chinatown was the Japanese concession after Incheon opened to foreign trade in 1883. Modern buildings from that era remain, including the former Dai-Ichi Bank of Japan (now the Incheon Open Port Museum), the former Dai-Juhachi Bank, the former Dai-Gojuhachi Bank and the Jemulpo Club. The Incheon Art Platform was converted from red-brick warehouses built in the 1930s and 1940s, and it houses exhibitions, artist-in-residence studios and cafés. It is a popular photo spot. Walking around the district is free, and admission to individual museums ranges from a few hundred to over a thousand won. Most are closed on Mondays. It is about a 5 to 10-minute walk from Incheon Station on Line 1 of the subway. Coordinates are taken from the Incheon Art Platform.
Opening hours
Streets open all day; exhibition hall approx. 09:00–18:00 (closed Mondays)
Nearby sights
- Jajangmyeon Museum
- Jayu Park
- Incheon Chinatown
- Songwol-dong Fairy Tale Village
- Sinpo International Market
- Dapdong Cathedral
- Wolmido
- Incheon Landing Operation Memorial Hall