Culture Factory

문화제조창 · Chungbuk · Neighbourhoods & streets

Culture Factory was a tobacco manufacturing factory in Cheongju from 1946 to 2004. A culture-centered urban regeneration project in 2021 turned it into a cultural complex equipped with commercial facilities, cultural experience facilities and crafts cluster. Because it was remodeled from an existing structure, columns, walls, overall frame and chimney, the original tobacco manufacturing facility frame can still be seen. As a notable venue in Cheongju, a city of handicraft, the Culture Factory hosts numerous exhibitions related to crafts. The first floor features restaurants and shopping mall, and the third and fourth floors make up the Korean Craft Museum where you can check out free handicraft exhibitions. Cheongju Open Library and a Kids Cafe located on the fifth floor are popular attractions for families. The performing hall frequently stages a variety of plays and concerts to provide Cheongju citizens with more opportunities to enjoy and appreciate culture.

Getting there

From Korea Tourism Organization open data. Opening hours and admission can change — check the official page before you go.

On nearby while you're here

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• Dec 3, 2020 – Dec 31, 2026Open Storage Reinstallation · right next door
• Jul 22, 2025 – Dec 31, 2026Special Storage: MMCA Drawings and Japanese Contemporary Prints · right next door
• Apr 24, 2026 – Sep 27, 2026Bang Hai Ja: Scattering the Light of the Mind · right next door
• Oct 2, 2026 – Oct 11, 2026Cheongwon Life Festival · 11.4 km away

Within walking distance

right next door

Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art Cheongju [MMCA Cheongju] (국립현대미술관(청주관))

1000 m walk

Suamgol Mural Village

1.2 km away

Suamgol Observatory

1.2 km away

Neo Art Center

1.3 km away

Suamgol Café Street

1.4 km away

Yullyangcheon Stream

1.7 km away

Ullidan Street

1.9 km away

Cheongju National Museum