Cultural hub
Starfield Library
A cultural hub where books, café time, exhibitions, and performances share one open floor — a new way to consume culture right in the middle of a mall.
Story Telling Tours
The era of consuming culture
Gone are the days when one space had only one role. Will you be a specialist or a generalist?
An essay on Gangnam's multi-purpose cultural venues in an age when we also consume culture. These are specialist-meets-generalist spaces where one address plays several roles at once.
Gone are the days when one space had only one role. Will you be a specialist or a generalist?
Day Plan
Gangnam Day Course
Morning
Morning with books and exhibits
Spend the morning at Starfield Library, browsing shelves and dropping into the exhibit booths.
Afternoon
Consume culture through food
At the Cooking Library, sit in on a chef demo and join a tasting program.
Evening
Gallery inside a bank
Finish at KEB Hana Place 1, where the gallery and the evening music lounge blur into one space.
Cooking library
Hyundai Card Cooking Library
A brand library where you can read cookbooks, watch a chef demo, and taste the result in the same space — proof that a venue no longer has to stick to a single role.
Culture bank
KEB Hana Place 1
A "culture bank" where a gallery and café live alongside banking counters — an experiment in stretching a single-purpose space into something richer.
Summary
Activity Summary
| Activities | Category | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Open-shelf reading | Culture | Pull any book off the open shelves at Starfield Library and read in place. |
| Chef demo | Food | Watch a chef demonstrate at close range in the Cooking Library. |
| Culture-bank walk | Experience | Walk KEB Hana Place 1 and feel how banking and culture share the floor. |
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FAQ
Gone are the days when one space had only one role. Will you be a specialist or a generalist?
Recommended for both first-time visitors and returning travelers to Gangnam.
You can visit freely without reservation. However, some experience programs may require advance booking.
We also recommend 'Is This the Place? The Holy Land of G-Content, Cafe daily break, daily rest acup'.