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2025

    • 2025.10.18

      2025 Seoul Botanic Park International Symposium 10th Anniversary Commemorative Citizen Participation Event
      Talk Show “Plants Become Culture: The Past Decade, The Next Century,”
      Featuring Special Exhibitions and Hands-on Activities

    • 2025.10.17

      2025 Garden City Seoul International Symposium
      “The Third Nature”

    • 2024. 9. 26

      Hosted the 9th International Symposium of Seoul Botanic Park
      “Glocal Biodiversity, Citizen Science, and Seoul Botanic Park”

    • 2024. 5. 19

      Opened Spring Experience Garden

    • 2024. 4. 19

      Created Sunny Garden in Forest Field

    • 2023. 11. 13

      Hosted the 8th International Symposium of Seoul Botanic Park
      “Botanic Park for All”

    • 2022. 10. 10

      Official grand opening, including the operation of LG Art Center

    • 2022. 09. 05

      Hosted the 7th International Symposium of Seoul Botanic Park
      "Our Practice to Overcome the Climate Crisis: Go Along with Plants"

    • 2022. 02. 25

      Completed construction of LG Art Center
      ※ March–September 2022: Inspection of stage equipment and ticketing system operations, verification of facility safety, preparation of internal convenience facilities, etc.

    • 2021. 10. 05

      Hosted the 6th International Symposium of Seoul Botanic Park
      “Green Mask in the Era of COVID-19, Seoul Botanic Park”

    • 2021. 06. 28

      Registered Seoul Botanic Park as a public arboretum (Seoul Metropolitan Government No. 2)

    • 2020. 10. 08

      Hosted the 5th International Symposium of Seoul Botanic Park
      “The Power of Plants”

    • 2019. 10. 15

      Received the “Presidential Prize” in the 2019 National Awards in Korean Landscape Architecture

    • 2019. 09. 27

      Hosted the 4th International Symposium of Seoul Botanic Park
      “Becoming a Sympathetic Botanic Garden”

    • 2019. 06

      Began construction of LG Art Center

    • 2019. 05. 01

      Officially opened Seoul Botanic Park

    • 2018. 10. 26

      Hosted the 3rd International Symposium of Seoul Botanic Park
      “Seoul Botanic Park, Opening a New Urban Culture”

    • 2018. 10. 11

      Opened Seoul Botanic Park to citizens

    • 2017. 10. 27

      Hosted the 2nd International Symposium of Seoul Botanic Park
      “Seoul Botanic Park, Becoming a Seed of Change”

    • 2017. 10

      Began the groundwork, including the LG Art Center site preparation

    • 2016. 12. 16

      Hosted the 1st International Symposium of Seoul Botanic Park
      “Plants, Becoming Culture”

    • 2016. 05. 12

      Announced the official name of the park as “Seoul Botanic Park”
      (Seoul Metropolitan Government Notice No. 2016-135)

    • 2016. 08

      Approved by the Seoul Metropolitan Government Urban Park Committee

    • 2016. 02

      Established the plan for the construction of LG Arts Center within Seoul Botanic Park

    • 2015. 11. 14

      Began construction of “Magok Central Park”

    • 2015. 07. 01

      Hosted the name contest for Magok Central Park

    • 2015. 05. 06

      Revised the development and implementation plans for the Magok Urban Development District

    • 2015. 01. 20

      Incorporated LG Art Center (location, area, etc.) into the Magok Central Park Master Plan

    • 2014. 12. 03

      Held the export advisory meeting led by the Master Planner

    • 2014. 11. 17

      Developed the basic design (draft) for Magok Central Park

    • 2013. 10 ~ 2014. 10

      Held the 1st–24th MP steering meetings [approx. 70 major meetings held]

    • 2013. 08. 21

      Announced the basic plan (draft)
      [(tentative name) Seoul Hwamogwon (Seoul Botanic Park)]
      (Concept: Culture and Nature-Centered Botanic Park)

    • 2013. 04 ~ 2013. 06

      Held the 1st–10th expert review meetings for the Magok Central Park concept (10th)

    • 2013. 02. 28

      Held the workshop for establishing directions for Magok Central Park (2nd)

    • 2013. 02. 14

      Held the workshop for establishing directions for Magok Central Park (1st)

    • 2012. 12. 13

      Signed agreement between Seoul Metropolitan Government and LG Consortium
      for Cultural and Performing Arts Facility in the Magok District
      (To be donated to the city after completion)

    • 2012. 10. 11

      Revised the development and implementation plans
      [Introduced the Bio Botanic Park concept]
      Seoul Institute's “Research Service for Establishing an Implementation Strategy for the Magok Urban Development Project”

    • 2011. 05. 12

      Announced the revised Waterfront plan (draft)
      (Concept: Lake, Culture-Centered Park)

    • 2010. 08. 16

      Adjusted the implementation plan for large-scale project districts including Magok
      [Announced Comprehensive Measures for Financial Soundness for the 5th Popularly Elected Term]

    • 2010. 02. 11

      Designated and revised the Magok District boundaries
      (Concept: Connecting Magok District and Hangang River Waterway, Shipping Route)

    • 2008. 12. 04

      Commenced the basic plan and implementation plan

    • 2008. 06. 24

      Announced the winning design of the International Waterfront Design Contest

    • 2007. 07. 20

      Launched the International Waterfront Design Contest