February 28 Democratic Movement Memorial Hall

It opened on February 28, 2013 as part of a project to commemorate the 2·28 Democratic Movement, in which students from eight high schools in Daegu rose up in 1960 to protest the dictatorship and injustice of the Syngman Rhee regime, and to inherit and develop its spirit. It is equipped with facilities such as a parking lot (basement), exhibition hall (1st floor), library (3rd floor), and lecture rooms (2nd and 4th floors). The 2·28 Exhibition Hall on the 1st floor of the center displays explanatory texts and related monuments about the background, development, and inheritance of the 2·28 Democratic Movement. Exhibition hall commentary can be requested by phone or in person and is free of charge. The library on the 3rd floor is a public library holding about 52,000 books, and offers reading and borrowing of materials in all subject areas, including materials specialized in democracy, as well as reading of periodicals and newspapers. Lectures on the democratic movement and various other topics are held in the lecture rooms on the 2nd and 4th floors.