Yeouido’s underground bunker reopens as a cultural hub with a major art installation, following a year that featured ENHYPEN pop-up events.

Yeouido’s underground bunker is reopening to the public with a photography and video exhibition titled Cats & Dogs: The Great Civilization by world-renowned photographer Yan Arthus-Bertrand. The city has announced that the show will run from the 21st of this month through May 14 of next year.

Arthus-Bertrand, famed for Earth from Above, presents works centered on the coexistence of humans and pets. The bunker—a Cold War-era facility believed to have been built decades ago—had not been open to the public for a long period. The city began opening it in 2015 and operated it as a branch of the Seoul Museum of Art from 2017 through last year.

Earlier this June, Spotify and K-pop group ENHYPEN held a pop-up event at the site. The exhibition marks a second milestone in the bunker’s evolution into an innovative cultural space and serves as a prelude to the 140th anniversary of Korea-France diplomatic relations next year.

The show is co-organized by EBS and SM Edu Media, with entry managed through online advance booking, and the city notes that carriers may accompany pets. Looking ahead, the city plans to remodel the underground space next year to maximize its historical and spatial identity, creating a new cultural hub that welcomes tourists and families alike.

Lim Chang-soo, Seoul’s Director of Future Space Planning, said, “Yeouido Underground Bunker is a symbolic platform where city and cultural imagination meet.” He added that combining well-utilized public space with high-quality private content will set a new model for activating public spaces in Seoul.