Ayang Art Center: seat views, seat map and parking

Ayang Hall seats 1,100 — 658 on the first floor and 442 on the second, with 11 wheelchair spaces set aside in the first-floor stalls. The number that actually helps when you book is a different one: the venue's own seating file shows that the centre block is exactly 15 seats wide in every first-floor row and 16 seats wide in every second-floor row. Seat 8 is dead centre downstairs; seats 8 and 9 are dead centre upstairs.

What follows is the view from each block, checked against Ayang Art Center's own seating, facility and parking pages in September 2026 — including the places where the venue's own figures disagree with each other, and where its website disagrees with Korea's performing-arts registry.

How many seats does Ayang Hall have, and how are they divided?

Ayang Hall holds 1,100 seats: 658 on the first floor and 442 on the second, plus 11 wheelchair spaces counted separately in the first-floor stalls.

The website gives two different floor areas. The rental and facility pages put Ayang Hall at 4,989㎡; the seating page and the downloadable seat map say 2,424㎡ (733 pyeong). The first probably covers the whole performance wing and the second only the auditorium, but the site never says so, so both are reproduced here as published.

The auditorium you sit in today is the result of a refurbishment completed in April 2016. The venue opened on 4 May 2004 as Dong-gu Culture and Sports Hall, was renamed Ayang Art Center in March 2013, and its auditorium was rebuilt between August 2015 and April 2016.

The stage curtain is 17m wide and 9m high, made by the Korean-style painter An Nam-sook from some 200 shades of coloured thread over about two months. Its motifs are Palgongsan and the Geumho River, with the royal azalea and rising sun that are Dong-gu's district emblems.

What does each first-floor block (A, B, C) actually look like?

The first floor runs A, B and C from left to right as you face the stage, with a cross aisle between rows 10 and 11. The seat map shows that block B in the centre is 15 seats wide in every row, while the side blocks A and C start at 7–9 seats in the front rows and widen to a fixed 13 further back. An "end seat" therefore means something quite different at the front and at the back.

Block A (stage left as you look at it) — Row 1 is close enough that the angle is slightly off-axis, but the whole stage is in view. In row 10 both the wall-side and aisle-side end seats hold a steady frontal view, and even row 18 at the very back is angled without being obstructed.

Block B (centre) — Facing the stage square on, this block gives the least distorted view whether you sit in row 10 or in row 17 at the back. With 15 seats to a row, seat 8 is dead centre and seats 7 to 9 are the sweet spot.

Block C (stage right as you look at it) — A mirror image of block A, and it behaves the same way. Row 1 is noticeably off to the side; rows 10 and 18 are comfortable at either end.

One thing the photographs do not show but the seat map does: the sound and lighting console occupies the middle of the last first-floor row, with the wheelchair spaces split to either side of it. If you are aiming for dead centre at the back, check that block first.

Is the view from the second floor (D, E, F) cramped?

Upstairs runs D, E and F from left to right. Block E in the centre is 16 seats wide in every row, so seats 8 and 9 are dead centre, and the photographs show a steady frontal view from both the front and the back rows.

In blocks D and F, row 1 catches the balcony rail along the bottom of the frame and looks down on the stage at an angle. Counter-intuitively the angle eases as you go back, so row 10 sits closer to square on — at the sides of the balcony, the front row is not automatically the better seat.

On sightlines alone, then, the centre blocks (B and E) are the safe choice on both levels, and the side blocks feel more off-axis the closer to the stage you sit. Each photograph is taken from one specific seat and comfort is personal, so read them alongside the seat map on your ticketing site.

Where do you get the seat map, and what is on it?

The seating page carries a "seat map download" link. It does not hand you an image: it downloads an archive called sitting_list.zip containing a single Excel file, 좌석배치도.xlsx, dated 12 October 2022. It may not open on a phone, so download it on a computer.

Inside, every seat in blocks A, B and C downstairs and D, E and F upstairs is drawn cell by cell, which is where the 15- and 16-seat centre widths, the cross aisle behind row 10, and the console and wheelchair positions at the back all come from. The file's footer reads: first floor 658 seats (11 wheelchair spaces separate), second floor 442, total 1,100, floor area 2,424㎡ (733 pyeong).

What is the outdoor theatre, and how often is it used?

The outdoor theatre sits to the right of the main building: a 400-seat open-air auditorium whose stepped concrete seating fans around the stage. It has stage lighting and a sound system, and is used for open-air concerts, dance, recitals and club rehearsals.

Worth adding: across the 87 performances at Ayang Art Center in our KOPIS records, 86 were in Ayang Hall, one in the Black Box Theatre, and none in the outdoor theatre (checked 4 September 2026). It is better understood as a space for the venue's own events and hires than one where ticketed productions are staged.

There is no roof, so rain and the extremes of summer and winter affect it directly.

Pines and crape myrtles ring the space, which makes it a pleasant stop on a walk even when nothing is on.

How many parking spaces are there, and what does it cost?

The parking page states a total of 173 spaces. Add up the zone table on that same page, however, and you get 183. The site does not explain the gap, so plan on the more cautious figure of 173.

By that table the zones open to ordinary visitors — D to F and H to M — come to 163 spaces. The largest are E (37) and F (36), and with only two oversized bays in zone C, a coach or camper effectively needs to call ahead.

No parking fee is published anywhere. The Korea Tourism Organization's accessible-travel listing records only the six accessible bays in zone G and leaves the fee field empty, so there is no basis for calling it free. Ring 053-230-3300 before you go.

The venue's own page adds that parking can run short when the building is busy and asks visitors to use public transport where possible.

How do you get there by public transport?

The nearest station is Ayanggyo on Daegu Metro Line 1. Exit 3 leaves a base-fare taxi ride; from exit 2 you change to a bus. From Dongchon station it is about a 15-minute walk, and the route the venue gives is: cross Dongchon Haemaji Bridge, follow the riverside through Dongchon Resort towards Mangu Park, and turn right at the pedal-boat dock.

For buses it is worth knowing the stops on both sides of the road, not just the one you arrive at.

The site contradicts itself on one route: the bus section lists 808 as stopping outside the centre, while the metro-transfer section lists 802. Buk-gu 3 is named in both, so use that one if in doubt.

By car, from Dong-Daegu IC go straight through Yonggye junction, over the overpass, right towards Mangu Park and on to the Dongchon Resort entrance; from Buk-Daegu IC cross Gyeongdae Bridge, continue through Gonggo junction, Fatima Hospital junction and Keungogae junction, turn right at Ayanggyo junction and enter at Dongchon Resort.

What should wheelchair users and visitors with limited mobility check?

According to the Korea Tourism Organization's accessible-travel listing, the main entrance is step-free, there is an accessible lift and an accessible toilet, and wheelchairs can be borrowed. Accessible parking is the six bays in zone G, which matches the venue's own table.

In the auditorium the 11 wheelchair spaces are at the back of the first floor, split to either side of the sound and lighting console. These seats are often not released through ordinary online ticketing, so contact the promoter or the venue on 053-230-3300 in advance.

How does the KOPIS registry differ from the venue's own website?

Korea's performing-arts registry (KOPIS) lists Ayang Art Center (FC001169) as three venues totalling 1,700 seats. That does not line up with the list of venues the website's facility pages describe.

The Black Box Theatre is registered with 200 seats and has one performance on record, yet the website's venue pages never describe it. Conversely the Eoullim Theatre, which the website lists among its venues, is not in the Ayang Art Center building at all — it is a permanent stage inside Bullo Traditional Market that opened in August 2011 and was transferred to the foundation in July 2013. Read the venue name on your ticket carefully: it decides whether you are going to Ayang Art Center or to Bullo market.

KOPIS also holds details the website does not, including Ayang Hall's 930.6㎡ stage area and the fact that it has an orchestra pit and a rehearsal room.

Hire enquiries are split by space: 053-230-3309 for Ayang Hall and the community culture centre, 053-230-3318 for the outdoor theatre.

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Sources — Ayang Art Center's own seating guide, facility guide, parking page, directions page and history page, the seat map file downloaded from the seating page, the Korea Tourism Organization's accessible travel listing, and the venue's registration in KOPIS, all checked on 4 September 2026. Fees, hours and bus routes change, so confirm on 053-230-3300 before you visit.