Kwanglim Art Center: BBCH Hall and Jangcheon Hall seats and parking

Kwanglim Art Center (광림아트센터) is a 2005 venue in Sinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul. It sells tickets for two halls: BBCH Hall (BBCH홀) and Jangcheon Hall (장천홀). Everything below was checked on 7 September 2026 against the Kwanglim Art Center official site — its facility page, seating charts and directions page — and against the venue's KOPIS registration.

How is BBCH Hall laid out, and which seats have the best view?

Level 1 holds 674 seats in rows A to R. Seat numbers run 1–10 in the left block, 11–30 in the centre block and 31–40 on the right, so seat 20 or thereabouts is dead centre. The side blocks are shorter at the front: row A has no seats numbered 1–5 or 36–40 at all.

The OP seats (orchestra pit seats) directly in front of the stage are two rows, 1–22 and 23–46, for 46 seats. The stage floor sits 1m above the auditorium floor with a 15.2m x 2.6m orchestra pit in between, so from the OP seats you look up at the performers. If you want the whole stage in one view, sit a little further back in the centre block.

Row R is the wheelchair row, with five spaces at each end. Behind row R there are two more part-rows in the centre only, numbered 11–16 and 25–30, with nothing in between.

Level 2 holds 324 seats in eight rows, S to Z. Numbering here is 1–10 left, 11–31 centre and 32–41 right — offset by one from level 1, so the same seat number sits in a different place depending on the level. The front balcony rows S–U look down on the stage cleanly; further back, the rail and the heads in front can cut off the bottom of the stage.

How is Jangcheon Hall laid out?

Level 1 holds 510 seats in rows A to V. The centre block is numbered 6–19 and the outer blocks 1–5 and 20–24, with an aisle splitting the centre block in two again. Row A alone is shifted by one: 1–4, 5–18 and 19–22. The hall narrows at the back, so rows U and V stop at seat 20.

The proscenium is 13m wide by 5.5m high and the stage sits 0.7m above the auditorium floor — lower and closer than BBCH Hall. It suits plays and small musicals, where you want to read an actor's face.

Level 2 (B1) holds 103 seats in rows A to I. Rows A–F are split left and right balcony wings; only rows G–I face the stage straight on. If a head-on view matters to you, take G–I on level 2, or look at level 1 first.

Can I tell which level my seat is on from the row letter?

In BBCH Hall, yes. The row letters run straight through from A–R on level 1 to S–Z on level 2, so any row from S to Z is on level 2. Jangcheon Hall restarts at A on both levels, so the letter alone tells you nothing there — check the level printed on the ticket.

How many wheelchair spaces are there, and where?

BBCH Hall has 10, split five and five at either end of row R on level 1. The venue's own facility page and its KOPIS registration (FC001370) both say 10, and the five-plus-five split is visible on the official seating chart.

For Jangcheon Hall, KOPIS records no wheelchair figure at all. The official seating chart, though, marks 7 wheelchair spaces behind row V at the back of level 1. That count comes from reading the official chart directly; how they are sold varies by production, so call 02-2056-5787 to be sure.

What does parking cost, and are there days you cannot park?

Performance ticket-holders pay 5,000 won for five hours on the day, then 1,000 won per 10 minutes beyond that. The discount needs a validation barcode, so bring your ticket or booking confirmation. And the venue's directions page warns that parking may be unavailable every Sunday and on 31 December, and asks visitors to use public transport on those days.

The car park is not the arts centre's own: it is shared with Kwanglim Church and the Social Service Building. That is why weekends, public holidays and the year-end are congested, and why a Sunday service can leave you with nowhere to park. You can ask on 02-2056-5787, but the office answers 11:00–18:00 (closed 12:00–13:00) and is shut on Sundays and Mondays — so you cannot check by phone on the Sunday itself. For a Sunday performance, ask during the week or simply take the subway.

How do I get there by subway or bus?

Apgujeong Station on Line 3, exit 4 or exit 5, is a five-minute walk. By bus, get off either at the Kwanglim Church stop or at the Apgujeong Station exit 3 stop.

Are the two halls in the same building?

No. Both are run by Kwanglim Art Center, but they sit in different buildings with different addresses. BBCH Hall occupies floors 7–9 of the Kwanglim Social Service Building at 33 Nonhyeon-ro 163-gil, Gangnam-gu (신사동 568-2); its level 1 is the 8th floor and its level 2 the 9th. Jangcheon Hall is in the basement of the Wesley Building, B1–B2, at 21 Apgujeong-ro 22-gil (신사동 570-8); there, B2 is level 1 and B1 is level 2. They are a short walk apart but the entrances are different, so check which hall your ticket is for before you set off.

Is there anything I cannot bring in?

The official seating charts for both BBCH Hall and Jangcheon Hall carry the same four prohibitions printed on them: no food or drink, no phone use, no video recording and no photography. Photography and filming during a performance are barred in both halls. Some productions allow curtain-call photos, so check the producer's own notice if you need to take pictures.

Why do other sites list different seat counts and parking rates?

As of 7 September 2026 the performance database PlayDB's Kwanglim Art Center page lists BBCH Hall at 1,026 seats, Jangcheon Hall at 615, and parking at 4,000 won for four hours with 800 won per 10 minutes after that. The venue's own figures are 998 and 613 seats, and 5,000 won for five hours with 1,000 won per 10 minutes. PlayDB syndicates its venue records to portal sites, which is why the outdated numbers turn up in so many places.

On seat counts, the KOPIS registration matches the venue exactly — 998, 613 and 1,611 combined, to the seat. KOPIS does record the venue as having no car park, which appears to be because the car park belongs to Kwanglim Church and the Social Service Building rather than to the arts centre; in practice you can use it on the terms above.

One more wrinkle: the venue's own facility page does not quite add up either. Its breakdown — 626 seats on level 1, plus 46 OP seats, plus 10 wheelchair spaces, plus 324 on level 2 — comes to 1,006, and its own "level 1: 674 seats (626 plus 46 OP seats)" comes to 672. The figures that are internally consistent are 674 on level 1 plus 324 on level 2 = 998, and those are the ones KOPIS agrees with, so they are what this article uses.

In short

1. BBCH Hall's 998 seats are 674 in rows A–R on level 1 and 324 in rows S–Z on level 2; because the letters run straight through, any row from S onwards is upstairs.
2. Jangcheon Hall's 613 seats are 510 in rows A–V on level 1 and 103 in rows A–I on level 2, and the two halls are in different buildings.
3. Parking is 5,000 won for five hours for ticket-holders (1,000 won per 10 minutes after that), but it may be unavailable every Sunday and on 31 December.

Seat counts, stage dimensions, parking rates and transport in this article were checked on 7 September 2026 against the Kwanglim Art Center official site — facility page, seating charts and directions — plus PlayDB's venue record and the KOPIS registration (FC001370). Rates and policies change, so call 02-2056-5787 before you go. What is on at the venue is listed on the Kwanglim Art Center venue page.