Myeongwol Elementary School
Myeongwol Elementary School is a former school and now cafe and gallery in Myeongwol-ri, Hallim-eup, Jeju City, South Korea.
The school operated as a local elementary school from 1955 until March 1993. After the school closed, the facilities were used for events and celebrations. In 2018, the local Myeongwol-ri Village Association acquired an interest-free loan to renovate the facilities. It was permanently converted into a cafe and gallery that maintained the original name of the school, as a tribute to its role in the community. It opened in September 2018, and has since become a popular tourist attraction.
Each room is named as if it is a classroom; as an example, the cafe room is called "Coffee Class". Other rooms include a stationary store and a gallery. Nostalgic goods and candies from the times that the school operated are sold. Each Monday, a flea market is held on the facilities. Pop-up stores have been hosted in the building, with one from the company Polaroid being hosted in March 2022. Outside the main building, there is a garden and playground.
Profits from building are used to improve the overall village.