Nobel laureates greet visitors at downtown Seoul bookstore

by Han Jun-gu Posted : April 14, 2026, 13:57Updated : April 14, 2026, 13:57
Portraits of Nobel Prize laureates are displayed in the Sejong-ro entrance corridor at Kyobo Book Centre in Gwanghwamun Seoul April 14 2026 AJP Han Jun-gu
Portraits of Nobel Prize laureates are displayed in the Sejong-ro entrance corridor at Kyobo Book Centre in Gwanghwamun, Seoul, April 14, 2026. AJP Han Jun-gu

SEOUL, April 14 (AJP) - Portraits of Nobel Prize laureates line the Sejong-ro entrance corridor at Kyobo Book Centre in Gwanghwamun, offering passersby a glimpse of history's greatest minds.

Among the portraits displayed are novelist Han Kang, who won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature, and Kim Dae-jung, South Korea's 15th president and recipient of the 2000 Nobel Peace Prize.

The exhibition brings the achievements of Nobel laureates into the heart of the city, making their legacies accessible to daily visitors of one of Seoul's most prominent bookstores.
 
Portraits of Nobel Prize laureates are displayed in the Sejong-ro entrance corridor at Kyobo Book Centre in Gwanghwamun Seoul April 14 2026 AJP Han Jun-gu
Portraits of Nobel Prize laureates are displayed in the Sejong-ro entrance corridor at Kyobo Book Centre in Gwanghwamun, Seoul, April 14, 2026. AJP Han Jun-gu
 
Portraits of Nobel Prize laureates are displayed in the Sejong-ro entrance corridor at Kyobo Book Centre in Gwanghwamun Seoul April 14 2026 AJP Han Jun-gu
Portraits of Nobel Prize laureates are displayed in the Sejong-ro entrance corridor at Kyobo Book Centre in Gwanghwamun, Seoul, April 14, 2026. AJP Han Jun-gu
 
Information about novelist Han Kangs Nobel Prize in Literature is displayed in the Sejong-ro entrance corridor at Kyobo Book Centre in Gwanghwamun Seoul April 14 2026 AJP Han Jun-gu
Information about novelist Han Kang's Nobel Prize in Literature is displayed in the Sejong-ro entrance corridor at Kyobo Book Centre in Gwanghwamun, Seoul, April 14, 2026. AJP Han Jun-gu