The Gugak Experience Hall at Busan National Gugak Center is a free interactive space devoted to the music and dance of the Yeongnam region. The official facilities guide describes digital archives of traditional music, song and dance, immersive Yeongnam dance displays, folk-song and instrument activities, and an exterior media façade.
The hall opens Tuesday–Saturday from 10:00 to 18:00, with last entry at 17:30. It closes on Mondays, Sundays and public holidays. Admission is free. There is no general age restriction, but preschool children must be accompanied by a guardian. This free hall is not the same as a ticketed performance.
For a stage show, check Yeonakdang (686 seats including eight accessible seats) versus Yejidang (276 including three accessible seats), and verify each performance's time, price and minimum age. The book café operates Tuesday–Saturday 09:00–18:00, potentially extending its hours on performance days, with books for on-site reading only.
The second-floor playroom at Yeonakdang is for ticketed performance attendees' children aged 48 months to preschool. Guardians cannot enter the playroom. Bring the day's performance ticket and identification and visit ten minutes before showtime. For details, phone 051-811-0042. This is not a free childcare service automatically available to everyone visiting the exhibition.
The centre is at 2 Gugak-ro, Busanjin-gu, Busan (Yeonji-dong), general phone 051-811-0114. Check transport, parking, temporary closures and functioning equipment before travelling. Its official site directly links an introductory YouTube video, which is embedded without downloading or reposting the file.