The May 18 Archives preserve photographs, film, video, and documents connected to the 1980 Gwangju Democratic Uprising. The archive occupies the former Gwangju Catholic Center on Geumnam-ro, one of the streets closely tied to the demonstrations.
It is a serious, focused stop, and it pairs well with the Asia Culture Center and the May 18th National Cemetery. For travellers trying to understand modern Gwangju, this is one of the places where the city's political memory becomes concrete.