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Gangneung Danoje FestivalThe first event of the Danoje Festival is related to the preparation of "divine drinks” (sinju) to be offered to gods and goddesses, thus linking the human world with the divine world. This is followed by a variety of festive events such as the Gwanno Mask Dance (Korea’s unique nonverbal performance by masked players), swing riding, ssireum (Korean wrestling), nongak (traditional Korean music performed by farmers) contests, changpo (iris) hair washing, and surichwi rice cake eating. Of these, the changpo hair washing event is particularly widely practiced by women who believe that the extract of changpo will give them glossier hair and repel the evil spirits that are thought to bear diseases.
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The 2023 World Forum for Intangible Cultural Heritage will be held at the National Intangible Heritage Center in Jeonju,The 2023 World Forum for Intangible Cultural Heritage will be held at the National Intangible Heritage Center in Jeonju, Republic of Korea, over two days on 1 and 2 September in connection with the 2023 ICH Festival. The forumis hosted by the National Intangible Heritage Center (Director-General AHN Hyung Soon) under the Cultural Heritage Administration and organized by the UNESCO ICHCAP (Director-General KIMJisung). The World Forum celebrates its seventh year in 2023 under the theme "20th Anniversary of the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage: Achievements in Safeguarding ICH over the Past Two Decades and Further Prospects.” For thisevent,around thirty academics, UNESCO cultural specialists, facilitators, etc. from seventeencountries around the world will gather at the National Intangible Heritage Center in Jeonju. The forum will also allow Asia-Pacific States Partyto the Convention and various related organizations to participate in the event, shed new light on efforts to safeguard intangible cultural heritage (ICH) by implementing the Convention Over the past twentyyears, and look ahead toward future tasks for the advancement of such efforts.The first day of the event will officially open the forum with keynote presentations by Richard Kurin, Ambassador-at-Large at the Smithsonian Institution, and H.E. Ms. BAK Sangmee, Ambassador of the Permanent Delegation of the Republic of Korea to UNESCO. This will be followed by Session 1 on the theme of "A Retrospective of the Past Twenty Years: Key Themes for Safeguarding ICH Over the Two Decades,” consisting of presentations by Professor Cristina Amescua Ch?vez from the National University of Mexico and four other speakers, with the aim to examine trends in major discourse related to safeguarding ICH. Session 2 will consist of discussions on the role of ICH in contributing to an inclusive and sustainable society, as well as ways to pursue cooperation and development based on themes such as gender equality, media, shared heritage, and civil society, featuring speakers such as Frank Proschan, Research Associate at the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage and JorijnNeyrinck, Vice-chair at the Flemish UNESCO Commission in Belgium.In Session 3 onDay 2 addresses the theme of "ICH Initiatives for the Next Steps,” referring to recent major initiatives that are being discussed in relation to safeguarding ICH, particularly revolving around cities, economic contributions, digital technology, and the role of youths. Session 4 is a special session that will focus on the Asia-Pacific region in particular, featuring presentations on ICH safeguarding activities, current status, and future outlook of five countries that each represent an area within the region."The 2023 World Forum” will provide a meaningful time toreflect on past efforts made by the Convention to maintain cultural diversity and explore the outlook of a new leap forward to the next twentyyears to come.The forum will be held at the EolssumaruPerformance Hall at the National Intangible Heritage Center, and livestreamed via the NIHC and UNESCO ICHCAP YouTube channels.Prospective attendees may register in advance at the official forum website (ichworldforum.org) from August 21.For more information on the forum, please inquire with the ICH World Forum team (Tel.: 063-230-9745).
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An affiliate of the Cultural Heritage Administration of Korea, will host the special exhibition A Museum Splashed with Color and Shining Maritime Cultural Heritage presenting 108 selected works from the second Children’s Maritime Cultural Heritage Art CThe National Research Institute of Maritime Cultural Heritage (NRIMCH; Director: Kim Seong-bae), an affiliate of the Cultural Heritage Administration of Korea, will host the special exhibition A Museum Splashed with Color and Shining Maritime Cultural Heritage presenting 108 selected works from the second Children’s Maritime Cultural Heritage Art Contest. The exhibition will be held in the Special Exhibition Gallery at the Mokpo Maritime Museum from May 5 (Fri.) through June 6 (Tue.). The NRIMCH began hosting its Children’s Maritime Cultural Heritage Art Contest last year. This year, the contest was held on two days (April 8 and 15) on the theme of "The Maritime Museum That I Painted.” A total of 379 children participated (eighty-one preschoolers, 186 students in grades 1-3, and 112 in grades 4-6).The exhibition will present 108 works from the competition selected for their excellence. One grand prize work, two second place works, three third place works, ten fourth place works, and twenty honorable mention works from each category will be introduced. In addition, "Underwater Treasures Made by Me,” a program involving children’s participation, will be held from May 5 to 14. Thirty children can participate every day on a first-come, first-served basis. Those hoping to participate can pick up the experience package at the information desk on the first floor of the museum. Further details on the exhibition are available on the NRIMCH’s website (www.seamuse.go.kr).Through this exhibition, the NRIMCH hopes that the Mokpo Maritime Museum can become a more familiar and beneficial cultural space to children, who are the protagonists of the future. Moreover, the NRIMCH plans to continue to develop and operate diverse programs that help the public to fully appreciate the significance of history and culture.
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북한인권보고서 영문판 공개…“국제연대·협력 기대”통일부가 북한의 전반적인 인권상황을 해외에도 알릴 수 있도록 ‘2023 북한인권보고서’ 영문판을 26일 공개했다. 통일부는 앞서 지난달 30일 정부의 첫 ‘북한인권보고서’를 발간한 바 있다. 이번 영문판은 통일부 누리집에 PDF 형태로 먼저 공개됐다. 책자는 추후 재외공관, 국제기구, NGO, 국내외 연구소 등에 배포될 예정이다. 영문판에는 보고서에 대한 이해를 돕기 위해 해외에서 익숙하지 않은 북한 특유의 용어를 따로 모은 북한용어집이 추가됐다. 특히 독자의 편의를 위해 북한인권 상황을 요약한 Ⅱ장을 별도로 발췌한 요약본도 함께 제공됐다. 통일부는 "북한인권보고서 영문판을 통해 해외에서도 북한 주민의 인권에 대한 관심이 높아져 북한인권 문제에 대해 논의할 수 있는 국제적인 연대와 협력의 기회가 많아지길 기대한다”고 밝혔다. 이어 "북한인권보고서가 북한인권 분야의 공신력 있는 기초자료로 해외에서도 널리 활용될 수 있기를 바란다”고 덧붙였다. 문의는 통일부 북한인권기록센터 조사과(02-2135-7113)
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The Royal Palaces and Tombs Center(Head Jeong Seong-Jo) at the Cultural Heritage AdministrationThe Royal Palaces and Tombs Center(Head Jeong Seong-Jo) at the Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) and the Korea Cultural Heritage Foundation (President Choi Young-chang) will host the 2023 Spring K-Royal Culture Festival for nine days from April 29 (Sat) to May 7 (Sun) at five palaces in Seoul (Gyeongbokgung, Changdeokgung, Deoksugung, Changgyeonggung, and Gyeonghuigung Palaces), Jongmyo, and Sajikdan. The K-Royal Culture Festival is the largest cultural heritage festival in Korea, which has presented a variety of traditional culture contents across beautiful palaces. Last year, the festival attracted 1.36 million visitors in spring and fall combined. This year, the festival is expected to attract even more visitors as people can now enjoy the palaces this beautiful spring with things returning to normal after the COVID-19 pandemic. The K-Royal Culture Festival will kick off with a fabulous opening ceremony at Gyeongbokgung Palace on April 28. The K-Royal Culture Festival will kick off with a wonderful opening festival on April 28 (Fri) at Heungnyemun Square in Gyeongbokgung Palace. On the day of the opening ceremony, the Commemorative Parade for the 40th Anniversary of ChanggyeonggungPalace’s Returned Name will be held for 40 minutes from 2:00 pm around Changgyeonggung Palace. The opening ceremony is scheduled to begin at 7:30 pm at Heungnyemun Square in Gyeongbokgung Palace. The opening performance will feature a modern interpretation of traditional dances, such as the fan dance and cheoyongmu dance. It will be followed by a performance by a national children’s choir, and a thematic performance by the cast of Palace Musical: Sejong 1446, one of the programs on offer during the festival. The festival’s opening ceremony will conclude with a performance by La Poem, a male crossover vocal group. Time Travel: King Yeongjo, Opening Honghwamun Gate to mark the 40th anniversary of Changgyeonggung Palace’s returned name. The signature program of the K-Royal Culture Festival is Time Travel: King Yeongjo, Opening Honghwamun Gate, which will be hosted at Changgyeonggung Palace. The program is planned to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Changgyeonggung Palace’s returned name as an audience interactive program where participants can take part in a reenactment of King Yeongjo’s 50th birthday. Participants selected from pre-event applications will be allowed to participate in the reenactment and experience each step during the preparation process of the royal festival. The event will be held for five days (May 2 to 6). On May 2, a historical reenactment about the story of King Yeongjo’s 50th Birthday Ceremony, where the audience can move around, will be performed. It will be held for 80 minutes twice per day, and those who book the reenactment earlier will be able to watch the reenactment via the receiver as they move around Changgyeonggung Palace. The reenactment will also be live-streamed on Official Instagram of K-Royal Culture Festival. From May 3 to 5, New Court Members (180 participants per day) selected from pre-event applications in the program will participate in food, painting, and dance experiences to prepare for King Yeongjo’s 50th Birthday Ceremony. After the experiences, they will learn pogurak, a court dance, watch traditional performances.For the experience of Court Food, the program will prepare goimsang (meal for a special occasion) for King Yeongjo’s 50th Birthday Ceremony at the old site of Sookseolso (temporary kitchen), which is located near the well on the right side of Myeongjeongjeon Hall in Changgyeonggung Palace.For the experience of Court Painting, the program will reenact court festival paintings by historical court painting experts and allow visitors to draw palace paintings at Gyeongchunjeon Hall in Changgyeonggung Palace.For the experience of Court Dance, visitors can watch court performances, including hyangbal (traditional percussion instrument), near Tongmyeongjeon Hall in Changgyeonggung Palace, and learn how to perform pogurak. Around Haminjeong Pavilion in Changgyeonggung Palace, visitors will watch gugak (traditional Korean music) performances, including pansori, talchum, and sorikkun, by Civilian Singers invited to the palace under the theme of Jangakwon Inviting Singers. The fifth day of the program will feature the reenactment of the King’s 50th birthday event and post-meal performances. The reenactment of the birthday event will be held twice per day for 60 minutes. After the reenactment, visitors can watch performances by the selected Civilian Singers and other celebratory performances at Chundangji Pond. Furthermore, Yeongchunheon Hall in Changgyeonggung Palace will provide a permanent court clothing experience program where visitors can try on the clothing of various augmented reality (AR) court characters, who work in a palace.Many things to see in Gyeongbokgung, Changdeokgung, and Deoksugung Palaces In Gyeongbokgung Palace, Palace Musical: Sejong 1446, a four-day performance, will be held from April 29 to May 2 (paid event with advance booking required). From May 5 to May 7, the program Children’s K-Royal Culture Festival, which consists of a variety of experiences such as Children’s Gwageo Exam (traditional civil service exam) and Palace True or False Quiz, will be held for visiting families to celebrate Children’s Day. Around Sujeongjeon Hall in Gyeongbokgung Palace, performers across different fields, including new gugak artists, crossover bands, and classical musicians, will showcase a performance called Court Music Entertainmentfrom May 3 to May 7. In particular, on May 7th, a special performance featuring cellist Yang Sung-won will be held in connection with the night tour of Gyeongbokgung Palace. In Changdeokgung Palace, Romantic Palace Gidam Theater, a travelling theater play based on novels stored in Nakseonjae Hall, will be performed for four days from April 30 to May 3 (paid event with advance booking required). In Deoksugung Palace, there will be a performance called Artists’ Loved Palace, featuring famous artists, at 7:30 pm for three days from May 5 to May 7. Free performances to be held near Junghwajeon Hall in Deoksugung Palace will feature Yang Bang-ean’s Band on the first day, crossover band 2nd Moon and Kim Jun-su, Ha Yun-juand Kim Moo-bin on the second day, composer and pianist Yiruma on the third day. Advance booking program for K-Royal Culture Festival The advance booking program prior to the festival will be available from1pm on April 19on the Ticketlink website (www.ticketlink.co.kr). ▲ Palace Musical: Sejong 1446 and Romantic Palace Gidam Theater are paid programs with 700 and 50 seats available per session, respectively. ▲ The Opening Ceremony of K-Royal Culture Festival (April 28), Children’s K-Royal Culture Festival Gwageo Liberal Arts Exam (May 5 to 6), day 1 of Time Travel: King Yeongjo, Opening Honghwamun Gate (May 2), Plum Flower Blooming Miles (May 4 to 6), a program planned by the Dae Han Imperial House, and Court Culture Campaign-Refreshment Experience of Yakbang(The traditional pharmacy) in Changdeokgung(April 29 to May 7), a program presented in partnership with LG Household & Health Care, are available for free with advance booking required. Furthermore, the special ticket Palace Pass, which allows unlimited visits to the five palaces during the festival, will be available for 10,000 won. The number of tickets will be limited to 1,000. During the festival, Palace Parade Performance, which features pangut (Korean folk music), will be showcased in the five palaces. It will take place on April 28 (Fri) in Changgyeonggung Palace, April 29 (Sat) in Gyeongbokgung Palace, April 30 (Sun) in Changdeokgung Palace, May 5 (Fri) in Gyeonghuigung Palace, and May 6 (Sat) in Deoksugung Palace. And Oprating hours are different for each palace.For more information and the schedule of the 2023 Spring K-Royal Culture Festival, check out the website of the Royal Palaces and Tombs Center in the Cultural Heritage Administration (royal.cha.go.kr), the website of the Korea Cultural Heritage Foundation (www.chf.or.kr), the website of K-Royal Culture Festival (chf.or.kr/fest), and the official Instagram account of K-Royal Culture Festival (@royalculturefestival_official), or call the Royal Palaces and Tombs Center Program Call Center at ☎1522-2295.
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헝가리 주 한국문화원, 19일 한국 전통 장난감 만들기
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The Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) will release the Spring 2023 issue of KOREAN HERITAGE, an English-language publicationThe Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) will release the Spring 2023 issue of KOREAN HERITAGE, an English-language publication, in the last week of March to promote the value and diversity of Korea's heritage abroad (35,000 copies, 56 pages). KOREAN HERITAGE, having started with Summer 2008 issue, celebrates its 15th anniversary this year. It has been covering cultural, natural, and intangible heritage, conveying the diverse values of our heritage in a simple yet in-depth manner to both Koreans and foreigners. It has been delivered to diplomatic missions in Korea and abroad, visitors to overseas cultural centers, overseas Hangeul schools, and overseas universities. It has helped foreigners from various walks of life, including academics, and the general public, to have a deeper appreciation of Korean cultural heritage. In particular, this year, non-Korean experts with extensive knowledge and experience in various field such as political, economic, social, and cultural history of Korea participated in contributions and consultations from the planning stage to make various changes in both design and content, and CHA plans to newly introduce articles that shed light on the traditional culture, which is the root of modern culture. By expanding the distribution to international schools and foreign language schools in Korea from this spring issue, CHA anticipates that the international students will become more knowledgeable in the cultural heritage of Korea in the future, while Korean students will be able to contribute to promoting the significance and value of Korean cultural heritage at home and abroad. KOREAN HERITAGE will be shared in e-book and pdf file format on its website (www.koreanheritage.kr), recognizing that we are responsible for promoting our heritage overseas. The Cultural Heritage Administration will continue to do its best to promote our heritage overseas.
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The National Palace Museum of Korea, an affiliate of the Cultural Heritage Administration of Korea, has selectedThe National Palace Museum of Korea, an affiliate of the Cultural Heritage Administration of Korea, has selected "Sachet Pouch with Designs of Peonies and Buddha’s Hand Citrus” as its "Curator’s Choice from the Royal Treasures” for the month of February. Starting February 1, the pouch will be on display in the Royal Court Life Gallery on the second floor of the museum. The pouch, which is presumed to have belonged to Imperial Prince Yeong (1897?1970; also known as King Yeongchin), is characterized by a round form. It still contains aromatic materials wrapped in traditional Korean mulberry pulp paper (hanji). The pouch was part of a group of 333 items of clothing and accessories once belonging to the family of Imperial Prince Yeong that were returned from Japan to Korea in 1991. Under the title "Clothes and Accessories Worn by King Yeongchin and His Family,” they were designated by the South Korean government as National Folklore Cultural Heritage and are currently housed in the National Palace Museum of Korea. Imperial Prince Yeong (1897 - 1970; birth name: Yi Eun) was the seventh son of King Gojong. He was the last imperial prince of the Korean Empire. Clothes and Accessories Worn by King Yeongchin and his family is a collection of 333 pieces of clothing and accessories once belonging to the family of Imperial Prince Yeong. They were originally held by the consort of the imperial prince, but were later sent to the National Museum of Tokyo for management. In 1991, the items were returned to Korea in accordance with an agreement signed between South Korea and Japan regarding the transfer of clothing originating with the family of Imperial Prince Yeong. Demonstrating the sophisticated crafting applied to court sachet pouches, this cultural heritage item is made of unpatterned red silk gauze on one side and unpatterned yellow silk gauze on the other. Both sides are embroidered with large designs of peonies combined with smaller designs of Buddha’s hand citrus and small flowers. The opening of the pouch features fifteen pleats threaded with a flat braided string dyed navy blue and finished at either end with a glass bead. The designs of peonies and Buddha’s hand citrus were elaborately embroidered using couching stitches. They respectively symbolize wealth and honor and longevity, and also express wishes for the prosperity of the imperial court. In addition to being displayed in the museum gallery, this month’s Curator’s Choice ? Sachet Pouch with Designs of Peonies and Buddha’s Hand Citrus ? will be presented virtually through a video on the YouTube channels of the museum and the Cultural Heritage Administration of Korea.
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“Talchum, mask dance drama in the Republic of Korea” has at last made it into the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.The decision was made in the morning of November 30, 2022 local time at the 17th Session of the Inter-Governmental Committee under way in Rabat, the Kingdom of Morocco from November 28 to December 3, 2022.The UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH) Committee stated that the message of Talchum of universal equality value and criticism of social hierarchy is still relevant today and praised its role as a symbol of respective cultural identities its variant forms represent. Nomination file of Talchum praised for its well-elaborated the social functions and cultural meaningsThe inscription is the result of the joint efforts from the early stages of preparation among the Cultural Heritage Administration, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the City of Andong, Gyungbuk Province, 18 safeguarding associations and the World Federation of Mask Culture whose membership includes heritage transmitters of those listed on either the national list or provincial lists of ICH. The successful nomination of Talchum will serve as an excellent precedent of close cooperation between the private and public sectors in publicizing Korea’s traditional culture to the rest of the world. Following inscription, the number of Korea’s elements on the UNESCO’s ICH inventory grows to 22. The Korean government states it will make continuous efforts to promote cultural diversity and creativity of humanity in the spirit of the UNESCO Convention of Safeguarding ICH.
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‘Yutnori’ to Be Designated as National Intangible Cultural Heritage