Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hosts Policy Forum on Hanbok Sector
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Craft & Design Foundation will hold a policy forum on the hanbok sector on the 4th at the Korea Hanbok Promotion Center in Sangju, Gyeongbuk. About fifty hanbok practitioners and experts will discuss policy directions for the normalization and industrialization of hanbok.
On the 7th, ahead of the major national holiday Seollal, colorful hanboks are displayed at a children's hanbok store in Gwangjang Market, Jongno-gu, Seoul. Photo by Jin-Hyung Kang aymsdream@
The discussion topics will be presented by Lee Minju, a researcher at the Institute of Traditional Korea, and Kwon Hyejin, CEO of Hanbok Studio Hyeon. They will present measures to spread the cultural value of wearing hanbok in Korea and ways to link adjacent fields to revitalize the hanbok industry ecosystem, respectively.
In the subsequent discussion, participants will deliberate on how to inherit hanbok culture in a way that suits the present day and how to develop it industrially. Panelists include Kim Yongsik, CEO of Hanbok Day, Ji Suhyun, professor at Wonkwang Digital University, Seo Junghwa, CEO of Seo Junghwa Han, and Park Insuk, CEO of Korea Costume Gold Thread.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism plans to gather opinions from the forum to discover new projects and lay the foundation for fostering the traditional culture industry before the enforcement of the 'Traditional Culture Industry Promotion Act.'
The Traditional Culture Industry Promotion Act is a law enacted in September last year to foster and promote traditional culture from an industrial perspective. It includes definitions of traditional culture and traditional culture industries, as well as provisions on establishing basic plans, designating dedicated institutions, workforce training, research and development, and overall industrial promotion.
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