Let's Wear Hanbok to Work Once a Month... Spreading Hanbok Culture Starting with Public Officials and Public Institutions

Announcement of the 1st Basic Plan for Traditional Culture Industry Promotion on the 26th
Pilot Introduction of Hanbok Work Uniforms for Public Facility Guide Staff

Hanbok models wore hanbok work uniforms developed through the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's hanbok work uniform development project. Provided by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism

The government has designated the last Wednesday of every month as ‘Hanbok Wearing Day’ to encourage civil servants and public institution employees to wear hanbok. Additionally, hanbok uniforms will be piloted for staff at public facilities such as museums, art galleries, and overseas cultural centers.

On the 26th, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced the ‘1st Basic Plan for the Promotion of Traditional Culture Industry’ at the Social Relations Ministers’ Meeting. This plan was prepared as a strategy to modernize traditional culture and develop it as a representative brand of K-Culture.

In addition to the monthly Hanbok Wearing Day, hanbok will be designated as the ‘dress code’ on national holidays such as March 1st Movement Day and Liberation Day to spread the culture of wearing hanbok within the public sector. Various events to promote hanbok culture will be organized, and the third week of October will be designated annually as ‘Hanbok Culture Week’ to actively encourage wearing hanbok.

Support measures to foster the traditional culture industry were also announced. Workshops and small businesses centered on traditional artisans will be supported according to their growth stages, and young startups and leading traditional culture companies will be discovered and assisted in expanding globally. Furthermore, specialized financial and investment systems for traditional culture companies will be established, and research and development (R&D) support will be expanded. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism aims to implement this basic plan step-by-step until 2029 to grow traditional culture into a high value-added Hallyu industry. Minister Yoon In-chon stated, “Over the next five years, we hope that the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, along with government ministries, local governments, public institutions, and the private sector, will successfully implement this basic plan to nurture traditional culture into a high value-added Hallyu industry.”