Opening of Hanji Culture Industry Center as a Base for Promoting and Exporting Traditional Hanji

Traditional Hanji Exhibition and Promotion & Overseas Market Expansion "We Will Increase Hanji Demand"

A base has been established to exhibit and promote traditional Hanji paper and support the expansion of overseas markets. It is the Hanji Culture Industry Center located in Bukchon, Jongno-gu, Seoul.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Craft & Design Foundation held an opening ceremony on the 20th to highlight the history and excellence of traditional Hanji. On the first floor, over 400 types of traditional Hanji and Hanji-utilized products owned by traditional Hanji workshops and distributors from across the country were exhibited. In the future, it will provide various information as well as opportunities to touch and compare Hanji directly. The basement floor 1 will be used as a Hanji communication space. Training sessions and discussions will be held for producers, designers, artisans, and cultural and artistic stakeholders to interact.

At a policy meeting held after the opening ceremony, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism clearly expressed its commitment to popularizing and industrializing Hanji. First Vice Minister Oh Young-woo said, “We hope the Hanji Culture Industry Center will become the center of the growing Hanji industry,” and added, “We will work together with local governments, experts in various fields, and regional workshops to increase the demand for Hanji.” The ministry plans to promote a project to distribute Hanji to overseas diplomatic missions, cultural centers, and Sejong Institutes. Additionally, certificates of commendation issued in the minister’s name will be produced using Hanji.

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