"'Intangible Heritage City of the Year' MOU... Strengthening Local Intangible Heritage Sustainability"

Cooperative Projects with Suseong-gu, Daegu; Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul; Samcheok-si; Chungju-si; and Gongju-si

Intangible Heritage City Agreement Ceremony of the Year (National Intangible Heritage Center - Suseong-gu, Daegu Metropolitan City)

The National Intangible Heritage Center announced on the 12th that it will sequentially sign agreements for the activation of intangible heritage with Daegu's Suseong-gu, Seoul's Dongdaemun-gu, Samcheok, Chungju, and Gongju, which have been selected as the 'Intangible Heritage Cities of the Year.' This year, they aim to create opportunities for the protection and utilization of regional intangible heritage through various collaborative projects. Based on designated and non-designated intangible heritage of each city, these projects include ▲listing and documenting ▲publishing books on intangible cultural heritage ▲intangible heritage performances linked to local festivals ▲regional intangible heritage photo exhibitions. The 'Intangible Heritage City of the Year' project has been promoted by the National Intangible Heritage Center since 2014 to encourage the discovery and transmission of regional intangible heritage in cooperation with local governments and to enhance the self-sustainability of regional intangible heritage. Previous local governments that participated in collaborative projects include Jinju City (2014), Dangjin City (2015), Namwon City (2016), Jeonju City (2017), Gangneung City (2018), Tongyeong City (2019), and Daejeon City, Yangju City, Buyeo County, Pyeongchang County, and Jindo County (2020).

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