Cultural Heritage Administration and VANK Jointly Respond to Historical Distortion by Neighboring Countries

MOU on Training Digital Cultural Heritage Promotion Ambassadors and Related Matters

The Cultural Heritage Administration and the cyber diplomatic mission VANK signed a business agreement on the 17th to respond to the distortion of history and cultural heritage by neighboring countries. The cooperation includes training digital cultural heritage ambassadors, responding to historical distortions with 'Cultural Heritage Guardians' organizations, registering world heritage sites, and distributing educational content related to Korean cultural heritage to people worldwide.

The Cultural Heritage Administration stated, “Recently, cases of neighboring countries distorting or denying our cultural heritage and history, such as the kimchi process, hanbok process, and Dokdo distortion, have been increasing. We aim to contribute to correcting historical perceptions domestically and internationally by leveraging our organization's abundant cultural heritage information and VANK's experience in responding to historical distortions.”

VANK is a private organization that promotes accurate awareness of Korea worldwide. It corrects distorted Korean history recorded in foreign textbooks, encyclopedias, museums, and online, and promotes various cultural heritages.

The Cultural Heritage Administration added, “We will also strengthen solidarity with Cultural Heritage Guardians organizations and support the operation of youth UNESCO World Heritage Guardians. We are also pursuing consultations with the Ministry of the Interior and Safety to strengthen the organization responsible for international cooperation functions and coordination roles.”

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