Academic Conference on the Significance of World Heritage and Gangjin Goryeo Celadon Kilns

Buan-gun and Haenam-gun Jointly Promote Registration as World Cultural Heritage

Significance of the World Heritage and Gangjin Goryeo Celadon Kiln Poster ? Asia Economy

[Gangjin＝Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-su] Gangjin-gun, Jeollanam-do, will hold an academic conference on World Heritage and Gangjin Goryeo Celadon Kiln Site at Gangjin Art Hall at 1 p.m. on the 3rd.

Co-hosted by Jeollanam-do and Gangjin-gun, and organized by the National Research Institute of Maritime Cultural Heritage and the Institute of Korean Cultural Heritage (Chairman Han Sung-wook), this academic conference is planned for the purpose of promoting and strengthening capabilities for the inscription of the Gangjin Goryeo Celadon Kiln Site as a World Heritage.

According to the county on the 1st, the academic conference will proceed with presentations by five experts and a comprehensive discussion under the theme of "The Significance of World Heritage and the Gangjin Goryeo Celadon Kiln Site," reviewing strategies for the inscription of the Gangjin Goryeo Celadon Kiln Site as a World Heritage and examining the value of the universality and originality of Goryeo celadon.

In particular, various discussions on Goryeo celadon will be held, including the structure of the kiln site, distribution of Goryeo celadon, underwater archaeological finds, and the characteristics of Goryeo celadon.

The keynote presentations will proceed in the order of: "World Heritage Promotion Strategy for the Gangjin Goryeo Celadon Kiln Site" (Kim Hee-tae, former Jeollanam-do Cultural Heritage Specialist), "Structure and Significance of the Gangjin Goryeo Celadon Kiln Site" (Han Sung-wook, Chairman of the Institute of Korean Cultural Heritage), "Universality and Originality of Gangjin Goryeo Celadon" (Park Ji-young, Curator at the National Intangible Heritage Center), "Distribution Structure of Gangjin Goryeo Celadon" (Moon Kyung-ho, Professor at Kongju National University), and "Characteristics of Underwater Archaeological Finds of Gangjin Goryeo Celadon" (Park Ye-ri, Curator at the National Research Institute of Maritime Cultural Heritage).

The comprehensive discussion will be chaired by Professor Lee Jong-min of Chungbuk National University, with designated discussants including Research Professor Lee Kyung-dong of Kongju National University, Curator Kim Kyung-joong of Gyeonggi Ceramic Museum, Curator Baek Eun-kyung of the National Palace Museum, Professor Han Jung-hoon of Mokpo National University, and Researcher Lee Joon-kwang of Samsung Leeum Museum of Art, who will engage in discussions from various perspectives on the keynote presentations.

County Governor Lee Seung-ok said, "Through an organic cooperation system among the three counties of Gangjin, Buan, and Haenam, we plan to establish the status and value of Korean Goryeo celadon and develop outstanding universal value for World Heritage inscription, presenting a roadmap to prove the validity of the inscription of Goryeo celadon as a world cultural heritage." He added, "I hope this will be an opportunity to inspire pride in Gangjin Goryeo celadon among the residents."

Meanwhile, the academic conference will have only a minimal number of attendees on-site in accordance with COVID-19 quarantine guidelines and will be broadcast live online through the official YouTube channel of the National Research Institute of Maritime Cultural Heritage.

Gangjin=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-su kys86120@asiae.co.kr

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