Jung-Hye Park, Professor at the Academy of Korean Studies, Appointed Chairperson of the Overseas Korean Cultural Heritage Foundation

Served as President of the Korean Art History Association and Other Key Positions

Jung-Hye Park, Professor at the Academy of Korean Studies Graduate School of Korean Studies.

On April 16, the Cultural Heritage Administration appointed Jung-Hye Park, Professor at the Graduate School of Korean Studies, Academy of Korean Studies, as the fifth Chairperson of the Overseas Korean Cultural Heritage Foundation. Her term will last for three years, until April 15, 2029.

Chairperson Park earned her master's and doctoral degrees in art history from the Graduate School of Hongik University and has served as a professor at the Academy of Korean Studies since 2002. She has previously held positions as President of the Korean Art History Association, member of the National Institute of Korean History Compilation Committee, Dean of the Graduate School of Korean Studies at the Academy of Korean Studies, and Chair of the Movable Cultural Heritage Subcommittee of the Cultural Heritage Committee at the Cultural Heritage Administration.

The Overseas Korean Cultural Heritage Foundation is a legal entity under the Cultural Heritage Administration, established in July 2012 to carry out research, repatriation, and utilization projects related to Korean cultural heritage located overseas.

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