Unified National Heritage Committee Launched... 134 Members Appointed

Professor Jeon Bonghee of Seoul National University Elected as Chairperson

The Cultural Heritage Administration announced on the 18th that it had held a plenary meeting of the National Heritage Committee on May 15 and appointed 134 members and 239 expert members.

Heo Min, Director of the Cultural Heritage Administration (center), taking a commemorative photo with twelve members and chairpersons.

The National Heritage Committee is an advisory body composed of twelve subcommittees. The organization, which had previously operated as three separate committees—cultural heritage, natural heritage, and intangible heritage—has now been unified into one. The committee investigates and deliberates on matters such as the designation and cancellation of national heritage, changes to heritage status, excavation of buried heritage, and registration as World Heritage sites.

The subcommittees include Architectural Cultural Heritage, Movable Cultural Heritage, Historic Sites, Buried Heritage, Modern and Contemporary Cultural Heritage, Folk Cultural Heritage, World Heritage, Royal Tombs Heritage, Traditional Performing Arts, Traditional Technology and Knowledge, Flora and Fauna, and Geology, Scenic Sites, and Landscaping.

New members account for 58% (78 members) of the committee. The composition consists of 43% from the Seoul metropolitan area and 57% from other regions. The term of office is two years.

Professor Jeon Bonghee of Seoul National University was elected as the chairperson of the committee. The vice chairpersons are Professor Lee Seungyong of Mokwon University, Professor Jeon Kyungwook, an emeritus professor at Korea University, and Professor Seo Jungho of Kongju National University.

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