National Heritage Administration to Hold Public Hearing on Introduction of Modern and Contemporary Cultural Heritage District System

Exterior of the National Heritage Administration Building

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The National Heritage Administration will hold a public hearing at 2:30 p.m. on April 16 in the auditorium of the annex building at the National Palace Museum of Korea to discuss the effective introduction and expansion of the Modern and Contemporary Cultural Heritage District system.

The Modern and Contemporary Cultural Heritage District is a designated area established by the head of the National Heritage Administration to preserve and utilize regions containing registered cultural properties along with their surrounding areas. This system was introduced through the "Act on the Preservation and Utilization of Modern and Contemporary Cultural Heritage" enacted in September 2023.

Previously, support was mainly focused on the repair and maintenance of individual cultural properties, making it difficult to manage the surrounding landscape. The new system aims to establish a comprehensive preservation and management framework that covers not only the maintenance of building exteriors within the heritage districts but also streets and surrounding scenery. It also seeks to contribute to regional coexistence by improving parking lots and convenience facilities, and offering educational programs on the utilization of cultural heritage.

Since the enactment of the law, the National Heritage Administration has been conducting research projects to develop guidelines for the designation and operation of the system. This public hearing will serve to release these results and gather feedback.

The main presentations will be delivered in the following order: an introduction to the Modern and Contemporary Cultural Heritage District system and policy direction (Eui-geon Jeon, officer at the National Heritage Administration); designation procedures and plans for effective utilization (Dr. Hongseok Cho, researcher at the Institute of Historical and Cultural Environment Policy); guidelines for district unit planning and design (Naeun Shin, principal architect at Site Planning Architects); and explanation of legal special cases and visualization materials (Taeho Ham, principal architect at Leeham Architects).

An official from the National Heritage Administration stated, "We plan to revise the operational guidelines based on the feedback collected at the public hearing."

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