Many Intangible Cultural Heritage Masters Join the Royal Palace Culture Festival
by Lee Jonggil
Published 29 Apr.2026 09:00(KST)
Traditional Crafts Such as Royal Palace Flower Craft, Jade Craft, and Knot Craft on Display
The Royal Palaces and Tombs Center of the Cultural Heritage Administration announced on the 29th that at the 'Spring Royal Palace Culture Festival,' national intangible cultural heritage holders will showcase traditional crafts and performances.
The main program, 'Gyeongbokgung Palace, Time Travel - Palace Rookie,' features Choi Sung-woo, holder of the national intangible cultural heritage of Royal Palace Flower Craft, as an experiential instructor. Royal Palace Flower Craft is a traditional art of shaping flowers from silk and paper. Even with five people working together, it takes more than six months to complete a single flower arrangement.
In the Heritage Market Master Zone, Kim Young-hee, national intangible cultural heritage holder of Jade Craft; Yang Sun-hee, master instructor of Dancheong (traditional decorative coloring); Park Sun-kyung, master instructor of Knot Craft; Kim Chang-ho, certified apprentice of Onggi (traditional earthenware); Lee Kyung-hee, certified apprentice of Embroidery; and Lee Jong-min, certified apprentice of Hwagak (ox horn craft), will present traditional handicrafts.
Kim Young-hee's works are housed at the Korea Pavilion of the United Nations Headquarters and in the British Royal Family's collection. Park Sun-kyung is a fourth-generation family master, while Lee Kyung-hee is integrating traditional embroidery patterns into Bluetooth speakers and LED lighting products.
The 'Gilnori' performance features the Bongsan Talchum Preservation Society, recognized as national intangible cultural heritage.
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