An agency whose mission has long centered on protecting national heritage, the newly renamed Korea Heritage Service has a new mandate: to fashion heritage to modern tastes. Choi Eung-chon, the inaugural administrator of the agency, said renaming the 79-year-old Cultural Heritage Administration on May 17 reflected a change in the institution’s focus toward providing “services” that enable the public .
The ceremonial stage located in front of Gyeongbok Palace s Gwanghwamun gate in Seoul will open to the public Sunday after being restored to its original state for the first time in about a century.
The ceremonial stage located in front of Gyeongbok Palace's Gwanghwamun gate in Seoul will open to the public this weekend after being restored to its original state for the first time in about a century. The Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) will hold a ceremony Sunday at Gwanghwamun Square near the historical site to mark the completion of the yearlong project to restore the "woldae." About 500 .