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Korean Traditional Paper Accepted by Italy’s World Heritage Restoration Agency

SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Jeonju hanji, a Korean traditional paper made from the inner bark of mulberry trees, will be used in Italy as an official material to restore world heritage artifacts. The Central Institute for the Restoration and Conservation of Archival and Library Heritage in Rome accepted the use of Jeonju hanji [...]

University Creates Database with Rare Overseas Relics in Korea

SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – Hanyang University announced Monday that it had completed the first year of a project to create a database for overseas cultural heritage in Korea. Led by anthropology professor Bae Ki-dong, the team’s endeavor took off in September 2015 for a three-year investigation under the support of the National Research [...]