SEOUL, Apr. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea is vying for UNESCO recognition of the traditional knowledge, skills and cultural practices associated with the production of hanji, the nation’s iconic handmade paper crafted from the inner bark of the mulberry tree. The Cultural Heritage Administration announced on Saturday that it has submitted an application to UNESCO [...]
SEOUL, April 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korean Cultural Center in Italy, in collaboration with the Korea Craft & Design Foundation, recently organized seminars and exhibitions on Korean traditional paper, or “hanji,” in the northern Italian cities of Venice and Brescia from April 13-15. The events aimed to explore the potential of hanji as a [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop rookie NewJeans has become a target of Chinese netizens after appearing in a video promoting the outstanding features of Korean traditional paper, or “hanji.” The quintet appeared in a video produced and released by the culture ministry last week to promote hanji. The five members talked about hanji’s [...]
JEONJU, Dec. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The Jeonju city government in North Jeolla Province has partnered with the Central Institute for Restoration and Conservation of Archival and Library Heritage (ICPAL) in Rome, paving the way for the globalization of Korean traditional handmade paper known as ‘hanji.’ It was announced on Monday that Jeonju had signed [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — A cultural center in the traditional village of Bukchon in central Seoul will provide kits for making lanterns with the traditional paper of “hanji,” the city government said Wednesday. The Bukchon cultural center will offer 100 kits for making paper lanterns to celebrate the full moon, according to the [...]
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 [...]
SEOUL, May 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea aims to prop up demand for Korean traditional paper, or “hanji,” to revitalize and preserve the industry and heritage, a senior official said Wednesday. “Despite its outstanding characteristics, the hanji culture and industry is shrinking, with the number of hanji handcraft shops decreasing. It’s unfortunate,” Vice Culture [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean traditional paper, hanji, will be used to restore valuable work created by Leonardo Da Vinci, marking the 500th anniversary of his death next year. ICPAL, an international organization dedicated to the restoration and conservation of cultural heritage, announced on December 11 that it had decided to use hanji [...]
MUNGYEONG, South Korea, Nov. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – Traditional Korean paper known as “hanji” from the South Korean city of Mungyeong was introducedat an academic conference of some 60 European paper specialists at the Louvre Museum in Paris last week, a city official said Monday. During the meeting on Wednesday, Korean hanji master Kim Choon-ho gave a rundown of the hanji-making process, [...]
ROME, May 2 (Korea Bizwire) – A team of Italian experts has succeeded in the restoration of a globe at a museum dedicated to Pope John XXIII by using the Korean traditional paper “hanji” after one year of work, the South Korean consulate general in Milan said Sunday. The team, led by art conservationist Nella [...]