“2023 Korea Young Architect Award,” Given to Four Winners from Three Teams

Jul 14, 2023

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (Minister PARK Bo Gyoon, MCST), along with the Korea Architects Institute, the Korean Institute of Architects (KIA), and the Korean Institute of Female Architects, selected the winners of the “2023 Korea Young Architect Award.” The four recipients come from three teams, More Less Architects (Chief Architect KIM Young Soo), kimnam Architects (Cofounders KIM Jin Hyu and NAM Ho Jin), and AGIT STUDIO (Director SEO Ja Min).

“Winter Youth Olympic Games Gangwon 2024,” pledged for a successful hosting in commemoration of G-200

Jul 10, 2023

The Organizing Committee for the Winter Youth Olympic Games Gangwon 2024 (Co-President LEE Sang-hwa and JIN Jong-oh, YOGOC) held an event to commemorate the G-200 day at Seoul Olympic Parktel, Songpa-gu, on July 6 (Thur). The uniform and back of the medal were unveiled for the first time. PARK Bo Gyoon, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, who attended the event, said, “Gangwon 2024 will become a platform for future generations from around the world to unite and cooperate for a better world. Let’s start strong so that the competition will receive the most support from the fans.”

Unique Venues for International Conferences Showcase Korea’s Charm, Attracting High-Value International Visitors

Jul 10, 2023

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (Minister PARK Bo Gyoon, MCST) and the Korea Tourism Organization (President KIM Jang Sil, KTO) announced the results of the “New Korea Unique Venue[1] Designation Competition.” Fifteen venues, including “P.ARK,” “Sejahtera Forest RCE Tongyeong,” and “Taekwondowon,” have been newly selected. With this expansion, the number of internationally renowned conference venues in Korea has increased to 52.

Explore the Living History of the Blue House, “Presidential Trees”

Jul 06, 2023

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (Minister PARK Bo Gyoon, MCST) runs the “Tree Tour Program: Presidential Trees” from July 1 (Sat) as one of the Blue House’s 10 annual planning programs to celebrate the first anniversary of its opening.

K-musical Now Leading the K-culture

Jul 06, 2023

In the post–COVID-19 world, K-musicals, as the vanguard of the domestic performing arts market, are leading to extend the influence of K-culture beyond Asia to the established musical markets of the United States and Europe, the home of musicals. To support this initiative, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) hosted the “K-musical Vision Presentation” on June 30, revealing policy initiatives supporting K-musicals and discussing overseas expansion efforts.