Now Returned to the People, Cheong Wa Dae(Blue House) Offers Its First Public Event: Special Exhibition by the Disabled Artists

Sep 05, 2022

The Blue House Multi-Purpose Culture & Art Space Project kicks off with a special exhibition by the artists with disabilities. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (Minister PARK Bo Gyoon, MCST) unveiled Blue House’s first exhibition on the second floor of Chunchugwan on August 31 (Wed). The exhibition, held under the title “Into the People and Into Harmony” in partnership with the Federation of Disability Culture & Arts Associations of Korea, will present a total of 60 artworks by artists with disabilities until September 19 (Mon).

First Overseas Korea Tourism Startup Center Opens in Singapore

Sep 01, 2022

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (Minister PARK Bo Gyoon, MCST) in collaboration with the Korea Tourism Organization (Acting President SHIN Sang Yong, KTO) opened the Korea Tourism Startup Center in Singapore, the first of its kind in the travel and hospitality industry, on Aug 31 (Wed). The Center is expected to provide strong support for promising and innovative tourism startups in Korea in identifying and pursuing new opportunities.

BCWW 2022 Runs from Aug 31 to Sept 2 To Seek Sustainability of the K-Contents with participants from 38 countries

Sep 01, 2022

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (Minister PARK Bo Gyoon, MCST), in collaboration with the Korea Creative Content Agency (President JO Hyun-rae, KOCCA) will host BroadCast WorldWide (BCWW) 2022, Asia’s largest broadcasting content market, at Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) from Aug 31 (Wed) to Sept 2 (Fri). The event will be a venue to explore the sustainability of the global popularity of K-Wave and K-Contents with major global buyers and other participants from 38 countries in attendance.

Eleven DMZ Peace Trails Open from September 13 (Tue)

Aug 30, 2022

The eleven (11) routes of the DMZ Peace Trail, created through the ten areas adjacent to the DMZ – Ganghwa, Gimpo, Goyang, Paju, Yeoncheon, Cheorwon, Hwacheon, Yanggu, Inje, and Goseong, will open to the public from September 13 through December. From Aug 23 (Tue), the pre-reservation opens for admission.

The 13th Korea, China, and Japan Culture Ministerial Meeting Held to expand cooperation in a bid to returning to normal everyday life

Aug 29, 2022

The Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism PARK Bo Gyoon (MCST) participated in the 13th South Korea-China-Japan Culture Ministers' Meeting together with his Chinese and Japanese counterparts, Hu Heping and Keiko Nagaoka on August 26 (Fri) to discuss in-depth ways to expand cultural cooperation and exchanges going forward. Based on the trust and friendship, the three countries have announced joint declaration. In consideration of the COVID-19, the trilateral conference was held via online platform, hosted by China.