Museums and Art Museums in 2026 to Become Living Cultural Spaces of Attraction with Public

Jan 13, 2026

On January 12 (Monday), Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism CHAE Hwi-young attended the “2026 New Year’s Gathering for Museum and Art Museum Professionals” at the National Museum of Korea, exchanging New Year’s greetings with approximately 400 museum and art museum officials from across the nation.

Sports Industry Revenue Reaches Record High of KRW 84.7 Trillion in 2024

Jan 12, 2026

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced the key findings of the “Sports Industry Survey” for 2024 on January 8 (Thursday). The Survey is a nationally approved statistical survey conducted pursuant to Article 7 of the Sports Industry Promotion Act and Article 18 of the Statistics Act. Since its launch in 2010, the survey has been conducted annually to assess the scale and business conditions of the sports industry.

MCST Minister Encourages National Team Athletes at Kickoff of the 2026 Training Season

Jan 07, 2026

Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism CHAE Hwi-young (MCST) attended the “2026 National Team Training Opening Ceremony” held at the Jincheon National Training Center on January 7 (Wednesday) at 10:00 a.m., where he delivered words of encouragement to the national team athletes and exchanged New Year’s greetings with members of the sports community.

National Museum of Korea Facilitates the Donation of Qing Dynasty Stone Lions from the Kansong Art Museum to China

Jan 05, 2026

The National Museum of Korea (Director: YOU Hong June), which has been facilitating the donation procedures of the stone lions to China at the request of the Kansong Art Museum, signed a donation agreement with Rao Quan, Administrator of the National Cultural Heritage Administration of China, at the Qing Dynasty Stone Lions Donation Signing Ceremony held on Monday, January 5, during the Korea–China Summit. The ceremony took place at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing and was attended by President Lee Jae Myung of the Republic of Korea and President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China.

Korea’s Social and Cultural Trends in 2026: From Recovery to Adaptation

Jan 05, 2026

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) announced its forecast of the “2026 Social and Cultural Trends,” based on an analysis of 538 million online big data collected between January and November 2025 from news outlets, social media, online communities, and video platforms. The findings indicate that Korean society will move beyond the phase of post-crisis recovery and enter a new stage of “adaptation” in 2026, in which people will continue to restructure their ways of life.