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| ▲ This poster promotes the 2024 Hanbok Culture Week, set to run Oct. 14-20, 2024. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) |
SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Yonhap) -- The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, along with the Korea Craft & Design Foundation, announced on the 10th that "2024 Hanbok Culture Week" will be held from October 14 to 20 in Seoul’s Jongno District and various locations nationwide.
Hanbok Culture Week, held annually in the third week of October, aims to promote everyday Hanbok culture through exhibitions, hands-on experiences, fashion shows, and various Hanbok-themed programs. Now in its seventh year, this year's theme is "The Elegance of Hanbok, a Companion to the Korean Wave," with a range of events centered around Jongno District, Seoul.
The Seoul Museum of Craft Art will host a special Hanbok exhibition titled "Touch, See," featuring video recordings of Hanbok materials and the Hanbok-making process, as well as Hanji (traditional Korean paper) installations. At the Chunchugwan of the Blue House, there will be a display of traditional Hanbok used in life ceremonies, including first birthdays, coming-of-age celebrations, weddings, sixtieth birthdays, and ancestral rites.
At the Changgyeonggung Palace, visitors can participate in a hands-on experience of wearing traditional Hanbok properly. Meanwhile, the front yard of the National Folk Museum will offer a program for youth that explores the history of coming-of-age ceremonies and traditional Hanbok.
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| ▲ This poster promotes the 2024 Hanbok Culture Week, set to run Oct. 14-20, 2024. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) |
On the 18th, a special ceremony will be held in the courtyard of the Seoul Museum of Craft Art to commemorate Hanbok Culture Week, where six individuals will be honored with awards from the Minister of Culture, Sports, and Tourism.
The "Hanbok Cultural Contribution Award" will be given to Go Bu-ja, a former professor at Dankook University known for her contributions to folk costume research. The "Hanbok Person of the Year Award" will go to Kwon Hye-jin, CEO of Hyeon, for her role in popularizing Hanbok. Lee Ji-eon, CEO of Haply, known for creating stage outfits for NewJeans, will receive the "Rising Hanbok Designer Award." Nam Kyung-bok, an officer from the Gangneung City Hall who promoted the enactment of a Hanbok ordinance, will receive the "Outstanding Public Servant Award."
Additionally, the "Organization with the Most Hanbok Uniforms" award will go to the Gyeongju Hwabaek Convention Center, while the "Outstanding Hanbok Culture Educator Award" will be presented to Park Ok-hee, CEO of Park Ok-hee Uriot. The event will also feature a "Hanbok Fashion Show" offering close-up experiences of Hanbok.
Moreover, over 300 venues across the nation, including five regional Hanbok Culture Creative Centers, will host various Hanbok-related activities. Internationally, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, there will be a Korean-Vietnamese traditional attire fashion show and a Hanbok promotion center, held in conjunction with the "Korea-Vietnam Friendship Korean Cultural Day."
Further details can be found on the official website (https://www.kcdf.or.kr/hanbokcultureweek/main).
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