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First ladies of Korea, France explore modern appeal of hanji in Paris

Kim Hea Kyung and Brigitte Macron a Paris Design Week exhibition that featured contemporary and creative uses of the traditional Korean paper.

2026.9.9

First lady Kim Keon Hee, second from left, visits St. George's Basilica, in Prague Castle, with Eva Pavlova, wife of Czech President Pavel, on Thursday to learn about Czech history and culture. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

First lady introduces hanji as Korean and Czech national libraries sign MOU

Korea's first lady Kim Keon Hee viewed a demonstration of the restoration of old books at the National Library of the Czech Republic on Friday and promoted hanji, traditional Korean paper, the presidential office said.

2024.9.20

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The renovated Hanji House in Bukchon, central Seoul [KOREA CRAFT & DESIGN FOUNDATION]

Hanji Culture and History Center reopens under new name

The Hanji Culture and History Center reopened with renovations and additions under a new name, Hanji House, the Korea Craft & Design Foundation (KCDF) said Thursday.

2024.6.20

Maria Letizia Sebastiani, former head of Italy’s National Institute of Historic Heritage Preservation and Restoration (ICPAL), shows Korean reporters a photograph of one of the restored documents she did while working at the center during a group interview on Monday at the Korean Cultural Center in Italy, Rome. [YIM SEUNG-HYE]

Italian preservation expert hopeful for hanji joining Unesco list of Intangible Cultural Heritage

Maria Letizia Sebastiani, former head of Italy’s National Institute of Historic Heritage Preservation and Restoration (ICPAL), is certain Korea's campaign to add hanji to Unesco's list of intangible cultural heritage assets will see good results.

2024.5.7

The late hanji craftsman Ryu Hang-young works on making traditional Korean paper. [CULTURAL HERITAGE ADMINISTRATION]

Hanji to be considered as Unesco Intangible Cultural Heritage

Traditional knowledge and skills associated with the production of hanji, or traditional Korean paper, and related cultural practices are vying to be listed on Unesco's list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

2024.4.1

'Layers Circle' series installation (2020) by Kwon Jung-mo [KWON JUNG-MO]

[THINK ENGLISH] “한지는 한국인의 DNA”… 공예가 권중모의 한지 예찬론

When the Louvre announced in 2017 that it had completed restoring an 18th-century desk that had belonged to King Maximilian II of Bavaria, who reigned from 1848-64, a small country on the other side of the world celebrated the accomplishment.

2024.1.11

[AS A MATTER OF CRAFT] 'Hanji is part of Korean DNA': Craftsman illuminates merits of traditional art

Korean designer Kwon Jung-mo creates unique light fixtures using traditional Korean hanji paper, showcasing its versatility and promoting the material's significance in Korean culture and art.

2024.1.3

Artworks made by girl group NewJeans using hanji, traditional Korean mulberry paper, to go on auction this weekend [KCDF]

Hanji artworks made by NewJeans to be auctioned off to benefit traditional paper makers

Two pieces of hanji, traditional Korean paper, works made by girl group NewJeans will be auctioned off by the Korea Craft and Design Foundation (KCDF), the state-run craft institute said Thursday. The two pieces were made by ...

2023.2.16

Girl group NewJeans made hanji, or Korean traditional mulberry paper, in a YouTube video in early January, with hanji-maker Ahn Chi-yong. [JOONGANG ILBO]

Korean celebrities promote traditional arts and crafts

Adding to the already large and still-growing international influence of K-culture, some Korean celebrities, whether due to a sense of responsibility or simply because they've become enamored by its beauty, have been actively incorporating...

2023.2.5

A picture of girl group NewJeans making hanji with hanji-maker Ahn Chi-yong for a promotional video made by the Korea Craft and Design Foundation [CHOI YEONG-JAE]

NewJeans caught in cultural appropriation brouhaha over hanji

NewJeans has received online criticism from Chinese viewers for a video of the girl group taking part in a demonstration of hanji, Korean traditional mulberry paper. The Korea Craft and Design Foundation, a state-run institution, released ...

2023.1.8