Secretariat
Comprehensive conservation and use of 9 seowon
The Seowon Foundation was the key force behind the efforts to have Korea’s seowon registered as a UNESCO World Heritage. In July 2019, it succeeded in having “Seowon, Korean Neo-Confucian Academies” registered as Korea’s 14th UNESCO World Heritage.
Ever since, the Seowon Foundation has carried out its responsibilities as a comprehensive managerial organization for the preservation and utilization of the seowon.
Ever since, the Seowon Foundation has carried out its responsibilities as a comprehensive managerial organization for the preservation and utilization of the seowon.
Projects for 2021
Integrated PR projects
- National and international seminars
- Publication of seowon newsletter Seowon Sanchaek, Vols. 3 and 4
- Intensive education on world heritage sites and seowon for cultural tour commentators and staffers of seowon
- Seowon notification programs for youths
- Creation of AR app to provide virtual experience of seowon
Comprehensive conservation and management programs
- Comprehensive monitoring
- Installation of integrated unmanned counter system (remaining 6 seowon)
- Periodical report on world heritage sites
- Creation of integrated control system
- Production of high-precision orthophoto images
- Collection of data on major architectural structures
Achievements in 2020
Integrated PR projects
- 1. 2020 World Heritage Festival
- Events that highlighted the uniqueness and tradition of each of the nine seowon, including a concert held on July 3 in celebration of the first anniversary of the addition of seowon to the World Heritage List, international seminar held on October 29 on the value and conservation of seowon, art exhibitions (including “Korean Seowon Goes Global” and Jeonju National Museum Special Exhibition titled “Seowon, Honoring Virtue and Educating Scholars”), online contests, and many more.
- Publication of the integrated seowon learning material A Handbook for Seowon, a World Heritage Site
- Creation of an integrated seowon website (encompassing travel logs, drawings, VR, films, and various other materials)
- Publication of seowon newsletter Seowon Sanchaek, Vols. 1 and 2
- KTX video ads and ads on subway screen doors
Comprehensive conservation and management programs
- Creation of an online system for comprehensive monitoring
- Installation of integrated unmanned counter system (in 3 seowon initially)
- Production of A Handbook for the Comprehensive Plans for the Maintenance of Seowon, a World Heritage Site
- Installation of an integrated signboard for each of the 9 seowon as a World Heritage Site
Achievements in 2019
Integrated PR programs
- Ceremony and events in celebration of the inclusion of seowon on the World Heritage List
- Publication of white paper on the inclusion of seowon on the World Heritage List
- Research on integrated advertising and use of seowon
Comprehensive conservation and management programs
- Development of comprehensive monitoring indicators and plans for and research on online system development
- Design of landmark stone in celebration of the inclusion of seowon on the World Heritage List
- Comprehensive monitoring
