Korean Cultural Center

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Korean Cultural Center
Logo of a Korean Cultural Center
Founded2009
FounderKorean Culture and Information Service
TypeCultural institution
FocusKorean culture
Area served
Worldwide

Korean Cultural Centers (Korean: 한국문화원, Hanja: 韓國文化院) are non-profit institutions aligned with the Government of South Korea that aim to promote Korean culture and facilitate cultural exchanges.

History[]

Starting from 2009, the Korean Culture and Information Service began setting up Korean Cultural Centers around the world.

Overview[]

The centers are run by the Korean Culture and Information Service, a subdivision of South Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.[1]

Initiatives[]

As part of efforts to introduce and spread interest in diverse aspects of Korean culture, the centers have organized many programs under the categories of arts, music, literature, film and cuisine.[2]

List of Korean Cultural Centers[]

  Countries with at least one Korean Cultural Center
  South Korea

As of 2020, there are 42 Korean Cultural Centers in 32 countries.[3]

Asia-Pacific[]

Europe[]

The Americas[]

Middle East and Africa[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ KOCIS, Korean Culture and Information Service
  2. ^ "All eyes Turn to Korean Culture in London". The Korea IT Times. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
  3. ^ KOREAN CULTURAL CENTERS

External links[]

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