The National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage (NRICH, Director General, JI, Byong Mok) under the Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) of Korea holds the academic symposium, 『 Value and Future of Traditional Materials 』 for two days on Sept 7~8, 2021 at the convention hall of Hotel ICC in Daejeon, Korea.

This symposium has been prepared to share achievements of the research on traditional materials such as lime, Hanji and Dancheong which has been carried out by Restoration Technology Division of NRICH from 2014 to 2021.

The symposium is made up of 19 presentations in 3 sessions in order of the first session: research on traditional lime (14:00~18:00 on Tue, Sept 7), the second session: research on traditional Hanji (09:00~12:40 on Wed, Sept 8) and the third session: research on traditional pigments, Dancheong (14:00~17:50 on Wed, Sept 8). In the comprehensive discussion after presentations, it will be discussed how to apply quality improvement plans of traditional materials and technologies which were restored by the research to cultural heritage sites.

This symposium is held non-contact to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and broadcast live on YouTube. The symposium proceedings can be downloaded at the research publications homepage (https://portal.nrich.go.kr) of NRCH. Please inquire of Restoration Technology Division (042-860-9348) of NRICH about further information.
* YouTube Channel of NRICH (Live Streaming)
    - Sept 7 (14:00~18:00): https://youtu.be/IgLfj9cAeOE
    - Sept 8 (09:00~17:50): https://youtu.be/ZyqT4HXM7uY

The National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage under the Cultural Heritage Administration is expecting people to understand values of traditional materials for restoration of cultural heritage and to realize the need of scientific research through this symposium. And furthermore, it tries to contribute to turning traditional materials for restoration of cultural heritage into future resources by working on the research of restoration and invigoration of traditional materials.