1. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will hold the International Conference on World Heritage Interpretation 2025 at Konkuk University in Seoul, on April 18, in collaboration with the Korean National Committee of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS-Korea), the International Centre for the Interpretation and Presentation of World Heritage Sites (WHIPIC), and the International Committee on Interpretation and Presentation (ICOMOS-ICIP).

2. Since 2016, the Korean government has been hosting the International Conference on World Heritage with the aim of raising awareness and facilitating discussions on the subject. At this year’s conference, themed “Principles and Implementation of Heritage Interpretation for Conflict Resolution and Peace Building,” experts from Korea and abroad in the heritage field, including President of ICOMOS Teresa Patricio, will engage in three sessions of discussion on April 18.

※ Themes of International Conferences on World Heritage Held in Korea:

  - Significance and Importance of Interpretation Strategy (November 2016, Seoul)

  - Role of Interpretation Strategies in Heritage Management (November 2017, Seoul)

  - Status and Challenges in Implementing the World Heritage Convention (May 2018, Seoul)

  - Fostering Intercultural Reconciliation through World Heritage Interpretation (May 2019, Seoul)

  - Human Rights Approaches to Heritage Interpretation (November 2020, Online)

  - Principles and Future Directions for World Heritage Interpretation (November 2021, Online)

  - World Heritage Interpretation for Peace and Reconciliation (December 2022, Seoul)

  - Participatory Approaches to World Heritage (March 2024, Seoul)

3. The upcoming conference is expected to serve as an opportunity to contribute to the advancement of heritage interpretation by exploring ways to resolve conflicts surrounding World Heritage interpretation and discussing potential institutional improvements in the field.

4. The conference will be broadcast live and accessible via ZOOM. Further information and the access link are available on the ICOMOS Korea website: www.icomos-korea.or.kr

5. The Korean government remains committed to actively contributing to the evolution of the World Heritage system, taking the lead in international discourse on World Heritage interpretation.