SSIREUM, Beyond division and connecting the world (2019)
< Ssi-leum, Bun-dan-eul Neom-eo Se-gye-leul Is-da >
On November 26th, 2018, ssireum was jointly inscribed by North and South Korea on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity during the 13th session of the Intergovernmental Committee on the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of UNESCO. It was UNESCO’s first joint inscription case and the first joint listing by North and South Korea. Ssireum went beyond the barriers of national division and earned recognition as global cultural he...
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On November 26th, 2018, ssireum was jointly inscribed by North and South Korea on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity during the 13th session of the Intergovernmental Committee on the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of UNESCO. It was UNESCO’s first joint inscription case and the first joint listing by North and South Korea. Ssireum went beyond the barriers of national division and earned recognition as global cultural heritage.
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