The Context and Development Tasks of the ｢Framework Act on National Heritage｣ of Korea in May 2024

This study analyzes the context and development tasks of the ｢Framework Act on National Heritage ｣, which came into effect on May 17, 2024. The context of the ｢Framework Act on National Heritage｣ can be broadly identified in three ways: Reflecting major changes in perspectives and standards for viewing cultural properties; Matching of the national heritage classification system with the UNESCO heritage classification system which is an international standard; Emphasis on the state’s responsibility to protect its heritage. However, in order to make use of the original purpose, it was analyzed that the following development tasks must be resolved: First, the division of the main categories of heritage must be corrected; Second, intangible heritage should be reestablished as a subcategory of cultural heritage and the terminology should be revised to intangible cultural heritage; Third, heritages created through interaction with the natural environment should be re-recognized as cultural heritage rather than natural heritage; Fourth, in order to solve major development tasks, it is necessary to operate a group of theorists directly under the National Heritage Administration.