The Korean Studies Institute

The Korean Studies Institute (Korean: 한국국학진흥원; Hanja: 韓國國學振興院; RR: Hanguk Gukak Jinheungwon) was founded in 1995 as a non-profit foundation under the affiliation of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

[1] Located in Andong, it conducts research, conservation, collection and studies on Korean archives owned by private individuals which were at risk of loss of damage over time.

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