Sincerely to return cultural assets… Riot, I did another

[Games Moon Young-soo] Riot Games, who is showing 'heart' in Korean cultural assets, succeeded in returning another foreign cultural property. This year is the 10th anniversary of Riot Games' social return project 'Korea Cultural Heritage Protection and Support' project.

Riot Games (Korea CEO Hyuk-jin Cho), which is serving the famous online game 'League of Legends', is planning to open its sixth cultural property at the 'Korean House' Folk Theater in Chungmuro on the 27th. Specific information, etc., decided to be released on the day.

At the event, the reputation of the repatriation of the relics, the progress and detailed descriptions will be held, and Cho Hyuk-jin, Riot Games, Korea Representative, Choi Eung-cheon, Cultural Heritage Administration, Chae Su-hee, Director of Cultural Heritage, and Kim Gye-sik, the director of the Overseas Cultural Heritage Foundation.

Riot Games, which is not a domestic company, started the return of overseas cultural assets for the first time, when it signed a sponsorship agreement with the Cultural Heritage Administration in 2012, 10 years ago. As a company that creates and serves games, a representative play culture, the company has intended to take the lead in protecting and protecting 'cultural heritage', the root of our culture.

Riot Games has set up specific implementation plans with leading relevant organizations and cooperatives in the cultural heritage sector such as the Cultural Heritage Administration and the Foundation for Cultural Heritage. The Korea Cultural Heritage Protection and Assistance Fund donated by Riot Games is 6.87 billion won, which is the highest among the case of public-private cooperation with the Cultural Heritage Administration.

There are also several cases of returning foreign cultural assets. Earlier Cultural Heritage Repatriation Subsidies include ▲ Seokga Samjon (2014) ▲ Hyo Myung Sejabin Bookbongjuk (2018) ▲ Chukam Teacher's Bookstore (2019) There is. All of these returned cultural assets were donated to the Cultural Heritage Administration.

It also continues to support the preservation and utilization of cultural sites. Riot Games supports the reorganization for the internal repair and utilization of the palace of the Joseon Dynasty, as well as 3D precision survey projects for Seoul Munmun, Sungkyunkwan, and nationwide vows, 'Houses of more than' house 'located in Seochon, Seoul, and' Korean Imperial Corporation in Washington, USA 'The preservation and management of' was also carried out.

Riot Games won the first among foreign companies in 2013 and won the Presidential Citation of the Cultural Heritage Society at the 2017 Cultural Heritage Protection Award Ceremony in 2017. In addition, he has also made a name for various cultural awards.

Thanks to our players and partners for the past 10 years, we have been able to accumulate good results. I will look back on the beginning of becoming another speaker who informs the value of Korean cultural heritage. We will try to have a good influence on society through more diverse activities.