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| Nov.1945 |
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Creation of the Former Royal Household Affair Office by the US Military Government to oversee duties related to the management of cultural heritage.
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| Jun.1955 |
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Reorganized into the Former Royal Household Properties Office. |
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| Oct.1961 |
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Reorganized into the Cultural Properties Administration and placed under the aegis of the Ministry of Education. |
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| Jul.1968 |
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Transferred under the aegis of the Ministry of Culture and Information. |
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| Apr.1975 |
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National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage and National Folk Museum of Korea established. |
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| Dec.1989 |
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Placed under the aegis of the Ministry of Culture. |
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| Jan.1990 |
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Gyeongju Research Institute of Cultural Heritage, Buyeo Research Institute of Cultural Heritage, Changwon Research Institute of Cultural Heritage and Mokpo Maritime Relics Conservation Science Office established. |
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| Oct.1992 |
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Royal Museum opened.
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| Mar.1993 |
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Transferred under the aegis of the Ministry of Culture and Sports.
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| May.1994 |
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Mokpo Maritime Relics Office reorganized into the National Museum of Maritime Relics.
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| Feb.1998 |
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Placed under the aegis of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. |
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| May.1999 |
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Re-established as an independent agency as part of a government organization reform (rank-1 government agency). |
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| Mar.2000 |
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Korean National University of Cultural Heritage opened. |
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| Mar.2004 |
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Awarded the status of a sub-ministerial agency following a new amendment to the Government Organization Act. |
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| Aug.2005 |
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Royal Museum reorganized into the National Palace Museum of Korea, Naju Research Institute of Cultural Heritage established. |
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| Nov.2007 |
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Jungwon Research Institute of Cultural Heritage established. |
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| Apr.2009 |
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National Museum of Maritime Relics re-organized into the National Research Institute of Maritime Cultural Heritage |
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