History
| Nov. 1945 |
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Establishment of Royal Household Affair Office (under the U.S. Military Government jurisdiction) succeeding Office of the Yi Dynasty (Yiwangjik) and responsible for the management of cultural heritage |
| Jun. 1955 |
Reorganized into Royal Household Properties Office |
| Oct. 1961 |
Establishment of Bureau of Cultural Property as an independent agency of Ministry of Education |
| Jul. 1968 |
Transferred under the aegis of Ministry of Culture and Information |
| Apr. 1975 |
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Establishment of Research Institute of Cultural Heritage and Folk Museum |
| Dec. 1989 |
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Transferred under the aegis of Ministry of Culture |
| Jan. 1990 |
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Establishment of Gyeongju Research Institute of Cultural Heritage, Buyeo Research Institute of Cultural Heritage, Changwon Research Institute of Cultural Heritage, and Mokpo Maritime Heritage Conservation Center |
| Oct. 1992 |
Reorganization of Deoksugung Palace Office into Royal Museum |
| Mar. 1993 |
Transferred under the aegis of Ministry of Culture and Sports |
| May 1994 |
Reorganization of Mokpo Maritime Heritage Conservation Center into National Maritime Museum |
| Feb. 1998 |
Transferred under the aegis of Ministry of Culture and Tourism |
| May 1999 |
Promoted as Cultural Heritage Administration according to the amended Government Organization Act |
| Mar. 2000 |
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Establishment of Korea National University of Cultural Heritage |
| Mar. 2004 |
Promoted to the vice-ministerial position according to the amended Government Organization Act |
| Aug. 2005 |
Reorganization of Royal Museum into National Palace Museum of Korea and Deoksugung Palace Management Office; establishment of Naju Research Institute of Cultural Heritage affiliated with National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage |
| Nov. 2007 |
Estalishment of Jungwon Research Institute of Cultural Heritage affiliated with National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage |
| Apr. 2009 |
Reorganization of National Maritime Museum into National Maritime Research Institute of Cultural Heritage; reorganization of Historic Site Bureau and Cultural Heritage Bureau into Heritage Conservation Bureau and Heritage Promotion Bureau respectively; establishment of Cultural Heritage Conservation Science Center at National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage
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| May 2011 |
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Establishment of Overseas Cultural Heritage Team at Heritage Promotion Bureau |
| Sep. 2012 |
Establishment of Joseon Royal Tombs Management Office |
| Mar. 2013 |
Removal of Historic Cities Conservation Team and Overseas Cultural Heritage Team |
| Oct. 2013 |
Establishment of National Intangible Heritage Center |
| Mar. 2014 |
Establishment of Historic Cities Conservation & Promotion Division at Heritage Conservation Bureau; Intangible Cultural Heritage Promotion Division at National Intangible Heritage Center |
| Dec. 2015 |
Establishment of World Heritage Team at Heritage Promotion Bureau |
| May 2016 |
Establishment of Maninuichong (Tomb of Ten Thousand Patriotic Martyrs) Management Office |
| Nov. 2016 |
Establishment of Cultural Heritage Education Team at Heritage Promotion Bureau |
| Jan. 2017 |
Establishment of Safety and Disaster Prevention Division at National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage |
| Feb. 2017 |
Establishment of Ganghwa Research Institute of Cultural Heritage affiliated with National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage |
| Jun. 2017 |
Establishment of West Sea Cultural Heritage Division at National Maritime Research Institute of Cultural Heritage |
| Jan. 2019 |
Establishment of Royal Palaces and Tombs Center |
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