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Yeongdo Kkangkangi Ajimae Workwear and Tools Selected in Preliminary Cultural Heritage Contest

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Busan Metropolitan City, led by Mayor Chun Jae-soo, announced that the Workwear and Tools of the Yeongdo Kkangkangi Ajimae received an Encouragement Prize in the 3rd Preliminary Cultural Heritage Discovery Contest held by the Korea Heritage Service.

The City entered the contest in May and earned the award following a document review, expert on-site inspections, and a public vote.

The preliminary cultural heritage program is designed to identify modern and contemporary cultural heritage that was produced or formed less than 50 years ago, encourage its voluntary protection by the private sector, and pass it on to future generations.

The cultural heritage selected in this contest consists of items actually used for decades by Jeon Sun-nam, a Kkangkangi Ajimae who worked in Yeongdo’s ship repair industry for more than 50 years. Donated to the Busan Modern & Contemporary History Museum in 2024, the items constitute valuable contemporary heritage.

They are currently on permanent display in the Busan Contemporary Hall of the Busan Modern & Contemporary History Museum and are expected to be used in a wide range of future exhibitions and academic research related to Busan’s local, maritime, and industrial history.

Jo Yu-jang, Director General of the Culture Bureau of Busan Metropolitan City, said, “We will continue to explore a wide range of measures for preserving and utilizing modern and contemporary materials from everyday life, including Busan’s diverse maritime, industrial, and everyday heritage, and will do our utmost to ensure that citizens can appreciate and enjoy Busan’s contemporary heritage.”