Young Voices Advocate for Role in World Heritage Preservation

Young voices seek a place in the future of world heritage

Heritage needs "mediators" as much as it needs conservators. And young people can translate cultural heritage into the language of their own generation, making centuries-old sites and traditions relevant to people today, said Lee Jae-hoon, one of 32 participants selected for this year's World Heritage Young Professionals Forum. "Young people live in both the present and the future," said Lee, 27. "We're the generation that must decide how we understand cultural heritage today, how we preserve an

By The Korea Herald