문화재교육 입법의 의의와 과제

Abstract

Cultural heritage education was legislated through the revision of the「Cultural Heritage Protection Act」in 2019. The provision of cultural heritage education in the 「Cultural Heritage Protection Act」provides an important opportunity to change from a cultural heritage policy centered on preservation to a cultural heritage policy centered on enjoyment. Therefore, this is a legislation that has a significant turning point in the history of cultural heritage protection policy 60 years after the enactment of the 「Cultural Heritage Protection Act」in 1962. Through the Cultural heritage education legislation in 2019, the「Cultural Heritage Protection Act」sets the definition and category of cultural heritage education, requires that a survey on the current status of cultural heritage education be conducted, designates a cultural heritage education support center, and certifies cultural heritage education programs. However, these legislative contents also have certain issues such as the relationship with culture and arts education according to the「Culture and Arts Education Support Act」, and whether the cultural heritage education program certification system is an administrative regulation. Considering that cultural heritage education is a cultural heritage policy that is different from the previous conservation-oriented cultural heritage protection system, it would be more desirable for cultural heritage education to be enacted as a single law rather than stipulated in the「Cultural Heritage Protection Act」. It is necessary to seek the development of cultural heritage education through legislation on nurturing and supporting cultural heritage education experts, which is insufficient in the current 「Cultural Heritage Protection Act」, and systematic training of cultural heritage education experts, the main body of cultural heritage education. In addition, it is necessary to establish a unique field of cultural heritage education differentiated from history education or culture and arts education.