A Study on the Issues of 「Intangible Cultural Properties Act」 and Intangible Cultural Properties Promotion Policies

The purpose of this study is to propose the preservation and promotion plan of intangible cultural property that responds to the new law by paying attention to the change of policy environment caused by the enactment of the 「Intangible Cultural Properties Act」. For that we reviewed related laws and documents. As the concept of ‘Intangible Cultural Property’ is expanded and the basic principle of protection is changed from ‘archetype’ to ‘prototype’ by the enactment of the new law, the importance of tradition through the use of intangible cultural properties is increasing. However, the problem of exclusive type classification of intangible cultural properties and the problem of setting ‘prototype’ for each type remains.In order to improve these problems, we propose that revision of the law and system improvement should be made. In addition, this study presented policies related to designation, research, management, education and utilization of intangible cultural properties for preserving and promoting intangible cultural properties.