Public museums to host weddings
The National Museum of Korea, the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art and dozens of other famous public museums will be open for couples to hold wedding ceremonies, as a part of the government’s support to lessen financial burden on young people planning to get married.
The measure comes as the country is pondering over ways to encourage young people to get married and subsequently to pull up the birthrate.
“We will open museums, art galleries and other popular exhibition venues run by the government and public organizations as wedding halls,” Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Choi Sang-mok said during a meeting of economy-related ministers in Seoul, Wednesday.
The announcement came as Korea experienced a 40 percent fall in marriages from 2013 to 2023 amid increased living costs, relatively low salaries and other reasons bearing on personal finances.
Consequently, the country has continued topping its own record of the world’s lowest fertility rate, which was 0.72 in 2023.
More than 120 public buildings across the nation are currently operated as affordable wedding halls. But couples in their common age range for marriage shy away from these venues, as they offer little in the way of romantic and sentimental value.
Among the public buildings that will be newly offered as wedding venues are the National Library of Korea and the National Folk Museum of Korea.
Further information on cost, reservation and other details pertaining to the use of the venues will be settled within the first half of the year, and a website for making will open later in the year.
While wedding-related businesses have been notorious for lack of transparency in pricing, the government seeks to have prices laid out clearly by mandating businesses to post costs of wedding photoshoots, tuxedo and dress hire, makeup services and others on the Korea Consumer Agency website.
“We expect the website to offer a full range of costs for those who want to get married to compare and choose the best company for them,” the finance ministry said in a press release.
At the same ministerial meeting, policies aiming to support young businesspeople, including the self-employed, were also discussed.
To nurture more prospective web cartoonists, the government will enhance rules on fair business practices to protect them from signing “exploitative” contracts under which they are forced to work long hours for low wages.
The guidelines for improved contracts will be finalized within the third quarter of the year.
“Ensuring a favorable working environment for webtoon artists is crucial, as it is one of the more sought-after professions among those in their 20s and 30s,” the ministry said.
“The industry has a higher potential to grow, as elementary, middle and high school students want to be a part of the industry.”
Also, self-employed hairdressers will be encouraged to jointly rent and share business spaces, so that they can cut costs and thus increase profits.
interesting, where i live museums and aquariums and things like that are always open for weddings, parties, corporate events, etc. what about your town, omona?
source: The Korea Times
The measure comes as the country is pondering over ways to encourage young people to get married and subsequently to pull up the birthrate.
“We will open museums, art galleries and other popular exhibition venues run by the government and public organizations as wedding halls,” Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Choi Sang-mok said during a meeting of economy-related ministers in Seoul, Wednesday.
The announcement came as Korea experienced a 40 percent fall in marriages from 2013 to 2023 amid increased living costs, relatively low salaries and other reasons bearing on personal finances.
Consequently, the country has continued topping its own record of the world’s lowest fertility rate, which was 0.72 in 2023.
More than 120 public buildings across the nation are currently operated as affordable wedding halls. But couples in their common age range for marriage shy away from these venues, as they offer little in the way of romantic and sentimental value.
Among the public buildings that will be newly offered as wedding venues are the National Library of Korea and the National Folk Museum of Korea.
Further information on cost, reservation and other details pertaining to the use of the venues will be settled within the first half of the year, and a website for making will open later in the year.
While wedding-related businesses have been notorious for lack of transparency in pricing, the government seeks to have prices laid out clearly by mandating businesses to post costs of wedding photoshoots, tuxedo and dress hire, makeup services and others on the Korea Consumer Agency website.
“We expect the website to offer a full range of costs for those who want to get married to compare and choose the best company for them,” the finance ministry said in a press release.
At the same ministerial meeting, policies aiming to support young businesspeople, including the self-employed, were also discussed.
To nurture more prospective web cartoonists, the government will enhance rules on fair business practices to protect them from signing “exploitative” contracts under which they are forced to work long hours for low wages.
The guidelines for improved contracts will be finalized within the third quarter of the year.
“Ensuring a favorable working environment for webtoon artists is crucial, as it is one of the more sought-after professions among those in their 20s and 30s,” the ministry said.
“The industry has a higher potential to grow, as elementary, middle and high school students want to be a part of the industry.”
Also, self-employed hairdressers will be encouraged to jointly rent and share business spaces, so that they can cut costs and thus increase profits.
interesting, where i live museums and aquariums and things like that are always open for weddings, parties, corporate events, etc. what about your town, omona?
source: The Korea Times