Korean Cultural Center

The Korean Cultural Center ( 한국 문화원 ) is a South Korean Cultural Institute, whose mission is the presentation of the country to the outside. It can be regarded as South Korean counterpart to the German Goethe Institute.

General

The cultural center was founded by South Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in 2009. It has the task of spreading knowledge about Korean culture in the world.

List of Korean cultural centers

The cultural center is represented by 24 offices in 20 countries:

Africa

• Nigeria Nigeria - Abuja

Asia and Oceania

• Australia Australia - Sydney
• People's Republic of China People's Republic of China - Beijing and Shanghai
• Indonesia Indonesia - Jakarta
• India - New Delhi
• Japan Japan - Tokyo and Osaka
• Kazakhstan - Astana
• Philippines Philippines - Taguig City
• Vietnam Vietnam - Hanoi

Europe

• Germany Germany - Berlin
• France France - Paris
• Hungary Hungary - Budapest
• Poland Poland - Warsaw
• Russia Russia - Moscow
• Spain - Madrid
• Turkey Turkey - Ankara
• United Kingdom United Kingdom - London
• Belgium - Brussels

North and South America

• Argentina Argentina - Buenos Aires
• Mexico Mexico - Mexico City
• United States United States - Washington DC, Los Angeles and New York City