The National Palace Museum of Korea, under the Korea Heritage Service, announced Tuesday that it will launch an "Outdoor Wedding Support Program" to ease wedding costs for young couples and promote social values in an era of low birth rates.
The program will open the museum's outdoor Ginkgo Tree Rest Area — a popular autumn attraction — as a free wedding venue, allowing couples to hold special open-air ceremonies in a cultural heritage setting. The initiative is expected to help position the museum as a tourist destination by offering distinctive weddings at a cultural heritage site, similar to outdoor ceremonies held at famous overseas landmarks.
The outdoor Ginkgo Tree Rest Area is located within the Gyeongbokgung Palace grounds, though it is a free-admission area where no entrance fee is charged. This marks the first time weddings have been permitted at Gyeongbokgung Palace.
