1. Research for the promotion of culture and arts, fostering cultural industries and tourism industry 2. Research and evaluation for culture and tourism 3. Survey and Research on the Environment for Cultural Welfare 4. Investigation and research for promotion of traditional culture and living culture 5. Research on Leisure Culture and Local Tourism 6. North Korea Culture and Arts and Tourism Research 7. Research cooperation projects with domestic and overseas research institutes and international organizations 8. Production, analysis and service of cultural arts, cultural industry, tourism-related policy information and statistics 9. Publishing research results