The project, initiated by the French Embassy in Vietnam and sponsored by the French Foreign Ministry, has a funding of VND18 billion (US$784,300) for activities during 2022-2024 from the French Government and partners such as museums, localities and universities.
Frédérique Horn, Attaché for Cooperation and Cultural Activities of the French Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City, said the project focuses on training for museum staffs, building training programmes on museum-related professions for Vietnamese universities, and helping develop pilot projects on heritage conservation in three regions of Vietnam.
Specifically, the project will renovate the Tourist Centre of Cuc Phuong National Park in the northern province of Ninh Binh, support the Environmental Education and Communication Centre in Cu Lao Cham Marine Protected Area in the central province of Quang Nam, and design and implement “Story Boxes” for museums in Ho Chi Minh City in the south.
In Thua Thien-Hue, training courses will be held for staff members of local museums to enhance their professional skills in communicating with the public, managing and preserving collections. Three officials will be invited to a one-week field trip in France.
Ke Ga Lighthouse
Ke Ga Lighthouse is located on Ke Ga Island, 300m offshore of the mainland, which belongs to Tan Thanh Commune, Ham Thuan Nam District, Binh Thuan Province. It is the tallest and oldest lighthouse in Southeast Asia.
Da Lat Teachers’ Training College
Da Lat Teachers’ Training College was built in 1927 near Xuan Huong Lake in the tourist city of Da Lat, Lam Dong Province. For centuries, the college has been an iconic architectural work of the city and attracted a huge number of tourists
DOC CAFE’- In Memory of Hanoi during the Subsidy Period
Doc (Poison) Café located in an ancient house on Trieu Viet Vuong Street in Hanoi attracts people with an atmosphere of repose from the past with old furniture and objects of the subsidy period, which are quite strange in the modern city.
Vietnam’s First Ao dai Museum
A museum dedicated to showcasing only Ao dai (a traditional Vietnamese dress) through various periods and the process of making them has opened in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 9.
Community-based heritage conservation: A sound approach to cultural preservation
NDO – Community-based heritage conservation has not only benefited people living in the area but also proven itself as the most effective and sustainable way to safeguard heritages and promote local tourism.
