Board of Directors of the UNESCO Centre for Conservation of Vietnam’s Fine Art and Cultural Heritage (Photo: VNA) HCMCity (VNA) – The UNESCO Centre for Conservation of Vietnam’s Fine Art and Cultural Heritage was opened in Ho Chi Minh City on July 25.
Thecentre, an arm of the Vietnam Union of UNESCO Associations, has been designedto preserve and promote the value of Vietnamese cultural and artistic heritagein the past and at present, and to create new values in the future.
Thefacility will serve as a place to connect artists, collectors, researchers, artcritics, as well as museums, cultural agencies and heritages both at home andabroad. It will also help promote cooperation in various fields with organisationsand individuals involved in practical projects in the fields of fine arts,culture, and heritage conservation.
NguyenKim Phien, Director of the centre, said that it will deploy projects inmany areas such as organising creation camps for young artists, anddisplaying paintings, creative art statues and cultural heritage in connectionwith heritage tourism, so as to bring benefits to the community, society aswell as partners.
Deputy Director of the municipal Department of Culture and SportNguyen Thi Thanh Thuy said that the inauguration of the centre will contributeto creating more spaces for fine arts activities in the locality as wellas in Vietnam at large.
She also expressed her hope that precious works will have morefavourable conditions to be preserved and promoted in the social life./.
