Nguyen Thanh Quang, Director of the Thang Long-Hanoi Heritage Conservation Centre (first left), introduces the Thang Long Imperial Citadel's artifacts at the exhibition entitled "From the Underground to Museum: A Journey of Artifacts" in Toulouse city of France. (Photo: VNA) Paris (VNA) – A scientificseminar on promoting the value of archaeological heritage and an exhibitionentitled “From the Underground to the Museum: A Journey of Artifacts” have beenheld by Thang Long-Hanoi Heritage Conservation Centre in Toulouse city ofFrance.
The events were part of a cooperation project between Hanoi capitalof Vietnam and Toulouse city of France on technical assistance to preserve andpromote typical urban heritage values and archaeological relics at the royalcitadel, which has been launched since 2020 with funding from the FrenchDevelopment Agency (AFD) and Toulouse.
In his openingremarks, Nguyen Thanh Quang, the centre’s director, highlighted the outcomes of theproject, saying it has achieved positive results, helping to promote thetraditional cooperative relationship between the two cities, and is a typical modelof cooperation between localities of France and Vietnam.
Discussions, scientific researches, and exhibitionsjointly organised by experts from both sides in Hanoi and Toulouse have tightenedthe relationship between the heritage of the Thang Long Imperial Citadel and otherheritage sites of Toulouse, helping the public have a deeper understanding ofthe history and culture of the two cities, he said.
Quang hoped that French friends will continue to support the preservationand popularisation of the heritage value of the Thang Long Imperial Citadel in the coming time, specificallyin the fields of heritage tourism, staff training and conservation of Frencharchitectural works in the heritage area.
Staff members of the Thang Long-Hanoi Heritage Conservation Centre exchange with French experts. (Photo: VNA) For his part, Vice Mayor of Toulouse Jean-Claude Dardelet said that the project has offered opportunities for experts from Vietnam and France to share experiences.
Despite facing difficulties dueto the COVID-19 pandemic and personnel changes, both sides have worked hard toovercome them and achieve great successes, he said.
The project’s outcomes opened up newcooperative opportunities for the two cities, especially in the fields ofheritage conservation and research, and tourism promotion, the official added./.
