UNESCO Centre for Conservation of Vietnam’s Fine Arts and Cultural Heritage inaugurated

The UNESCO Centre for Conservation of Vietnam’s Fine Arts and Cultural Heritage was inaugurated in Ho Chi Minh City on July 25.

The UNESCO Centre for Conservation of Vietnam’s Fine Arts and Cultural Heritage is a social organisation, a scientific and technological organisation under the Vietnam Union of UNESCO Associations.

The UNESCO Centre for Conservation of Vietnam’s Fine Arts and Cultural Heritage operates nationwide and may open representative offices and branches in other localities, according to the regulations of the State and the Vietnam Union of UNESCO Associations.

The centre has been designed to preserve and promote the value of Vietnamese cultural and artistic heritage in the past and at present, and to create new values in the future.

The facility will serve as a place to connect artists, collectors, researchers, and art critics, as well as museums, cultural agencies and heritages, both at home and abroad. It will also help promote cooperation in various fields with organizations and individuals involved in practical projects, in the fields of fine arts, culture, and heritage conservation.

Nguyen Kim Phien, Director of the UNESCO Centre for Conservation of Vietnam’s Fine Arts and Cultural Heritage, said: "The centre is an integral part of the UNESCO world's operational criteria, so there are projects in many areas of intensive activities, to bring benefits to the community and society, as well as companion partners. We have projects to support young talents in artistic creation; exchange and coordinate the exhibition of paintings, creative art statues and cultural heritages, connecting heritage tourism with domestic and foreign tourism units.

According to Nguyen Kim Phien, the centre will be a place to sponsor art, heritage and copyright, and coordinate with related units, to organize auctions of cultural and artistic works. This place also gathers the leading experts, with regular professional activities through seminars and professional exchanges with domestic and foreign organizations and individuals, for education orientation and propaganda, and promoting the awareness of preserving cultural and artistic heritage in the community.