Treasure of the Nguyen dynasty: New Council founded!
Treasure of the Nguyen dynasty: New Council founded!
Hue, Vietnam - On May 30, 2025, Mr. Phan Thanh Hai, director of the city of Hue City and Sports Office, announced that the Ministry of Culture, Sport and Tourism published an important document. This document approves the City Committee of the City of Hue the establishment of a council, which is supposed to deal with the assessment and future preservation of the national treasure, the throne of the Nguyen dynasty. This step takes place after an incident in which the throne broke on May 24th during an exhibition in the Thai Hoa Palace of the imperial city of Hue.
The foundation of the council is a significant measure to ensure that the throne not only repaired, but is also preserved in a reasonable condition. The Volkskommitee chairman, Mr. Nguyen van Phuong, will determine the council members who consist of a list of 11 experts proposed by the People's Committee and approved by the Ministry.
expert knowledge for preservation
The Council is supported by highly qualified specialists. This includes MSC. Pham Dinh Phong, the deputy director of the Department of Cultural Heritage, Dr. Nguyen van Doan, director of the National History Museum, as well as MSC. Nguyen Thi Huong Thom, Head of the Department for Preservation of the National History Museum. This expertise is crucial to develop an effective plan to maintain and repair the valuable heritage.
The challenge that the Council concerns is in line with the general efforts to maintain cultural heritage. According to the experts, it is essential that information is systematically developed and quickly made available to take effective conservation measures. This is particularly relevant, since corresponding monument registers and digitized museum inventories are missing in many archaeological work areas.
The role of digitization
In this context, digitization plays a fundamental role in protecting and maintaining cultural assets. For example, an archive on the archeology of Sudan, which was put together by Friedrich Hinkel, was digitized and handed over to local colleagues. Such digital archives form the basis for their own digital monument register that support research and monument conservation. The investment in the digitization of work processes turns out to be profitable in cultural protection.Modern technologies, including remote sensing methods and digital documentation tools, offer valuable support in inventory and monitoring endangered archaeological substances. In particular, the open source documentation system Idai.field, which was developed at the German Archaeological Institute, is used in various national languages to facilitate the monument preservation of damage documentation.
The initiatives of the city of Hue and the associated efforts to maintain the throne of the Nguyen dynasty are an example of the important steps that are necessary to protect and preserve cultural heritage sustainably. Further information on these efforts can be found at vietnam.vn and dai .
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