Cham artifacts in Hue: loss or chance for a new museum?

Cham artifacts in Hue: loss or chance for a new museum?

Hue, Vietnam - in Hue, the cultural cradle of Vietnam, there is an important project to revive the inheritance of the Champa Empire on the agenda. An idea for the construction of a cultural museum on the subject of champa was created, but so far this project has only been in sight in the conception phase, without concrete progress. According to vietnam.vn In an old French villa on Le-Loi-Straße, through a curious tourist, Mr. Thai Duong. The artifacts include hundreds to thousands of years old stone steles and statues of cham gods, which are unexpectedly and without appropriate information in an unusual place. The most striking piece is a coffee-brown stone stele with engraved cham characters from the village never. These objects were once part of the Hue Cultural Museum, which was, however, dissolved. At the moment there are many of the more than 250 cham artifacts under urban administration and are partly placed on the ground floor of the cultural, information and sports center of the Thuan Hoa district.

the importance of the cultural heritage

Ms. Chu Thi Hung, who works as an exhibition manager, indicates that it is not only about storage, but also about promoting the cultural heritage. Historical records show, for example, renovations of temples by Cham in 1346. Cultural researcher Nguyen Xuan Hoa pleads for the establishment of a specialized exhibition space for the cham culture in the city history museum in order to better bring the valuable artifacts to life and to keep the local history alive.

The director of the cultural and sports office, Mr. Phan Thanh Hai, expresses concerns about the practical implementation of a separate museum. A possible solution could be free administration buildings that would be suitable for the accommodation of the artifacts. There are numerous local customs and linguistic influences in the community that have their origin in Cham culture, which makes the need for targeted preservation even more impressive.

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