What does the Vietnam Military History Museum do to avoid overload?
Báo Lao Động•24/11/2024
The Vietnam Military History Museum will deploy measures to ensure safety, order and avoid overload when welcoming tens of thousands of visitors every day.
Overcrowded with visitors The Vietnam Military History Museum officially opened to welcome visitors for free from November 1. On the first day, there were about 8,000 visitors. In the following days, the number of visitors continuously increased. Responding to Lao Dong , Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Tien Dung - Deputy Director of the Vietnam Military History Museum said that as of November 14, the museum had been open for 9 days, welcoming more than 128,500 visitors, an average of more than 14,000 visitors per day. The Vietnam Military History Museum welcomes tens of thousands of visitors every day. Photo: Chi Long Last weekend, the museum recorded 90,000 visitors, with 60,000 on Sunday (November 17) alone - a record number for the number of visitors per day at museums in Vietnam. Not only on weekends, the museum is also crowded on weekdays. On Thursday (November 14) alone, the museum welcomed more than 40,000 visitors, leading to an overload. The Deputy Director of the Museum said: "We have arranged for additional staff, divided into shifts to look after the artifacts and remind visitors. However, the number of visitors is too large, museum staff have to constantly move to observe and remind visitors, there is no time to rest, so fatigue is inevitable". The large number of visitors continuously pouring in makes management and security at the museum difficult. After a few days of opening, the museum became the focus of public opinion because of unsightly images such as visitors climbing on tanks, touching exhibits, leaning on glass... Most recently, a video recording a girl climbing onto the roof of the museum to take photos and film caused a stir in the online community, raising doubts about the security and protection work at the museum. Regarding this issue, Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Tien Dung commented that this was an unfortunate incident. "Although we have barricaded and posted signs warning visitors not to walk in areas under construction, these young people did not comply with the regulations and warnings, following the construction workers to the rooftop of the museum to take photos," he said. Mr. Dung informed that after the incident, the museum worked with the construction contractors to strictly manage the workers, not allowing strangers to enter the construction site. The walkways have been barricaded, and some entrances are locked to ensure safety. At the same time, the museum increased patrols to control all entrances to the upper floors, determined not to let similar incidents happen again. The museum has used soft ropes to protect the exhibits. Photo: Chi LongIncreasing support staff at the museum In response to the increasing number of visitors, the museum has sent a document requesting the Nam Tu Liem District Police, the People's Committee and the Tay Mo Ward Police to support traffic regulation on the Thang Long Avenue service road; patrolling and reminding vehicles to stop and park illegally; strengthening hard fences to prevent visitors from parking motorbikes on the sidewalk and preventing street vendors; increasing security forces to patrol the Thang Long Avenue area to ensure safety for visitors. "In the museum, we have increased the force of specialized departments for customer service and traffic direction, added soft fences to protect large-scale exhibits displayed indoors, signs prohibiting visitors from climbing on exhibits and display platforms, and added information equipment to ensure quick handling of situations when opening to welcome visitors," said Mr. Dung. Last weekend, the Head of the General Department of Politics chaired a meeting with the functional agencies of the General Department of Politics and the General Staff to find solutions to ensure safety for welcoming guests at the Vietnam Military History Museum. Increased security presence at the museum. Photo: Chi Long Accordingly, 15 youth union members will be added to support the museum on Saturdays and Sundays and 10 youth union members on weekdays to protect the exhibits; closely coordinate with the local authorities and police agencies where the troops are stationed to regulate traffic and patrol to ensure security and safety in the museum area. At the same time, the General Department of Politics directed the Military Training Department to report to the Chief of the General Staff to assign the Hanoi Capital Command to increase a platoon to patrol, control and guard the Museum until the end of the first quarter of 2025. The Military Security Protection Department and the Cyber Warfare Command are ready to handle information about the Vietnam Military History Museum on social networks if they violate media regulations.
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