The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism proposed to review the work of protecting and promoting national relics, antiques and treasures.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism requests that central agencies and units and People's Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities review and evaluate the current status of display, preservation, protection and measures to ensure security and safety for national treasures under their direct management.

Implementing the direction of Deputy Prime Minister Mai Van Chinh in Official Dispatch No. 4623, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism requests ministries, branches, political organizations, socio-political organizations at the central level and People's Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities to review and evaluate the current status of display, preservation, protection and measures to ensure security and safety for national treasures under their direct management. This includes information such as: Name of national treasure; place of storage; display and preservation of national treasures that have been implemented; security and safety plans and risk response measures that have been implemented (since the Decision to recognize national treasures was issued). Then, the review and evaluation report shall be sent to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (via the Department of Cultural Heritage) before June 6, 2025.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism proposed to review the work of protecting and promoting national relics, antiques and treasures.

In addition, the Ministry requested agencies and units to continue to strengthen the work of protecting, preserving and promoting the value of national treasures according to the orientation. Regarding protection work, the Ministry requested the organization to develop, complete and promptly deploy protection plans for each national treasure. In particular, the Ministry noted that there should be measures to prevent and combat theft, fire, explosion, natural disasters and other risks of damage to ensure absolute safety for national treasures.

For national treasures currently kept at relics or under private ownership, a specific protection plan must be developed for each national treasure, approved by the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism , and assigned to be implemented by the People's Committee at the commune level. At the same time, promptly and proactively report and inform the competent authority and relevant agencies when there are developments in practice that affect the work of protecting the absolute safety of national treasures.

Regarding preservation, the Ministry requires prioritizing investment in renovating and upgrading works, technical infrastructure and specialized equipment for storage warehouses and areas displaying national treasures at museums and places where national treasures are kept at relics. The preservation of national treasures must be made into a specific plan, ensuring scientific nature and compliance with the provisions of the law on cultural heritage; the preservation process must strictly comply with preservation principles, procedures and techniques, and at the same time have the coordination and guidance of scientists in related fields and preservation experts (based on the type, material and condition of each national treasure).

Regarding the work of promoting values, it is necessary to develop and effectively implement separate programs with attractive content, diverse forms, easy to disseminate and access to promote the value of national treasures to a wide audience at home and abroad. At the same time, agencies and units should research plans for displaying and promoting values ​​appropriate to the nature and type of national treasures to meet the cultural enjoyment needs of the people, on the basis of prioritizing the protection of safety, security and value of national treasures.

In addition, the Ministry requested agencies and units to ensure the safety of valuable relics and antiquities at historical-cultural sites and scenic spots. The Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Department of Culture and Sports are responsible for directing local authorities where relics are located to review and make a list of valuable artifacts at each relic; annually organize inspections and reviews of the protection of valuable artifacts according to the list.

The local authority where the relic is located shall organize the establishment and approval of a protection plan for each valuable artifact; assign the organization or individual directly managing the relic to coordinate with the local police to assign responsibilities for managing valuable artifacts according to the approved protection plan.

In particular, agencies and units that have plans to protect valuable artifacts in the list of valuable artifacts must meet the requirements. For artifacts in relics that cannot be stored or displayed in place of restored artifacts, the plan to protect artifacts must ensure that visitors are limited or prevented from directly accessing and touching the artifacts; regularly inspect and prevent agents that damage artifacts; and periodically preserve and maintain artifacts.

In case the artifact can be stored or replaced with a restored artifact, the storage plan must ensure that there is equipment to preserve the artifact; there is an anti-theft alarm; the location to protect the artifact is far from areas at risk of fire, explosion, or flooding; there is a surveillance camera connected to the organization or individual assigned to protect the artifact. On July 1, 2025, the 2024 Law on Cultural Heritage will take effect, clearly stipulating the responsibility for state management, protection and preservation regime for relics, antiquities, and national treasures.

According to baotintuc.vn

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