The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism requests to strengthen measures to protect the national treasure, the Nguyen Dynasty throne in Hue.

VHO - On May 24, the Department of Cultural Heritage (Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism) sent Official Dispatch No. 566/DSVH-DT to the Hue Monuments Conservation Center regarding the reflection related to the national treasure, the Nguyen Dynasty Throne at the Hue Monuments.

Accordingly, on May 24, on some social networking sites, there were reports about the Nguyen Dynasty throne at the Hue Imperial Citadel being violated.

The Department of Cultural Heritage requests the Hue Monuments Conservation Center to urgently carry out the following tasks: Organize inspections and assessments of the current status, ensure security and safety, promptly protect national treasures and Hue Monuments and report to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism before May 26, 2025.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism requests to strengthen measures to protect the national treasure, the Nguyen Dynasty throne in Hue - photo 1 — The Department of Cultural Heritage requested the Hue Monuments Conservation Center to urgently organize inspections and evaluate the current status, ensure security and safety, and promptly protect national treasures and Hue Monuments.

Organize assessment of technical status of national treasures, promptly propose solutions for handling and preservation according to regulations of law on cultural heritage.

Strengthen the work of protecting, preserving and promoting the value of national treasures according to the instructions in Official Dispatch No. 1669/DSVH-QLBT&DSTL dated April 22, 2024 of the Department of Cultural Heritage on strengthening the work of protecting, preserving and promoting the value of national treasures and preparing dossiers of artifacts proposed for recognition as national treasures in the 13th batch, 2024.

As reported, at 11:55 a.m. on May 24, 2025, subject Ho Van Phuong Tam, born on February 10, 1983, permanent residence: Group 7, Area 4, Huong Long Ward, Phu Xuan District, Hue City bought an entrance ticket to Hue Imperial City.

Through camera extraction and initial investigation by the authorities, at the time of the incident, two security guards, Dang Quang Long and Dao Hoang Vu, were both present in the Thai Hoa Palace area.

When entering the Thai Hoa Palace area, the subject showed unusual behavior, a security guard invited the subject to go to the back of the palace. However, the subject then returned, sneaked into the area displaying the Nguyen Dynasty throne, shouted and then broke the front left armrest.

To prevent the subject from acting rashly and destroying other exhibits, security guards approached from a distance, reminded the subject to go outside, and called to request additional support.

At 12:10, Tam was controlled and reported to Dong Ba Ward Police to make an arrest report.

Dong Ba Ward Police have drawn up a record of the arrest of Ho Van Phuong Tam, however, they have not been able to record his statement because he showed signs of mental disorder, screaming, talking nonsense and could not answer the investigator's questions.

According to the report of Huong Long Ward Police, Ho Van Phuong Tam was born in Huong Long Ward, Phu Xuan District, Hue City, and was once subject to administrative measures of being sent to a compulsory drug rehabilitation facility.

Currently, the City Police Investigation Agency is conducting a psychiatric assessment of Ho Van Phuong Tam and coordinating with the People's Procuracy of Phu Xuan District to collect evidence to clarify the roles and responsibilities of the relevant parties in order to resolve the case in accordance with the procedures and regulations of the law.

Currently, the Hue Monuments Conservation Center has directed the Hue Royal Antiquities Museum to bring the Nguyen Dynasty throne to preserve and maintain at the antiquities warehouse and bring the restored throne to display at Thai Hoa Palace to serve tourists.

This is an extremely rare incident, although in recent times the Hue Monuments Conservation Center has had many solutions to ensure security in the heritage site such as increasing the installation of surveillance cameras, developing regulations for assigning security guards, and having mobile units regularly inspect the relic sites...

To prevent similar incidents, in the coming time, the Center will develop a plan to ensure strict security and safety in the heritage site in general and for artifacts, antiquities... especially national treasures, focusing on solutions: strengthening security equipment and support tools; strengthening protection work, training in handling security situations, early detection and prevention of suspicious phenomena...

Regarding the Nguyen Dynasty Throne, the Hue Monuments Conservation Center will invite experts and artisans to evaluate and develop a suitable restoration plan; at the same time, there will be plans to increase personnel and means to ensure the safety of the displayed artifacts.

Source: https://baovanhoa.vn/van-hoa/bo-vhttdl-yeu-cau-tang-cuong-bien-phap-bao-ve-bao-vat-quoc-gia-ngai-vua-trieu-nguyen-tai-hue-136710.html