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PHNOM PENH, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- A special exhibition entitled " Our
Common Heritage: Exploring World Heritage Sites of Cambodia, Laos and
Vietnam" was held at the National Museum of Cambodia here on Tuesday,
aiming to describing the cultural diversity and inter- connectivity in
the three countries.
This exhibition is the fruition of efforts made under the UNESCO-Japan Fund in Trust project, "Revitalizing World Heritage Site Museums in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam", said a UNESCO's press release.
Under the project, nine museums have been participating in the exhibition. They are National Museum of Cambodia, Preah Norodom Sihanouk Angkor Museum, Angkor National Museum, Preah Vihear Eco Global Museum from Cambodia, Thang Long Imperial Citadel site museum, My Son Interpretation Center, Da Nang Cham Sculpture Museum, Ho Citadel site Museum from Vietnam, and Wat Phu Museum from Laos.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, Chuch Phoeurn, Secretary of State at Cambodia's Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts, said all the nine participated museums played very important roles to interpret the world cultural heritages of the three countries.
"The exhibition is an additional part into the interpretation elements to the world heritage sites and it shows the interconnection between these sites through the beliefs, religions, art, trade and exchange of the people in the region," he said.
Anne Lemaistre, UNESCO representative to Cambodia, said the exhibition was one of the nine different exhibitions covering the same topic and it will be displayed one by one in all the nine museums.
The exhibition is composed of four groups of panels -- he first introduces the concept of the World Heritage Convention, its history and the location of the participating World Heritage sites and museums, as well as the Outstanding Universal Values of these sites, said Kong Vireak, director of the National Museum of Cambodia.
The second and third groups of panels will showcase the commonly developed themes such as Nature and Myth and Trade and Exchange. The last group shows a theme specially created by the museum itself--Khmer ornament, he said.
In addition to the exhibition, the National Museum of Cambodia and other eight participating museums will run an educational program for school children until the end of June 2013.
This exhibition is the fruition of efforts made under the UNESCO-Japan Fund in Trust project, "Revitalizing World Heritage Site Museums in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam", said a UNESCO's press release.
Under the project, nine museums have been participating in the exhibition. They are National Museum of Cambodia, Preah Norodom Sihanouk Angkor Museum, Angkor National Museum, Preah Vihear Eco Global Museum from Cambodia, Thang Long Imperial Citadel site museum, My Son Interpretation Center, Da Nang Cham Sculpture Museum, Ho Citadel site Museum from Vietnam, and Wat Phu Museum from Laos.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, Chuch Phoeurn, Secretary of State at Cambodia's Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts, said all the nine participated museums played very important roles to interpret the world cultural heritages of the three countries.
"The exhibition is an additional part into the interpretation elements to the world heritage sites and it shows the interconnection between these sites through the beliefs, religions, art, trade and exchange of the people in the region," he said.
Anne Lemaistre, UNESCO representative to Cambodia, said the exhibition was one of the nine different exhibitions covering the same topic and it will be displayed one by one in all the nine museums.
The exhibition is composed of four groups of panels -- he first introduces the concept of the World Heritage Convention, its history and the location of the participating World Heritage sites and museums, as well as the Outstanding Universal Values of these sites, said Kong Vireak, director of the National Museum of Cambodia.
The second and third groups of panels will showcase the commonly developed themes such as Nature and Myth and Trade and Exchange. The last group shows a theme specially created by the museum itself--Khmer ornament, he said.
In addition to the exhibition, the National Museum of Cambodia and other eight participating museums will run an educational program for school children until the end of June 2013.
Editor:
Wang Yuanyuan
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