THREE SITES & ONE TEAM. All over the
world there are cultural treasures in urgent
need of preservation. No country can tackle the
problem alone. To raise the necessary expertise
and funding requires concerted efforts. Coop-
eration is vital. In Vietnam, the biggest obsta-
cles to the preservation of historical monu-
ments are the tropical climate and the shortage
of qualified restorers. In 2003, a team of
German experts set out to combine the conser-
vation and restoration of valuable paintings
and architecture with on the job training for
Vietnamese artists and artisans. They began at
the An Dinh Palace in Hué and, thanks to their
success, further projects were launched at the
mausoleum of the emperor Tu Duc, near Hué,
and in the historic village of Tran Dang, near
Hanoi. Three projects at three beautiful sites
in Vietnam have become living proof of how
German–Vietnamese cooperation helps to
preserve cultural identity and build local
capacity.
world there are cultural treasures in urgent
need of preservation. No country can tackle the
problem alone. To raise the necessary expertise
and funding requires concerted efforts. Coop-
eration is vital. In Vietnam, the biggest obsta-
cles to the preservation of historical monu-
ments are the tropical climate and the shortage
of qualified restorers. In 2003, a team of
German experts set out to combine the conser-
vation and restoration of valuable paintings
and architecture with on the job training for
Vietnamese artists and artisans. They began at
the An Dinh Palace in Hué and, thanks to their
success, further projects were launched at the
mausoleum of the emperor Tu Duc, near Hué,
and in the historic village of Tran Dang, near
Hanoi. Three projects at three beautiful sites
in Vietnam have become living proof of how
German–Vietnamese cooperation helps to
preserve cultural identity and build local
capacity.
