The preservation of the 18th-century O Quan Chuong City Gate in Hanoi is one of the 16 projects financed by the US. (Photo: VNA) ảnh Hanoi (VNA) – The US Embassy and the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum organised a workshop to review cooperation in preserving cultural heritage in the Southeast Asian nation in Hanoi on November 23. Over the past 20 years, thanks to the financial support of the Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP), created by the US Congress, 16 museums and relic sites in Vietnam have been revived. The valuable support has contributed to tightening cultural exchange and consolidating the friendship between the two countries. “Remedy” to heritage Dr. Le Thi Minh Ly, Vice Chairwoman of the Vietnam Cultural Heritage Association, said the Law on Cultural Heritage was adopted in 2001. Right at that time, the AFCP came to Vietnam, helping the country implement the law through a project on preserving and repairing 100 antiques at Dau Pagoda in the northern … [Read more...] about Twenty years of US support for heritage conservation reviewed