Mummies natural history museum

Can Tho (VNA) - Leading scientists from the US and countries in the Mekong River basin met at a workshop in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on November 30 to discuss measures to quicken the building of a Mekong Delta Museum of Natural History. Participants agreed on the need to carry out the project, saying it will help promote scientific research and data collection in ecology, water, food and energy, which will be useful for designing development models in the Mekong River basin. Associate Professor Ha Thanh Toan, President of Can Tho University and the project’s initiator, underlined the need to connect scientists in the region and carry out communication campaigns to raise public awareness in the field. With high-quality lecturers and students, the university will cooperate with Vietnamese organisations and scientists from other countries to implement the project, he said. Once completed, the project will play an important role in developing science, tourism, education and … [Read more...] about Bản in : Building of Mekong natural history museum promoted

The construction will include a 20-ha botanical garden and museum which will display over 20,000 species of flora and fauna of Việt Nam. It will also have a research centre as well as facility to preserve gene resources. Lê Dũng, general director of the Science Technology and Production Corp (PTC), which is in charge of developing the project, said: "The museum is the first large-scale complex of culture and science in Vietnam. Through exhibitions, publications and special programmes, the museum will introduce Vietnam's natural history and environment to locals and foreigners." During the first phase of construction from 2018 to 2022, the botanical garden and the museum will open for visitors. PTC will invite 200 local and foreign scientists and researchers to take part in the project. The total investment will be US$533 million, of which $219 million will be used to build the museum and botanical garden, and $316 million for collecting exhibits. The city will provide 20 per cent of … [Read more...] about HCM City to build Natural History Museum DTiNews