No plans for excavated fort
Singapore's National Heritage Board has no plans to gazette the foundations of the 100-year-old Fort Tanjong Katong for the time ...
Tag: conservation/preservation
Conservation is the act of arresting deterioration or loss in an artefact, site. or cultural practice. Preservation is preventative conservation.
See also: restoration/reconstruction
Vietnam to start digitising artifacts
Vietnam's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism is embarking on a project to digitise artifacts for preservation. The article isn't ...
Hue residents refuse funding for refurbishment
Residents of ancient houses known as Nha Ruong are refusing government funding for refurbishment because of the long-term costs of ...
Cham ruins get much-needed protection
Protective works including a security post and information boards to safeguard an 8th century Cham sanctuary in Hue is set ...
Cambodian TV raises money to preserve Preah Vihear
A local television station, Bayon TV, raised US$300,000 in pledges to help with the conservation of the Preah Vihear temple. ...
Poor technique destroys rather than conserves
Vietnam is in a state of heightened awareness over the poor quality of restoration works performed in many of the ...
Angkor Lights – Good tourism, bad conservation, or both?
The Independent's article rounds up the recent furore over the installation of lights at Angkor. The move may serve to ...
Vietnamese ministry proposes new laws on heritage management
After recent reports of improper restoration works (see here and here) at some of Vietnam's oldest sites, the Vietnamese Ministry ...
The (w)rong temple destroyed and rebuilt
With the recent spotlight of conservation in the Vietnamese news, it emerges that the 700-year-old Rong Temple was audaciously demolished ...
Vietnamese conservation spotlight
Vietnam Net Bridge has a special set of features focusing on the preservation and restoration of works in Vietnam. Some ...
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