A ceremony was held on Friday to inaugurate the new Da Nang Museum and start the construction of Uncle Ho statue at the city's General Science Library.

Delegates cutting the ribbon to inaugurate the Da Nang Museum. Photo: DOAN HAO LUONG

In attendance at the ceremony were municipal Party Committee Secretary cum Head of the city’s National Assembly Deputies’ Delegation Nguyen Van Quang; Standing Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee Nguyen Dinh Vinh; Chairman of the People's Committee Le Trung Chinh; Chairman of the People's Council Ngo Xuan Thang; and Chairman of the Viet Nam Fatherland Front Committee of the city Le Van Trung; along with former leaders of the city through the periods.

On the side of Quang Nam Province, there was the presence of Standing Deputy Secretary of the Quang Nam Provincial Party Committee cum Chairman of the provincial People's Council Nguyen Duc Dung.

The museum guide introducing modern facilities and functions at the Da Nang Museum to the city leaders and visitors. Photo: DOAN HAO LUONG

In his remarks at the opening ceremony, Chairman of the Da Nang People's Committee Le Trung Chinh informed that in 2020, the city decided to move the Da Nang Museum out of the special national relic of Dien Hai Citadel to the headquarters of the municipal People's Council at 42 and 44 Bach Dang Street, formerly the Governor's Palace built in the 1890s.

He underlined that this was a decision of historical significance marking a turning point in the journey of building, preserving and promoting cultural values ​​bearing the imprint of Da Nang heritage in particular and Quang Nam in general. It received the active support and great consensus of the city's government and people, as well as domestic cultural and historical researchers.

Determining the renovation and construction of the Da Nang Museum from a particularly important historical building, the city's functional agencies conducted careful research to preserve the previous architecture in the most complete way, he emphasised. At the same time, the newly built areas are implemented in a modern architectural language, in harmony with the landscape, creating a unique and impressive architectural highlight along the bank of the Han River.

The project has met the functions of a modern museum with digital technology applications creating vivid visual effects, vivid approaches and interpretations.  Interactive spaces connecting emotions and intelligence help visitors explore and experience for themselves. Facilities protecting artifacts are built according to modern conservation standards. Additionally, there are some areas to serve the needs of community learning according to world trends.

With the abovementioned changes, the new Da Nang Museum will become a bridge connecting events, milestones, cultural and historical values ​​of the city with the present, thereby nurturing pride and love for the homeland, and contributing to synthesizing the endogenous strength of each citizen of the city on the threshold of a new era, an era of development, Chairman Chinh emphasised.

A museum guide introducing the galleries of the Da Nang Museum to the city leaders and visitors. Photo: DOAN HAO LUONG

The new Da Nang Museum was renovated and upgraded from the headquarters of the municipal People's Council at 42 and 44 Bach Dang. Covering an area of ​​8,686m², the venue houses nearly 3,000 documents and artifacts selected from 27,000 documents and artifacts.

It features the combination of traditional display style with modern projection technology, especially the application of 3D Mapping films, 3D films, documentaries and image slides to increase the experience and interaction for visitors.

Visitors to the museum will have the opportunity to learn about the nature, history and culture of Da Nang, as well as the aspirations of one of the major socio-economic centres of the country and Southeast Asia.

Within the framework of the ceremony, the Da Nang People's Committee started the construction of the statue of Uncle Ho at the city’s General Science Library.

The project aims to honour the life and great revolutionary career of President Ho Chi Minh, as well as widely educate the tradition of studiousness, and fosters the spirit of learning and reading for the young generations, thereby contributing to the development of reading culture, and creating a red address for locals, and domestic and foreign tourists when coming to Da Nang.

Chairman Chinh requested the investor to ensure the quality and progress of the project in order to complete it on the occasion of the 135^th birthday of beloved President Ho Chi Minh.

Reporting by DOAN HAO LUONG - Translating by M.DUNG