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National Cultural Heritage Department, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST)
Cục Di sản Văn hóa, Bộ Văn hóa, Thể thao và Du lịch
Nat Cultural Heritage Dept (Tim Doling)
Street address: Bộ Văn hóa, Thể thao và Du lịch, 51-53 Ngô Quyền, Quận Hoàn Kiếm, Hà Nội, Việt Nam
Telephone: 84 (0) 4 943 4443, 84 (0) 4 943 6132, 84 (0) 4 943 8025
Fax: 84 (0) 4 943 9929
Contact: TS Đặng Văn Bài Director General
Telephone: 84 (0) 4 943 7611, 84 (0) 91 244 2628 (mobile)
Contact: PGS TS Nguyễn Quốc Hùng Deputy Director General
Telephone: 84 (0) 4 943 3787, 84 (0) 91 234 4135 (mobile)
Contact: TS Lê Thị Minh Lý (f) Deputy Director General
Telephone: 84 (0) 4 943 6129, 84 (0) 91 359 1266 (mobile)
Contact: TS Nguyễn Thế Hùng Deputy Director General
Telephone: 84 (0) 4 943 6131, 84 (0) 913510142 (mobile)
The National Cultural Heritage Department of the Ministry is responsible on behalf of the Minister for the management of conservation and museums and the development of the conservation and museums sector throughout the country, according to Communist Party guidelines and the policies and laws of the state. The Department drafts laws, ordinances and regulations relating to conservation and museums, draws up both long- and short-term plans for conservation and museums development, organises training and scientific research programmes for civil servants and office holders of the Department, and establishes links with foreign organisations and governments relating to conservation and museums. The specific responsibilities of the Department include: revising existing lists and establishing new files on historic and cultural vestiges and places of scenic beauty for submission to UNESCO with a view to their inclusion in World Heritage list; issuing permits for archaeological excavations and repairs to vestiges; overseeing the activities of museums around the country and ensuring that all new museums are established according to the regulations of the Ministry; providing guidance in relation to the preservation and use of historic and cultural vestiges and places of scenic beauty throughout the country and participating directly in the management of those monuments and vestiges listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites; co-ordinating and guiding the setting up of investment projects related to museums, historic and cultural vestiges and places of scenic beauty already receiving annual subsidy from the state; encouraging, guiding and assisting those Vietnamese and foreign individuals and organisations which contribute on a voluntary basis to the development of the conservation and museums sector; encouraging the dissemination and exchange of information, documentation and experience regarding various problems facing the museums sector through various types of scientific and mass media; undertaking regular inspection and checking activity, rewarding good practice and taking action against those organisations and individuals responsible for violations against Ministry regulations relating to activities in the conservation and museums sector; and managing the staff, budget and property of the Department according to state regulations currently in force and according to the devolved responsibilities of the Ministry. In addition to the offices of the Director and Deputy Director and a General Administration Office, the Department incorporates a Vestiges Management Office (Phòng Quản lý di tích) and a Museums Management Office (Phòng Quản lý Bảo tàng). The Department publishes the quarterly Di sản Văn hóa (Cultural Heritage) Magazine and directly oversees the activities of the following heritage institutions:
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The Việt Nam Cultural Profile was created in partnership with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) of Việt Nam with financial support from the Rockefeller Foundation
Date updated: 9 May 2008
 
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