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HCM City to build Natural History Museum

Vietnam’s first natural history museum will be built in HCM City on an area of 23.9 hectares inside the Historical and Cultural Park in District 9.
HCM City to build Natural History Museum ảnh 1New Natural History Museum in HCM City’s District 9 (Photo courtesy of the Science - Technology and Production Corporation)
HCM City (VNA) - Vietnam’s first natural history museumwill be built in HCM City on an area of 23.9 hectares inside the Historical andCultural Park in District 9.

The construction will include a 20-ha botanical garden and museum which willdisplay over 20,000 species of flora and fauna of Vietnam. It will also have aresearch centre as well as facility to preserve gene resources.

Le Dung, general director of the Science Technology and Production Corp (PTC),which is in charge of developing the project, said: “The museum is the firstlarge-scale complex of culture and science in Vietnam. Through exhibitions,publications and special programmes, the museum will introduce Vietnam’snatural history and environment to locals and foreigners.”

During the first phase of construction from 2018 to 2022, the botanical gardenand the museum will open for visitors.

PTC will invite 200 local and foreign scientists and researchers to take partin the project.

The total investment will be 533 million USD, of which 219 million USD will beused to build the museum and botanical garden, and 316 million USD forcollecting exhibits.

The city will provide 20 percent of the costs by donating land and funding forsite clearance, predevelopment and infrastructure. The remaining will be soughtfrom individuals and organisation in the country and overseas.

The project was approved by the city government in 2005, and warmly welcomed bylocal and international organisations.

The city signed an agreement with the Vietnam Union of Science and TechnologyAssociations to support the project in all science and technology fields.

Thanks to the San Francisco-HCM City Sister City Committee, the project hasreceived technical assistance from the Smithsonian Institute in the US.

San Francisco-based Stevens & Associates helped create the master plan forthe project, while the San Francisco branch of Lord Cultural Resources Planning& Management Inc supported the exhibition design.

On March 7, San Francisco Mayor Edwin Lee and a 30-member delegation visitedthe project site in District 9 during a visit to HCM City.

“The mayor’s visit was an opportunity to boost the project so it can bedeveloped soon,” said Dung.-VNA
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