South Korea presents four booklets on Korea’s mural conservation to Myanmar

12 January 2021
South Korea presents four booklets on Korea’s mural conservation to Myanmar
Union Minister Thura U Aung Ko accepts the Conservation Management-Manual GPR Equipment presented by the Republic of Korea on 11 January 2021. Photo: MNA

South Korea’s Cultural Heritage Administration in Myanmar held a ceremony on Monday to present four booklets on Korea’s mural conservation and management to Myanmar’s cultural authorities, Korea Herald reported.

Minister of Religious Affairs and Culture of Myanmar Aung Ko, the director of the Department of Archaeology and National Museum, South Korea’s ambassador to Myanmar Lee Sang-hwa and Head of the Bagan Office of the Korea Cultural Heritage Foundation Kim Dong-min attended the event at the Bagan Archaeological Museum on Monday.

The manuals will be widely used for training local government officials and workers who are conserving and managing cultural properties in Myanmar’s ancient city of Bagan. As an expression of appreciation, Myanmar presented the CHA with a plaque of appreciation.