Lao National Museum
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The Lao National Museum is located in Vientiane, Laos. It was founded as the national museum highlighting the revolution of the 1970s and is located in a French colonial building. In 2007, the United States donated a grant to help develop the museum.[1] The museum, which was originally built in 1925 as the French governor's residence, presents the history of Laos, highlighting the Laotian people's struggle to free the country from foreign occupiers and imperialist forces.[2] It is located on Samsenthai road, opposite the Cultural Hall.
The Museum was moved a few years ago to KM6 outside town near the Kaysone Museum. In 2023 the old governor's residence has been completely gutted inside and awaits planned demolition to make way for a 20+ floor hotel. Many people are unhappy at this destruction of history and feel the centre of Vientiane is already overcrowded with grand hotels largely unoccupied.
References
- ^ "US Grants $26,821 to Laos National Museum". Archived from the original on 2013-02-05. Retrieved 2010-06-21.
- ^ Tappe, Oliver (2011). "From revolutionary heroism to cultural heritage: museums, memory and representation in Laos". Nations and Nationalism. 17 (3): 604–626. doi:10.1111/j.1469-8129.2011.00497.x.
Literature
- Lenzi, Iola (2004). Museums of Southeast Asia. Singapore: Archipelago Press. p. 200. ISBN 978-981-4068-96-3.
External links
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