Da Lat is seeking to become a member of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network. (Photo: Lam Dong Newspaper) The hybrid event, held by the Da LatPeople’s Committee, the Lam Dong Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, andthe Vietnam National Institute of Culture and Arts Studies, was attended by 150Vietnamese and international delegates.
It gave an insight into the goal,role, and principles of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network, shared dossiercompilation experiences of other countries, and presented the draft dossier ofDa Lat.
Nguyen Phuong Hoa, Director of theInternational Cooperation Department at the Ministry of Culture, Sports andTourism, said Da Lat should take into account people’s opinions while buildinga plan on joining the network. It also needs to step up training and nurturingcreative communities so as to promote initiatives about music, dance, and artsamong local students and young people.
The international consultation workshop on June 8 (Photo: VNA) The city is hometo the cultural space of the gongs in the Central Highlands, recognised byUNESCO as a Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity in November2005. It is also linked with many famous musicians and singers ofVietnam such as Trinh Cong Son, Le Uyen Phuong, Khanh Ly, and Pham Duy.
UNESCO launched the Creative Cities Network in2004 to promote cooperation among cities that recognise creativity as asignificant factor of their development. The network recognisesseven factors – craft and folk arts, media, film, design, gastronomy,literature, and music – as creative fields.
As of 2023, 301 cities around theworld have become members of this network, including 61 cities in the field ofmusic.
In Vietnam, Hanoi was the first cityto join the UNESCO Creative Cities Network, in 2019./.
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