Regarding the policy of finding land to build the Khanh Hoa Provincial Museum Project, the Khanh Hoa Provincial People's Committee has assigned the Department of Culture to continue finding suitable land to build the project with the goal of promoting the cultural and historical values of the locality, both preserving and facilitating education and tourism development.
At the beginning of this year, the Department of Culture and Sports of Khanh Hoa province reported on the proposed location for the construction of a new Khanh Hoa Provincial Museum.
The proposed construction site is located on Pham Van Dong Street, Vinh Tho Ward, Nha Trang City (part of the land belonging to the former Nha Trang Sao Project, with the scenic area of Hon Chong - Hon Do).
However, in May 2024, the Khanh Hoa Provincial Party Committee Office issued an official dispatch conveying the opinion of the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee unanimously concluding that "it does not agree with the construction location of the Khanh Hoa Provincial Museum on the land to the east of Pham Van Dong Street (part of the land belonging to the former Nha Trang Sao Project, adjacent to the Hon Chong - Hon Do scenic area)".
There are many reasons for the locality to make the above decision, including the reason that in the future, along the Nha Trang coast, priority will be given to building planned areas for parks and public areas, and concrete construction will be limited...
By August 2024, the Party Committee of Khanh Hoa Provincial People's Committee sent a document to the Standing Committee of the Provincial Party Committee to allow adjusting the implementation time of the Khanh Hoa Provincial Museum Construction Project to the 2026-2030 period because the Provincial People's Committee is reviewing and determining a suitable construction location.
It is known that Khanh Hoa Provincial Museum is currently located on Tran Phu Street (formerly Phu Khanh Provincial Museum), established in 1979. This is a French-style house, built in the early 20th century, with one floor and two separate entrances inside.
The exhibition space in this building is currently quite limited. Meanwhile, the museum has more than 18,000 artifacts in storage and preservation. Finding a new location will help preserve and display more artifacts.
