Chairman of Ca Mau Provincial People's Committee officially approved the adjustment of the implementation time of the Bac Lieu Provincial General Museum Interior Display Project in building blocks B and C, with main contents adjusted until the end of 2026. This is a project in the Three Conical Hat Theater block in Bac Lieu province (old), now Bac Lieu ward, Ca Mau province.
Notably, Ca Mau Provincial People's Committee extended the project implementation time while the Project was inaugurated and put into use nearly a year ago.
On April 26, 2025, Bac Lieu Provincial People's Committee held the inauguration ceremony of the Bac Lieu Provincial General Museum Interior Display Project (Project) after nearly 19 months of construction. The project is arranged on a total fixed display area of nearly 20,000m2, including the 1st floor, 2nd floor, 3rd floor of building B and the 2nd floor of building C. The display layout is divided into 10 themes: From the formation of Bac Lieu land to the process of struggle to contribute to national liberation to the process of building and protecting the Fatherland.
The project was started on October 2, 2023, with a total cost of more than 75 billion VND. After nearly 19 months of construction, all items of the project on the 1st and 2nd floors of building B and the 2nd floor of building C have been completed, meeting the conditions for putting into operation.
This project was started in 2018. On September 12, 2018, the People's Council of Bac Lieu province (old) issued Resolution No. 21/NQ on deciding on the investment policy of the Project in building blocks B, C; September 4, 2020, the Chairman of the People's Committee of Bac Lieu province (old) issued Decision No. 1455/QD-UBND on approving the feasibility study report of the Project in building blocks B, C; June 21, 2022, the Chairman of the People's Committee of Bac Lieu province (old) issued Decision No. 955/QD-UBND on approving the adjustment of the basic design of the Project in building blocks B, C; May 5, 2023, the Chairman of the People's Committee of Bac Lieu province (old) issued Decision No. 893/QD-UBND on handling the results of supervision and investment evaluation of the Project in building blocks B, C; January 21, 2026, the Chairman of the People's Committee of Ca Mau province issued Official Dispatch No. 983/
The Three Conical Hat Theater was invested and built in 2012 with a cost of over 222 billion VND. Bac Lieu only uses "one conical hat" as the Cao Van Lau Theater, while block B and block C are vacant and not used until there is a Interior Display Project of the Bac Lieu Provincial General Museum.
The project to build the Cao Van Lau Cultural and Art Exhibition Center and Theater (Ba Non La Theater) was pointed out by the State Audit of Vietnam for many violations and requested to be rectified.
Conclusion and recommendations of the State Audit Office on auditing the budget, money and state assets in 2013 of Bac Lieu province for the Three Conical Hat Theater clearly stated: Approving projects with large scale, exceeding the balance capacity of the Central and local budgets; investment decisions before having opinions and policies from the Prime Minister; contractor appointment and implementation of contractor appointment not in accordance with regulations on applying the form of contractor appointment to bidding packages in special cases considered and decided by the Prime Minister...
