S. Korean experts to conduct cultural heritage conservation training in Indonesia

SEOUL, April 23 (Yonhap) -- A team of South Korean experts will visit Indonesia this week to provide training for conservators in the cultural heritage sector in the Southeast Asian country.

The on-site technical training will take place at the conservation office situated in Borobudur, the largest Buddhist temple in the world, located in central Java, Indonesia, on April 24-May 2, Seoul's Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) said Tuesday.

The training program is part of an international exchange project led by the Cultural Heritage Conservation Science Center (CHCSC) of the National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage under the CHA. It seeks to extend support to Asian nations grappling with challenges in preserving and managing their rich cultural legacies, offering techniques tailored to the specific situations in each country.

The upcoming session marks the second of its kind in Indonesia following the first event held at the National Museum of Indonesia in Jakarta last July.

A total of 24 conservators from 18 museums throughout Indonesia are expected to participate in the program.

"We'll help disseminate the excellent conservation technology of Korea to international communities through competent on-site technical training programs, assisting Asian countries in training their conservation experts," an official with the CHCSC said in a release.

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