Hanoi, Oct. 16 -- The Hanoi Museum, in collaboration with the American Museum of Natural History, organised a workshop on enhancing photo preservation capacity in Hanoi on October 15 as part of the project to conserve memories linked to the Indochina war in Lai Xa photography village, Hoai Duc commune.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Van Huy, Director of the Nguyen Van Huyen Museum, said that Lai Xa, renowned for its 120-year photography tradition, is now facing the risk of losing its collective memory. Countless family photographs, particularly portraits of fallen soldiers, have been lost or damaged due to wars, natural disasters, poor housing conditions, and unplanned relocations. However, a crucial factor lies in the lack of technical underst...