| Launch of the Museum
of World Religions --- Report on the Global Conference on the Preservation
of Sacred Sites |
The Global Conference
on the Preservation of Sacred Sites, which is part of the launch ceremony
of the Museum of World Religions, was held at the International Reception
Hall of the Grand Hotel at 3:30 pm on Nov. 9. More than 100 scholars participated
in the discussions, on topics ranging from "Relationship between Museums
and the Preservation of Cultural and Sacred Sites," "Relationship between
Religion and the Preservation of Cultural and Sacred Sites," "Museums and
World Religions: a New Cooperative Relationship" etc. The participating
scholars diccussed areas such as culture, religion and peace.
The opening ceremony of the conference was presided over by Professor Chen
Chi-nan, chairman of the National Culture and Arts Foundation and dean of
the college of humanities and social science at National Chiao-tung University.
Speakers at the ceremony were Master Hsin Tao, founder of the Museum of
World Religions, and Bawa Jain, secretary-general of the Millenium Peace
Summit. Professor Chen also gave a speech on topics related to culture and
sacred sites. |
