JAKARTA - Minister of Culture Fadli Zon targets 2,000 national cultural sites to be recorded this year. The target is a far leap from the achievement of 79 years which only recorded 228 national cultural sites.
Fadli conveyed this during an interview on the Kereta Nusantara Explorer on the way from Semarang to Jakarta, Thursday, July 30.
According to Fadli, President Prabowo Subianto pays great attention to history and cultural heritage. Therefore, ministries and agencies are asked to revitalize cultural assets under their respective management.
"Mr. President has a concern for history, for cultural heritage," said Fadli.
Fadli said the Ministry of Culture has many assets that need to be improved. Starting from museums, cultural heritage sites, temples, old mosques, churches, fortresses, to palaces.
He said that Demak Mosque, Maimun Palace, Surakarta Palace, and a number of palaces were under the government's attention. In the early stages of this year, there were more than 100 assets that would be handled.
"Surakarta Palace and a number of palaces, there may be more than 100 that will be implemented this year in the initial phase," he said.
In addition, the National Gallery is also included in the revitalization agenda.
Fadli said that acceleration was also carried out on the registration, verification, data collection, and inauguration of national cultural heritage.
"Previously, for 79 years we only recorded 228 national cultural treasures. But this year we target 2,000," said Fadli.
According to Fadli, the number that has been recorded this year is more than 1,000 national cultural heritage sites.
Fadli said that a number of cultural assets that had been included in the designation in the previous year, including the Baitur Rahim Mosque and the Maimun Palace in December.
He admitted that until now, attention to cultural heritage has not been sufficiently focused. The presence of the Ministry of Culture, said Fadli, makes the handling of museums, cultural sites, and cultural heritage more targeted.
Fadli menilai perbaikan aset budaya tidak hanya penting untuk sejarah. Dampaknya juga bisa masuk ke pariwisata, ekonomi budaya, dan ekonomi kreatif.
"In the end, there will also be many visitors, the ecosystem will grow, the cultural economy, the creative economy will grow, tourism as well," he said.
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