Menbud speaks of the preservation of cultural heritage as a liaison between generations

Jakarta – The Ministry of Culture held a ‘Dung Merdeka Dung and World Heritage’ Seminar in Dung Merdeka, Bandung. This event was commemorating the World Heritage Day, which also coincided with the 70th anniversary of the Asia African Conference (KAA). As is known, the World Heritage Day or International Day of Monuments and Websites is commemorated every April 18. This warning is a momentum to raise public awareness of the importance of cultural and natural heritage protection. The theme worn this year, namely ‘disasters and conflict -feathering heritage’, which emphasizes the threat of the destruction of cultural and natural heritage as a result of disasters and conflicts between nations. Through this theme, the world community is expected to further understand the importance of concrete steps to maintain and save cultural heritage in the midst of a crisis situation, while raising an increasing awareness of different threats to the sustainability of cultural heritage. Browse to continue with the Minister of Culture (Menbud) Fadli Zon in his remarks, emphasizes cultural heritage, both in the form of sites, collective memory and noble values, a living bridge connecting generation with generation and strengthening of inter-nation relationships. According to him, the global geopolitical conditions, inter -nation -tension, to armed conflicts and war had a direct influence on the preservation of the World Heritage Heritage. In this context, Indonesia also cannot close its eyes to the humanitarian tragedy facing Palestine. UNESCO data noted, hundreds of cultural heritage sites in Gaza, including the great mosque of Al-Omari, Church of St. Porfirius, the old city of Gaza, archaeological areas, museums, to other public spaces, was destroyed by Israeli military aggression. “This attack is a form of cultural genocide that strikes the roots of civilization and determines the transfer of the collective values ​​of the Palestinian nation,” he said in a written statement on Monday (4/28/2025). He further reminded the mandate of the Constitution in Article 32 paragraph (1) of the Constitution of 1945 confirming that the state must promote the national culture of Indonesia in the midst of the world description. “This is an essential constitutional order,” he said. This commitment is reinforced by a number of national regulations, including Act number 11 of 2010 regarding cultural heritage, Act number 5 of 2017 regarding the progress of culture, as well as the ratification of the Unesco Convention of 1972 by the Presidential decision number 26 of 1989 regarding the protection of cultural and world heritage. Based on this commitment, Indonesia preserved ten World Fasts consisting of six cultural heritage and four natural heritage, and proposed eighteen sites in the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List. However, Fadli Zon also highlighted the World Heritage in Indonesia, which also faces a variety of real threats. Call it the risk of fire, such as at the Cultural Center building at the Ombilin Sawahlunto coal mine, the risk of earthquakes and eruption of Mount Merapi in the Borobudur Temple and the Prambanan Temple in Yogyakarta, as well as pressure as a result of mass tourism and development that did not see the principle of sustainability. For this reason, he encourages the application of the impact study of cultural heritage to prevent damage and ensure the sustainability of Indonesian cultural heritage. “World Heritage is a mirror of our civilization. Maintaining it means maintaining the identity, dignity and future of the nation,” he continued. He added that in the opportunity to commemorate the 70 years of the Asian Africa conference, it was also important for the people of Indonesia, especially the city of Bandung and its environment, to continue to maintain; Bandung Spirit ‘or Bandung Dasasila to remain burning, caring for cultural heritage as a pulse of civilization, and strengthening global solidarity through cultural cooperation. He also emphasized the relevance of the values ​​of justice, humanity and peace inherited from the Asian-African conference, especially in the midst of increasingly uncertain world-raised situations. According to him, the commemoration of history is not just the past, but the birth of a new spirit that works for Indonesia today, also to strengthen Indonesia’s position as leaders in the Asian and Africa regions. “Indonesia must be a reverent nation, a leader, not just a follower. This spirit also wants to be represented in the leadership of President Prabowo Subianto,” he explained. At the end of his remarks, Fadli Zon hoped that this seminar would not only produce data and history, but could realize the values ​​of the Asian-African conference to enrich the life of the country and the state today. Meanwhile, Western Java Province -Tourism and Culture Office has appreciated the invited guests present for the World Heritage Day and 70 years of the Asian Africa Conference in Dung Merdeka, Bandung. He hopes that this momentum can strengthen the spirit of the preservation of cultural heritage and the values ​​of the Asian Africa conference for future generations. “Let us maintain, care for the spirit of Bandung together and revive a calmer and righteous world,” he said. For information, the seminar ‘Dung Merdeka and World Heritage Value’ is divided into different sessions. The first session discussed the ‘African-Asian-African conference archives and non-aligned movement as memory of the World UNESCO’ by presenting Agus Santoso as director of Anri Preservation. Subsequently, the second session’s World Heritage and Kaa’s legacy continued by Daud Aris Tanudirdjo of the Indonesian Archaeologist Association (Iaai). This session hampered the ratio of the historical value of the Kaaa in the framework. of the World Heritage Heritage.