The International Course on Strategies and Tools for Collections Management opens in Hangzhou. Photo provided by China National Silk Museum

The International Course on Strategies and Tools for Collections Management, jointly organized by China's National Cultural Heritage Administration, ICCROM and ACHA, opens at the China National Silk Museum, Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province, on April 15. A total of 37 museum professionals from 20 countries and regions will engage in a two-week immersive program.

Xu Xiao, vice director general of Zhejiang Provincial Department of Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism. Photo provided by China National Silk Museum

Xu Xiao, vice director general of Zhejiang Provincial Department of Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism, delivered a keynote speech. "As a key cradle of ancient Chinese civilization, Zhejiang is forging a new cultural tourism model that integrates tradition with modernity while balancing preservation and development, upholding its role as a cultural window," she said. "We hope participants will forge profound friendships transcending national and cultural boundaries, and translate training outcomes into collaborative projects advancing museum management and heritage conservation."

Ji Xiaofen, director of China National Silk Museum. Photo provided by China National Silk Museum

Ji Xiaofen, director of China National Silk Museum, outlined the "theory-practice-networking" curriculum design. She said that the course will establish a diversified cultural exchange platform.

Rachel Lucas Kisusi, conservator of Antiquities, National Museum of Tanzania. Photo provided by China National Silk Museum

Tanzanian researcher Rahel Lucas Kisusi, speaking for trainees, emphasized cross-border knowledge exchange for heritage innovation.

Luo Wenli, Deputy Administrator of the National Cultural Heritage Administrator of China, delivers a speech. Photo provided by China National Silk Museum

Luo Wenli, Deputy Administrator of the National Cultural Heritage Administrator of China, outlined China's museum system development strategy, stressing public welfare orientation and technological empowerment.