Saturday, December 26, 2015
Kabul (BNA) The Afghan National Museum Bakhtar treasuries and relics exhibition opened in Kyushu Museum Japan by Zardasht Shams the Deputy Minister of Information and Culture and the head of that museum.
At the exhibition 231 ancient pieces achieved from Flul Taipa, Tela Taipa Aie Khanum and Bagram have been displaying. The relics will be on the exhibition from February 2016 until May 14 of the year on that museum. It should note that the relics, the hidden treasury of Afghanistan would be display at Tokyo National Museum for two months in April and May 2016.
In ceremony held on the occasion, Mr. Shams said that the aim of the exhibition was to introduce the historical and rich culture of Afghanistan to world community particularly to the friendly people of Japan. The Deputy Minister of Information and Culture praising and expressing gratitude the cultural assistance of Japan to Afghanistan insisted on extension of cultural ties between the countries.
He also, thanked the Japanese government especially Prof. Hyrayama for keeping safe 102 pieces of Afghan national museum relics for the last 15 years illegally brought in to that country. The relics at the end of the exhibition will be hand to Afghanistan.
The Kyushu Museum director thanked the Afghan government particularly the Ministry of Information and Culture for accepting their demanding for sending those valuable pieces of relics to the exhibition. He hoped, the people of Japan who have interested to know about Afghans and Afghanistan, using the opportunity met their long desires.
Afghanistan will receive 250,000 $ from Kyushu and Tokyo exhibitions and 40% of the total income of the exhibitions would be earn by Afghanistan.
