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2025-11-14
A CITIZEN’S DUTY TO PROTECT CULTURAL HERITAGE FROM DESTRUCTION AND TO APPROACH IT WITH RESPECT

In the present time, the existence of countries depends not only on technological development, but on population growth, ethnicity, and the history and culture that have been preserved through a certain period of history.

According to the request of the Chinggis Khaan National Museum, Senior Criminal Inspector of the Cultural Heritage Crime Division of the Criminal Police Department, Police Captain B. Altanburged, conducted a training on the “Prevention of cultural heritage crimes and the current state of cultural heritage” for the museum staff on, followed by a mutual discussion. (2025.11.14)

Cultural heritage is a system of values ​​that has been created and developed by a people over hundreds of years and has survived time and space. In 1990, Mongolia joined many international documents such as the “Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage” and the “Venice Charter for the Conservation and Restoration of Monuments and Sites.”

Although cultural heritage is protected by state institutions and law, it is the responsibility of citizens to protect cultural heritage from destruction due to criminal attacks and ignorance of others, and to treat cultural heritage with respect.