The Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (Bangladesh Academy of Fine and Performing Arts) is the apex institution in the field of culture. Located in the heart of the capital city Dhaka and overlooking the historic Ramana Park, an oasis to the bustling city of nearly fifteen million people, the academy is a huge complex of three magnificent buildings that bear the hallmarks of modern architectural beauty.\nThe Academy is a statutory body under the Ministry of Cultural Affairs. It was established in 1974, under the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy Act. Its main objective is to safeguard and foster national cultures as well as intangible cultural heritage in Bangladesh. The duties and responsibilities of the academy include promoting arts and national culture as well as creating necessary facilities for their development. The activities of the academy also include organizing workshops, seminars, discussion meetings, short-term specialized training sessions; providing scholarships and financial grants for talented artists; and organizing competitions in the various fields of fine and performing arts, and it regularly holds the Asian Biennial Art Exhibition. Recently it has completed a project in cooperation with UNESCO Dhaka for safeguarding Baul Songs, the only intangible cultural heritage element of Bangladesh on the Representative List. The academy is the premier venue for the expression of traditional and contemporary arts and culture of the people of Bangladesh, and it is planning to extend its collaborative activities internationally, especially through the Asia-Pacific region.

\nFormed in 1994, the Hue Traditional Royal Theatre of Arts functions under the authority of HuếnMonuments Conservation Centre. It works to preserve and promote genres of royal arts, such asnNhã nhạc Court Music, Royal dance and Tuồng court opera. More than 150 artists andninstrumentalists who received professional training are working for the theatre. In addition, thentheatreworks in collaboration with researchers, master artists, instrumentalists, and reputablenexperts in the field such as Professor Trần văn Khê, Professor Tô Ngọc Thanh, Professor Hoàng ChâunKý, Meritorious Artist Trần Kích, and master instrumentalist Lữ Hữu Thi. Many years since itsninception, the theatre has collected, restored, and performed about 40 pieces of ritual music, plentynroyal dances, and excerpts of Tuồng, contributing to the safeguarding of important values ofnVietnamese traditional performing arts. The Theatre has also participated in art festivals in thencountry and overseas, receiving appreciations from the audiences.