License to Establish a Museum

Any person or legal entity that intends to establish a museum, that means the non-profit place for collection, conservation, preservation and exhibition of objects relating to the culture, history, nature, science and social for the purpose of disseminating the background, race valiant, diligence of the ancestors, the richness of Lao nation; and for the purpose of research, education and tourism, for the domestic and foreign.

1. it shall collect sufficient amount of high value in cultural, historical, natural, scientific and technological objects for exhibition.
2. It shall have the sufficient and appropriate location and storage area that can prevent disasters such as floods, pollution, road congestion and other construction sites.
3. It shall have the technical staffs graduated in museum fields or other relevant sciences.
4. It shall have sufficient capital.
5. Have operation and budgets plan to serve technical objectives before or after construction.
6. Having the Secured buildings which the Lao PDR is party.
7. Having modern vehicle security equipment.
8. Have the permanent storage, to secure archiving system to support high value objects.

• Decree on Museum 159/GOV · 28.05.2015
• Law on National Heritage (Revised) 44/NA · 24.12.2013

Means of presentation

At the Authority Offices

Address of authority

Heritage Department, Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism

Processing time

90 In all circumstance, in case the supporting document or qualifications are incomplete, the Department will inform the applicant within 15 days.

Has an expiry date

NO

1. Government will approve the establishment of National Museum 2. Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism will approve the department and local museum. 3. Provincial Governor will approve the Community Museum or Private Museum.