Vietnam arts and culture
Three hundred artifacts depicting Vietnamese daily life in late 19th century are on display at Hai Phong Province’s museum. Many of the artifacts are presented for the first time. Nguyen Ba Thanh Long, vice chairman of Hai Phong Antiques Association, said that many of … [Read more...]
The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Export Processing and Industrial Zone Authority organized a mobile history museum for workers in companies to bring them closer to events that shaped the country. As soon as the lunch bell rang at noon, workers of the Hoshino … [Read more...]
Long An Palace - Hue Royal Antique Museum at 3 Le Truc Street in Hue City will reopen on January 1 after nearly four years of renovation, reports VietnamPlus. Long An Palace, built in 1845 under the reign of King Thieu Tri, belongs to the Hue royal heritage system. When the king died in 1847, the … [Read more...]
By Tran Ky Phuong Published on 6/1/95 on Things Asian Built in 1915, the Museum of Champa Sculpture in Danang displays an intensive and diverse collection of Champa sculpture dating from the 7th to the 15th centuries. The museum was established at the end of the 19th century by the Ecole … [Read more...]
Some of the best things about Hanoi are the many museums that, along with its numerous pagodas, temples, communal houses, and other historical sites, make Hanoi a paradise for "culture vultures". I recently paid a visit to one of my favourite Hanoi museums, the Vietnam Women's Museum at 36 Ly … [Read more...]
UNESCO Center for Vietnamese Antique Preservation collaborates with the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism to hold an antiques exhibition at Hung Yen Museum. The exhibition will mark Vietnam’s Antiques Day and it displays a number of items collected by members of Hung Yen Province and … [Read more...]
Danang Museum of Cham Sculpture has been named ‘first class’ by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. Constructed by the French from 1915, the museum houses leading rare collections of Champa sculptures. It is the only museum in the country which is opened 365 days a year - … [Read more...]
The Dak Lak People’s Committee on November 21 held a ceremony to inaugurate the Dak Lak Museum, the largest of its kind in the Central Highlands region. The museum’s design is based on the architecture of the traditional long house of the Ede ethnic minority, the most populous ethnic group in … [Read more...]
Since the beginning of this year, the city's museums have brought hundreds of mobile exhibitions to schools, universities and industrial parks in city districts and southern provinces. The city branch of the Ho Chi Minh Museum last week opened a photo exhibition featuring President Ho Chi Minh's … [Read more...]