With the decision to relocate nine old factories and industrial facilities out of the inner city, Hanoi has been witnessing an opportunity to develop and expand cultural spaces, art and creative centres towards the promotion of cultural industry through the reconstruction of industrial heritages.
Po Klong Garai tower in Phan Rang-Thap Cham city, Ninh Thuan province was recognized as a special national relic site in 2016. It is one of the most majestic and beautiful Cham towers in Vietnam.
The Hanoi Book Street will host a promotional event entitled ‘Languages and Origin’ from October 28 to 30, with various activities honouring traditional Vietnamese culture and encouraging reading culture throughout the community.
Huong sac Hue or The “scents and shades of Hue” is the name of the exhibition that has been open to visitors from October 20, at the space of Le Ba Dang Art Center, 15 Le Loi street in Hue City.
The Cultural Heritage Department of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) is in the process of finding a way to bring home two Nguyen Dynasty antiques, which are about to be auctioned in France by auction house Million, as soon as possible.
Thanh pagoda is a famous religious and tourism site in Lang Son province. The ancient pagoda with its storied centuries-old history has been recognized as a national historical site.
More than 200 artworks by 187 painters and sculptors who are members of the Vietnam Fine Arts Association in nine cities and provinces in the Red River Delta are being displayed at an exhibition that opened in Ha Nam Province on October 17.
"The art of making and dancing to the flute of the H'mong people in Dien Bien province" has been recognised as a national intangible cultural heritage.
An exhibition officially opened at the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi on October 13, featuring many artifacts that are stories about President Ho Chi Minh’s sentiment with Vietnamese people and international friends.
The painting "The et Sympathie" by local artist Le Pho has been sold for a total of US$1.3 million at the Modern Evening Auction of Sotheby's in Hong Kong (China).
Hanoi will organize many cultural and sports activities to mark the 68th anniversary of Hanoi's liberation from the French occupation forces on October 10, 1954, according to the Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports.
The first book on the national geography of the Nguyen Dynasty (1820-1884), Hoang Viet Nhat Thong Du Dia Chi, has won the highest prize of Vietnam National Book Awards 2022.