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Under a decision recently signed by Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha, the programme is set to be implemented nationwide and in several countries that have long-term cultural relations with Vietnam. It will primarily focus on cultural heritage, grassroots-level culture, performing arts, fine arts, photography and exhibitions, cinematography, library, training, national culture; foreign culture, and cultural industry, among others. The scheme puts forward eight groups of tasks and solutions, including perfecting cultural policies, improving the operational efficiency of cultural institutions, and building a healthy cultural environment. It underscores the importance of developing a contingent of writers, artists, intellectuals, and human resources for cultural management, training, and scientific research; creating distinctive cultural products of Vietnam; as well as promoting Vietnamese culture to the world. Efforts will be made to preserve and protect heritages and indigenous...

The exhibition themed “Femmes du Vietnam: Tradition et Modernities” (Vietnamese women: Tradition and Modernity) is being jointly organised by the France-Vietnam Friendship Association and the authorities of the Loire-Atlantique region in France. More than 60 artworks highlighting Vietnamese women’s beauty seen from their back, along with their costumes, working tools, and household utensils were photographed by Thiery Beyne during his past tours throughout Vietnam. Beyne began travelling in the 1980s, traversing several Asian countries, including India, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Thailand, and Vietnam. During his Vietnam tours, including a 7-year-stay, he has had a chance to travel from north to south, meet many different people, and showcase different perspectives about life in Vietnam through his work. The exhibition also showcases black-and-white photographs featuring Vietnamese landscapes and people in daily lives snapped by French photographer Jean-Miche...

Visual artist Nguyen The Son reviews his career through an exhibition titled A Decade of Exposure, opening this week at Art Vietnam Salon Gallery in Hanoi. Son has selected eight photo-reliefs he made ten years ago and then takes the same image from the same vantage point now in 2023. Witnessing the transformation of the landscape after ten years is an exciting revelation for the public, but especially for the photographer, as the city plunges into modernity with a speed that seems limitless in energy and creativity. As Son explored numerous structures in the city, from old communal houses and pagodas communal dwellings, shops, and old French villas giving way to modern life and commercial activities, the artist could see how the landscape was changing to suit new tastes and lifestyles.  Nguyen The Son is a visual artist, curator, and art lecturer. Photo: Hanoi Grapevine Delicate ironwork on windows and balustrades of old French villas give way to wide modern sto...

The distinctive collection of Bat Trang pottery from the 14th to 20th century is on display at the National Museum of History on International Museum Day (May 18). The exhibition “Bat Trang Ancient Pottery” is divided into four parts, including “History of Establishment”, “Bat Trang Pottery in the 14th Century”, “Bat Trang Pottery in the 15th to 18th Century”, and “Bat Trang Pottery in the 19th to 20th Century”. With a long history of imbuing the quintessence with unique national cultural values, Bat Trang pottery has been collected and researched for many periods. Through the exhibition, the National History Museum aims to introduce a rich collection of glazed ceramics with historical, cultural, and artistic value to the domestic and foreign public, thereby raising awareness of preserving and promoting national cultural and historical values. The exhibition will last until the end of September 2023 at the National Museum of History, 1 Trang Tien, Hanoi.  Nguyen Va...

The opening ceremony of the painting competition entitled “Vietnamese Heritage in Fine Arts” was held on May 18, highlighting the importance of preserving cultural heritage and natural values. The lacquer painting titled “The Scenery of Thay Pagoda” by Pham Hau (1903- 1995) Participants in the contest have a chance to win a special prize worth VND100 million or nearly US$4,400, according to the Cultural Heritage Association of Vietnam. The contest offers 17 with a total value of VND960 million (US$40,500), including the US$4,400 grand prize. To Van Dong, Vice President of the Cultural Heritage Association of Vietnam (CHAV), said the event organizer calls for the participation of young local artists and art lovers who can depict the beauty and value of Vietnam’s heritage through artworks. “The contest aims to praise the value of heritage and spread the love for national heritage among Vietnamese youth. This will encourage them to foster the protection and preservation...

The activity is part of the Hue Traditional Craft Festival 2023, which opened in Thua Thien-Hue on the evening of April 28 and will last through Friday. Upon arriving at Thuong Bac Park on Tran Hung Dao Street in Hue City, the Belgian artists wearing stilts were warmly welcomed by both residents and tourists. Following a period of preparation, the stilt artists responded to a command signal and gracefully mounted their stilts.  Belgian stilt artists perform on a street in Hue City in Thua Thien-Hue Province, central Vietnam, May 1, 2023. Photo: Minh An / Tuoi Tre Their movements were executed with precision and skill, and wherever they went, spectators and tourists followed, applauding and cheering with enthusiasm. The stilt artists stopped at key intersections, including the ones north of Truong Tien Bridge and in front of Dong Ba Market, to perform close-up movements that involved using their stilts to push each other, engage in mock fights, and create a li...