Introducing a virtual art exhibition space

From April 26 to May 2nd, the Imperial Citadel will become the center of a series of special cultural - artistic activities with the theme “The Imperial Citadel shines, the royal flowers converge”, promising to attract thousands of tourist arrivals during the April 30 - May 1st holidays.

Many art lovers spent an afternoon immersed in the fine art exhibition space with the theme “Loving Hue”, which was just opened on the afternoon of April 19 on the 4th floor of the Song Centre building (Ba Trieu Street, Thuan Hoa District).

On April 13, the City’s Union of Science and Technology Associations, in collaboration with the Department of Education and Training, the Department of Science and Technology, and Hue City Youth Union, organized the opening ceremony of the exhibition and judging for the 18th Hue City Youth and Children's Creativity Contest in 2025 (the Contest).

Visitors and culture and history enthusiasts visiting Hue Imperial Citadel should not miss an exhibition space featuring the “Great Royal costume of the Annam court” painting collection at the East wing of Thai Hoa Palace.

In the years from 1930 to 1937, painter Mai Trung Thu was appointed to teach drawing at Quoc Hoc High School. Here, his talent blossomed. Series of his paintings were born, depicting gentle Hue girls, the charming scenery of the Huong river and the temples and royal mausoleums. His paintings in Hue rendered him a solid position in modern Vietnamese painting.