Culture

Lacquer art is not only the pride of the nation’s fine arts, but also an invaluable cultural heritage. This assertion was emphasized by many experts at the seminar “The journey of Vietnamese lacquer from heritage to the future...".

Instead of concentrating activities within a few peak days as in the past, the Hue Four Seasons Festival is implemented under a new model, featuring a continuous series of cultural, artistic and tourism events throughout the year...

Hue is my lover, my dream… But now I also have Saigon and Hanoi. Everywhere is home. Wherever I am, I have dreams and love.

For nearly three decades devoted to shards of pottery and porcelain, artisan Dao Huu Khien has remained steadfast in his meticulousness, patience, and passion for the craft.

In the early days of the Lunar New Year, the elegant building at 23-25 Le Loi Street, draws visitors into the exhibition space on display, featuring works by the two Hue-born artists: Hoang Dang Khanh and Tran Anh Huy.

This issue of Hue Today Weekend features many other engaging articles awaiting readers, including: Rác - sạch từ gốc, hay… trông chờ ở camera (Kim Oanh); Công nghiệp tăng tốc, mở dư địa tăng trưởng (Le Tho);...

Set within a poetic setting, 32 paintings transport viewers into an artistic garden, which is not only a meeting point with nature, but also a convergence of the inner worlds of 8 prominent contemporary artists.

Building a digital data infrastructure to preserve history on maps is the mission that Le Quang Tue, founder and manager of the Vietnam Map Archive project, and his team members have been quietly pursuing...

Within the cultural complex of Hue, if the system of palaces and royal tombs defines the face of an Imperial capital, the villages along the lagoon and coastline preserve the depth of community life...

Stronger coordination between the education and cultural sectors is needed to ensure that cultural and heritage content is consistently integrated throughout the educational process.

Through his deep and sustained research on Hue, Nguyen Dac Xuan had the opportunity to meet many remarkable figures who helped illuminate and enrich the history and culture of the former imperial capital over the past century.

Through performances in French, students had the opportunity to demonstrate their language skills while introducing distinctive aspects of French culture to the audience.

Viewed from the realities of conserving and promoting cultural heritage, successive generations at the Hue Monuments Conservation Center have continually wrestled with a question: how can heritage be more than merely “preserved”…

The city will organize the collection and registration of book sources, while seeking broad public feedback during the process of evaluating the quality of publications, with the aim of building a Hue Digital Bookcase.

This is the theme of a thematic exhibition organized by Hue City Museum of History, currently taking place in the Museum’s outdoor space at 268 Dien Bien Phu Street (Thuan Hoa Ward, Hue City).