Preserving the Traditional Sculptural Art of the Co Tu People

Preserving the Traditional Sculptural Art of the Co Tu People

For the Co Tu people, wood carving goes beyond home decoration. The motifs carved onto wooden structures express their thoughts, worldview, and mindsets on the familiar aspects of daily life.
Touching the Soul of Woodblock Art

After four years in operation, the Woodblock Art Space has gained growing recognition. Encouragingly, the initial curiosity of many young visitors has gradually turned into genuine interest and appreciation.

Touching the Soul of Woodblock Art
Projects bringing heritage ‘back to life’

More than three decades after UNESCO inscribed the Complex of Hue Monuments as a World Cultural Heritage Site (1993), nearly 200 structures and components have been restored, helping turn heritage into a resource for development...

Projects bringing heritage ‘back to life’
Training ‘successor’ of Ca Hue in schools

Setting aside their summer break, nearly 200 music teachers from primary schools across Hue City gathered at Hue Vocational School of Culture and Arts to take part in a special course: Ca Hue.

Training ‘successor’ of Ca Hue in schools
The On-going Story of the Lotus

With the project “Hue and Diem - From Mud, the Lotus Blooms Again,” Ms. Nguyen Thi Diem My and her team transform dried lotus pods and seeds into products that carry beauty, culture, and the stories of the ancient capital.

The On-going Story of the Lotus
The murals tell stories of Bao Vinh

These days, along several alleys on Bao Vinh Street, many old walls are being given a new look with murals depicting ancient houses, riverside landing stages, boats, and the daily life of what was once a trading port.

The murals tell stories of Bao Vinh
Unlocking heritage: Towards “Quality over Quantity”

Rather than focusing on sheer visitor numbers, the Hue Monuments Conservation Center is shifting its service strategy at the Imperial City and other heritage sites toward product selectivity and enhanced visitor experiences...

Unlocking heritage Towards “Quality over Quantity”
Young people living with music

By day, they are music teachers, bakers, or bartenders; by night, they become singers and musicians on small stages of coffee shops and community music nights...

Young people living with music
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