More than 100 domestic and foreign companies will take part in the 13th international exhibition on food, drink and packing technology, Vietfood & Pro-pack, to be held in Ho Chi Minh City from August 19-22. The exhibition will introduce traditional and new food and drink products and food processing and packing technology displayed at 150 [...]
A photo exhibition entitled “Vietnam – 40 years of implementing President Ho Chi Minh’s Testament” opened in Vientiane, Laos, on May 12. On display are about 100 documentary photos supplied by the Hanoi-based Ho Chi Minh Museum, including those of the versions of Ho Chi Minh’s Testament written in 1965 and 1968 and the one [...]
A new exhibit titled Food for Thought at Galerie Quynh in HCM City’s District 1 offers a surrealistic take on the theme of food and people. In his first exhibition in his native country, New York-based artist Nguyen Gia Trong is displaying provocative works that tease viewers’ imaginations. Upon entering the showroom, guests see a [...]
Besides introducing the movies Moon in the Bottom of Well the Rotterdam Film Festival in the Netherlands from January 20 to February 2, director Nguyen Vinh Son organized a small exhibition about Vietnam’s temples at the request of the festival organizers. The organizing board proposed the exhibition because a temple was used as an impressive [...]
An artistic exhibition called “What’s equality” by a group of curators is now at 42 Yet Kieu, Hanoi until December 26, 2008. After nine months working together, eight pairs of artists – curators created 10 artworks of various genres, from installation to paintings and video art, all focusing on a topic: gender equality. Painter Pham [...]
The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology, on Wednesday, opened an exhibition on the cultural life of Catholics. The life of a Catholic follower is displayed through major rituals, from the various sacraments, such as the baptism rituals for a newborn baby to Communion and Confirmation to help children grow in their faith. The Marriage ceremony marks [...]
A photo exhibition on three ethnic minorities (including Co Tu, Ta Oi and Pa Ko) in central Thua Thien-Hue province taken by French photographer Sebastien Laval will be held at the French Cultural Centre in Hanoi on November 6-22, 2008. With 50 mainly black-and-white photos, the exhibition will offer viewers a snap shot of the [...]
A national photo exhibition entitled “Beauty of the Vietnamese people and landscapes” opened its doors in Ho Chi Minh City on Oct. 31. The expo, co-organised by the Ministry of Culture – Sports and Tourism and the Vietnam Artistic Photographers Association, has been held every two years to showcase outstanding works featuring the Vietnamese [...]
In response to the Government’s policy to promote cultural diplomacy in addition to the economic relations, an exhibition gathering many works of art made by diplomats, who are working in Vietnam, opened in Hanoi on October 23. The exhibition displays many lacquer and oil paintings and installations by twelve diplomats from eleven countries, who [...]
A solo exhibition featuring 52 works of art from English printmaker, woodcarver and painter Simon Redington has opened in Ha Noi with the theme What’s so Funny about Peace, Love and Understanding? at Art Viet Nam Gallery. The current collection is comprised of a series of stunning poster-style prints, oil paintings, and confrontational sculptures created [...]