The digitization of monuments and cultural heritages in recent years has increased the effectiveness of media activities and introduction of historical and cultural places and monuments. Recently, Khanh Hoa Provincial People's Committee has issued a plan to implement digitization program of cultural heritages in the province.
Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha asked relevant agencies to urgently complete the nomination dossier of Ha Long Bay - Cat Ba Archipelago to be recognized by UNESCO as a world heritage site.
On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of Hue Monuments Complex and 20 years of Hue royal court music being honored by UNESCO as a world cultural heritage, Hue Monuments Conservation Center in collaboration with the University of Fine Arts - Hue University organizes the exhibition "Hue royal performance through fine art" (taking place from June 16 to 26) to honor the beauty of intangible heritage.
UNESCO recognition of the Cham people’s pottery making as Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Protection was announced at the Ninh Thuan Grape-Wine Festival 2023 on June 16. The recognition encourages local administration and Cham ethnic people to preserve and promote their heritage, preserve their traditional crafts, and increase their income by doing tourism based on pottery making.
A delegation of lecturers and students from the University of South Australia has just had an experience exchange of creative fields of crafts, folk art and music in Hoi An city (Quang Nam province).
In an effort to contribute to preserving and promoting the value of national cultural heritage, the thematic exhibition ‘The 3rd collection of antiquities of the Da Nang people’ is now underway from June 17 to the end of July 17 at the Museum of Da Nang. On display at the event is the collection of 70 artifacts selected from many different types and materials dating from the 15th century to the feudal Nguyen Dynasty by private collectors.
The celebration of 30th anniversary (1993-2023) of the Complex of Hue Monuments and the 20th anniversary (2003 - 2023) of Hue Royal Court Music being honored by the UNESCO as world heritages took place during June 16-18. On this occasion, Thua Thien Hue Weekly had a conversation with Mr. Hoang Viet Trung, Director of Hue Monuments Conservation Center about the process of preserving and developing heritage.
The province Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism staged the opening ceremony of the Xoan singing training and practice class for the Phu Tho Xoan singing clubs and folk songs on June 26 at the Center of Culture - Cinema.
A ceremony was held in the central province of Ha Tinh on June 24 to receive a certificate recognising the Sino-Nom Documents from Truong Luu Village as a Document Heritage Memory of the World Programme for the Asia-Pacific region.
Sculptor Nguyen Tan Phat is well-known for his collections of lacquer sculptures of zodiacs, such as 1,010 buffalo statues, 2,022 tiger statues and 2,023 cat statues to welcome the years 2021, 2022, and 2023. Having a special love for traditional culture, Phat has created unique lacquer products and promoted traditional arts to the public through free classes at his hometown in Son Tay.