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.
Located in the heart of the ancient pottery village of Bat Trang in Hanoi's Gia Lam District, the Bat Trang Pottery Museum is not only a place to preserve the cultural values of the village, but also a creative space for visitors from far and wide.
Established in 2021, Mo Muong Thang Club in Cao Phong district has made great contributions to preserving and promoting the values of Mo Muong, a unique cultural heritage of the Muong ethnic minority group in Hoa Binh province.
With the efforts of local authorities, the Government as well as international organizations, after 30 years of being honored as a world heritage site by UNESCO, the Complex of Hue Monuments has gradually recovered its original appearance and is in its phase of stability, development and value promotion.