MEANING OF THE ELEPHANT SPOUT BRONZE KETTLE DISPLAYED AT THE HANOI MUSEUM

09/07/2024 - 16:06:57

The elephant spout bronze kettle is a rare, almost unique artefact kept at the Hanoi Museum metal warehouse, a valuable historical source of bronze casting art with a unique design compared to traditional bronze kettles. With embossed decorations, the mascot is unique and full of aesthetic qualities, demonstrating creativity in Vietnamese folk art.

SEMINAR "MUSEUM EDUCATION ACTIVITIES - COMMUNITY CONNECTION"

09/07/2024 - 16:00:42

On the morning of May 17, Hanoi Museum held a seminar on "Museum education activities - Community connection" on International Museum Day, May 18, 2024.

ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATION IN THE WEST OF VUON CHUOI MOUND, LAI XA VILLAGE, KIM CHUNG COMMUNE, HOAI DUC DISTRICT

09/07/2024 - 15:51:48

On the morning of March 19, 2024, representatives of the Hanoi Museum, the Institute of Archeology and the People's Committee of Hoai Duc district held a groundbreaking ceremony for the project to excavate and relocate the Vuon Chuoi archaeological site within the scope of the project: Construction of Ring Road 3.5.

THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE EXHIBITION “ECHOES FROM THE PAST”, THE SUN CHESS LAUNCHING AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES ON HUNG KINGS’ COMMEMORATION ANNIVERSARY 2024

03/05/2024 - 11:22:02

On the morning of April 18, 2024, Hanoi Museum opened the exhibition "Echoes from the past" in honour of the Hung Kings' commemoration anniversary 2024 and the 100th anniversary of Dong Son culture research in Vietnam. This exhibition introduces nearly 100 precious artefacts, images, and documents from over 2,000 years ago of our nation from the dynasty of the Hung Kings with the most brilliantly developed Dong Son culture in the nation's history. 

WORKSHOP "THE DRAGON IMAGE IN EASTERN AESTHETICS"

19/04/2024 - 08:59:50

On March 11, 2024, the Hanoi Museum, in collaboration with the School of Interdisciplinary Sciences and Arts (Hanoi National University), organized a workshop, "Dragon image in Eastern aesthetics". The seminar was part of the exhibition "Telling Dragon Stories in the Year of the Dragon," which introduced more than 100 documents and artefacts that clarified the dragon symbol in religious and belief architecture through the Hanoi Museum's collection of artefacts. The collection also includes dragons in contemporary fine arts, expressed through craft village products and unique handicraft products.

INDOCHINA FINE ARTS WORKS AT THE HANOI MUSEUM

27/03/2024 - 09:16:27

Fine Art, originating in prehistoric and early historical times, has always closely followed the nation's building and national defence process. Fine Art is one of the first art disciplines that prove the nation's cultural heritage, such as the carvings on the cliffs of Dong Noi cave over 10,000 years ago, belonging to the Hoa Binh culture and the carvings on bronze drums belonging to the Dong Son culture (especially the Ngoc Lu bronze drums) dating back 2500 -2000 years.

THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE EXHIBITIONS TO CELEBRATE THE CENTRAL PARTY OF VIETNAM AND THE YEAR OF THE DRAGON 2024

26/03/2024 - 15:10:30

On the occasion of the 74th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of Vietnam (February 3, 1930) and the Lunar New Year, Hanoi Museum opened two exhibitions and held many other activities on February 1, 2024.

AN DONG ENTRY TABLET - A UNIQUE ARTEFACT IN THE LE DYNASTY ANTIQUES COLLECTION DISCOVERED AT NGOC KHANH, BA DINH, HANOI

12/03/2024 - 11:32:45

A Summoning Tablet is the common name for a group of unique items issued by the royalty during the Le Dynasty; there are different tablet classifications depending on the material used to make the Tablet: Kim bai (gold Tablet), Ngan bai (silver Tablet), Moc bai (wooden Tablet), Thach bai (stone Tablet). Each Tablet within a tablet classification has a different function: Tin bai (token Tablet) and Lenh bai (task assignment Tablet).

BROWN PATTERNED VASE OF THE TRAN DYNASTY

09/01/2024 - 09:26:34

The Hanoi Museum preserves a large quantity of Tran Dynasty ceramics of various styles. The number of brown patterned ceramics is smaller than that of celadon and white-glazed ceramics, but they have many unique features. Amongst these ceramics, the brown-patterned flower vase with the registration number BTHN 1500 is impressive.

THE OPENING AND AWARD CEREMONY OF THE 2023 VIETNAM FINE ARTS COMPETITION AND EXHIBITION

08/01/2024 - 10:51:01

The opening and award ceremony of the 2023 Vietnam Fine Arts Competition and Exhibition took place on the afternoon of December 6 at the Hanoi Museum.

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