Hà Nội vault gets opened for tourists

Hà Nội’s Old Quarter Management Board has opened vault No 93 on Gầm Cầu Street to create a walkway and public art space.

Old Quarter to host activities honouring poonah paper Folk paintings printed on dó (poonah) paper and how the paper is made will be introduced through the programme Vietnamese Poohnah Paper – Past and Present.

New and old art in the National Assembly

George Burchett explores a contemporary art installation in the National Assembly building, on Ba Đình Square, in Hà Nội.

Old Quarter relics set in Lunar New Year theme

A series of cultural activities have been organised at historic relics and cultural spaces in downtown Hà Nội’s Old Quarter featuring ancient Vietnamese customs for the Lunar New Year.

Be careful, or murals will be cultural rubbish

 

Artist Lương Xuân Đoàn, deputy-head of the Việt Nam Fine Arts Association, shares his opinion about murals in Hà Nội.

Too many wall paintings

Paintings on wall once added to the richness of art in Hà Nội. Now, however, it has become a bit much.

Rampant wall painting threatens street art: artists1

The rising number of murals has breathed new life into Hà Nội’s streets, however, artists and art-lovers warn that poor paintings popping up all over the city are threatening the value of street art as well as the capital’s image.

Old Quarter hosts cultural programme to celebrate Liberation Day

Various cultural activities including fashion shows, music performances, handicraft displays and folk games will be organised in Hà Nội’s Old Quarter with the theme of ‘Hà Nội Autumn’.

Mid-Autumn Festival gets into full swing

Mid-Autumn Festival is not only a chance for children to have fun.

Mid-Autumn festival to begin in Hà Nội’s Old Quarter

Hà Nội’s Old Quarter will host the opening of the traditional Mid-Autumn festival on Friday.