According to the Decision no.1333/QĐ-BVHTT&DL dated 06/5/2014 issued by Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the VNMH Museum would collaborate with the Guimet Museum of Asian Arts (France) to hold a temporary exhibition called “The flight of the Dragon - the royal art of Vietnam” on the anniversary of Year of Vietnam in France 2014.
French specialist is taking photographs of VNMH Museum’s objects
During 18/6 to 22/6/2014 at the VNMH Museum (01 Pham Ngu Lao, Hanoi), the collections and objects used for the exhibition have been packed and dispatched to France. The exhibition will be opened by early July at the Guimet Museum. The VNMH Museum has sent 89 objects that have date back of Dong Son Civilization up to the early 20th century. The collections are made by gold, silver, bronze and stone. Particularly, the collections belonged to Nguyen Dynasties including the golden seal, royal hats…The exhibition will explain about artistic conception and how the iconography of dragon to be changed in the cultural and belief of Vietnamese through out the history.
The VNMH Museum personnel are checking the objects
The VNMH Museum personnel are packing the objects
Through this exhibition, VNMH Museum hope to introduce to French public as well as international public the precious and excellent tangible cultural heritages of Vietnam.
By Đinh Phương Châm
EN: Tran Trang