Visitors to the Museum of Royal Fine Arts in Huế are to get a chance to look at books transcribed on rectangle gold pieces, made for the adoration of the Nguyễn Dynasty (1802-1945).
Antique tea sets that highlight the cultural characteristics of Viet
Nam, China and Japan are being displayed at the HCM City History Museum
in HCM City''s District 1.
A photography exhibition featuring HCM City''s underground metal scene
captured by British documentary photographer Neil Massey will be held at
Antique Street in District 1 until October 19.
A leading antique connoisseur in HCM City has offered to donate his
collection worth several million dollars to support the brave fishermen
and other seamen leading the struggle against the Chinese oil rig in
Vietnamese waters.
The race to possess valuable antiques has become a battle between
State-owned, private museums and antique collectors in Viet Nam, say
those in charge of State-owned museums.
Viet Nam''s ever first antique appraisal company is up and running after a
green light from culture and heritage authorities. To mark the
occasion, Dao Phan Long, director of Dau Xua Ltd Co and chairman of the
Ha Noi-Thang Long Antique Association, spoke...
A collection of more than 3,000 antiques belonging
to the parents of Dr Duong Quynh Hoa, former health minister of the
Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Viet Nam,
was donated to the Ho Chi Minh City History Museum on Monday.
Experts in HCM City have called for tighter
management of antique collection and trade, saying it is important to
preserve the nation''s cultural heritage.
