Exhibition of Vietnamese press 1865-1954

This is the first exhibition of Vietnamese “quoc ngu” press held in Hanoi and the third in Vietnam in 145 years, since the first newspaper using the old Vietnamese script was issued.

LookAtVietnam - This is the first exhibition of Vietnamese “quoc ngu” (Vietnamese script) press held in Hanoi and the third in Vietnam in 145 years, since the first newspaper using the old Vietnamese script – Gia Dinh - was issued. The two previous exhibitions were held in HCM City.

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The exhibition displays 150 original issues of important newspapers in the history of Vietnamese press from 1865 to 1954, including Gia Dinh, Dang Co Tung Bao, Nong Co Min Dam, Dong Duong Magazine and Nam Phong in addition to some keepsakes of President Ho Chi Minh and journalists Vu Trong Phung and Nguyen Huy Tuong.

The event is organized by sachxua.net forum, the Hanoi Library and the East-West Culture and Language Centre from June 16 to 20 at the Hanoi Library, 37 Ba Trieu.

One of the most special items on display is a handwritten letter signed by President Ho Chi Minh to the southern people before he went to France as a distinguished visitor, published by Cuu Quoc Newspaper in 1946.

Co Giai Phong (Liberation Flag) newspaper.

Tien Phong (Pioneer) newspaper

Tin Giao Duc (Educational News) Newspaper

Gia Dinh Newspaper and Le Courrier D’Haiphong.

Luc Tinh Tan Van Newspaper

Dang Co Tung Bao and Nong Co Min Dam.

Dong Duong Tap Chi (Indochina Magazine), Luc Tinh Tan Van and Nam Phong.

Trung Bac Tan Van Newspaper.

“President Ho with the Press” and “The Job of Journalists”.

Research books on the Vietnamese press.

Speakers attending a talk about the development of the Vietnamese press from 1865 to 1954.

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`Children of the Desert' by Leonid Padrul.You can glimpse Israel through the lens of art photographer Leonid Padrul in ''The Shadow of Jerusalem'' exhibition. His photographs deal with the landscape of his adoptive country, from the Dead Sea to the Judean Desert.
Padrul was born in the Ukraine and immigrated to Israel in 1994. He is currently heading the Department of Photography at the Eretz Israel Museum. He has won international recognition and prestigious awards, including the international title of excellence in artistic photography from the Fe{aac}de{aac}ration Internationale de l'Art Photographique.
'The Shadow of Jerusalem' is at the National Gallery on Chao Fa Road until June 29. For more information, call 02-204-9237 or 02-204-9219.

Mekong artists collaborate for exhibition

photo by Chuck Kuhn
Twenty artists from across Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Thailand have collaborated for an exhibition of their varied contemporary works, to run in Hanoi from May 30-June 13.

The exhibition entitled “Underlying” will be the first time a group of contemporary artists from the Mekong sub-region has united. The 32 artworks exhibited will include oil paintings, wood-engravings, multimedia films, photography and installation art.

The inaugural event is part of the Mekong Art and Culture Project, which aims to help artists develop practical skills and then apply them in real life situations such acting as curators for their own exhibition, said the Viet Art Centre (VAC).

The exhibition organisers hope to help visitors better their understanding of the social diversity, social issues and contemporary lifestyles in the Mekong sub-region as well as the artistic spirit of each country.

Selected artworks reflect the development of the Vietnamese contemporary art in the 1997-2007 period and the impact of art on Vietnamese society.

(Source: VNA)

A symphony of colours

Flaming red violins and cellos, austere instrumentalists and rugged hands express a state of excitement, a passionate internal life hinting at the climax of a symphony orchestra.
“Music depicts life with sounds, I depict music with my colours,” says Tran Manh Hung. “One day I turned on my radio and heard a classic symphony. Suddenly from the bottom of my heart, I felt moved with the melody. Then, I painted seductively and naturally without any definite aim.” Now he nearly has enough paintings on classical musicians to organise a solo exhibition

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