Children’s art workshops offer a dynamic cultural experience, introducing young participants to the vibrant world of contemporary Vietnamese art.

The innovative exhibition, seamlessly integrated into the picturesque campus of the former Indochina University, has opened to the public for the first time, drawing a large crowd of art enthusiasts eager to explore its unique offerings.

Artifacts and bronze sculptures are displayed at the Hanoi Old Quarter Cultural Exchange Center, offering visitors a glimpse of Vietnam's thousand-year-old tradition of casting bronze.

The painting exhibition “Kê Ke” by painter Ha Hoang by was kicked off at the Ke Restaurant 81b Xuan Dieu Str, Hanoi on January 6.

“Story of the Water Puppetry”, the talk is part of the project “Reimagine Artist/Artisan”, hosted by artist Ngo Thanh Bac and puppet artisan/ performance artist Phan Thanh Liem will be held at Six Space on 8 Jan.

The exhibition “Reimagine the Artist/Artisan” by 5 creative artworks was kicked off at the Six Space on January 5.

The annual “Xuan Que Huong” (Homeland Spring) programme will be held in HCM City on January 20 to welcome overseas Vietnamese (OVs) returning home for the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.

The painting exhibition "Spring Peach Flowers 2" by painter Nguyen Huu Khoa was kicked off at the Exhibition Centre of Fine Arts and Photography in Hanoi on January 3.

The Malaysia, Indonesia and Vietnam Culture Week with the aims to promote traditional products and the unique cuisines of the three countries to international visitors was held on December 8 in the northern province of Thai Nguyen.

More than 60 foreign and Vietnamese guitarists are playing at the 3rd International Guitar Festival which opened in HCM City on December 7.Organised by the HCM City Music Conservatory, the festival will last until December 11.

Vietnamese documentary movie Singing from behind the Bars won the Best Asian Project award at Docs Port Incheon 2016, which was held in the Republic of Korea last month.

Nearly 1,000 Vietnamese and French people gathered in Paris on December 5 to enjoy a night music show of Vietnamese classical choruses.

The Central Highlands province of Dak Nong is surveying the volcanic cave system in Krong No district to compile a dossier seeking UNESCO’s recognition as a global geopark.

The 2016 Vietnam-Korea Giant Lantern Festival, that will take place for the first time at Leparc by Gamuda in Hoang Mai District, Hanoi from December 3 to January 22, is expected to be an attactive destination for visitors at the end of this year.

According to the Department of Cultural Heritage under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the practice related to the Vietnamese belief in Mother Goddesses of the Three Realms has been officially recognised by UNESCO as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity on December 1.

A stamp exhibition, themed “Vietnam - endless charm” was kicked off at the Thai Philatelic Museum in Bangkok, Thailand, on November 29 on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and Thailand (1976-2016).

The museum of the northern province of Quang Ninh has cooperated with the History Faculty of the Hanoi University of Social Sciences and Humanities to excavate two ancient tombs dating back from 1,800-2,000 years.

The fourth International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Moot Competition of Vietnam started in Ho Chi Minh City on November 28.

Truyen Kieu (The Tale of Kieu), a masterpiece written by Vietnamese poet Nguyen Du in the late 18th century, has provided a wealth of inspiration for playwrights.

The Vietfest 2016, an annual Vietnamese cultural festival, opened at Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra on November 24.

Overseas Vietnamese in Macau, China participated in the “Asia Ethnic Cultural Performances 2016” held in Hong Kong on November 20.

An art programme featuring Vietnamese and Korean melodies was held in the central province of Binh Dinh on October 14.

International art lovers get an insight into the development of the Vietnamese lacquer painting art when visiting an exhibition underway at Fahrbereitschaft exhibition house in Lichtenberg district, Germany’s Berlin.