"The story of Vietnamese lacquer painting" programme held in Hanoi
A cultural programme themed "The story of Vietnamese lacquer painting" to promote and honour traditional lacquer painting, is being organised at Kim Ngan Temple, 42-44 Hang Bac street, in Hanoi.
The programme will also be held at the Old Quarter Cultural Exchange Centre, 50 Dao Duy Tu street and the House of Heritage, 87 Ma May street, through May 2.
The events which is held by the Hanoi Old Quarter Board of Management, to celebrate Liberation Day, April 30 and International Labour Day, May 1.
The programme aims to promote and honour traditional lacquer painting, the work of making it and its current development.
Visitors to Kim Ngan Temple at 42-44 Hang Bac Street, Hoan Kiem district can see diverse lacquer products such as worshipping items, interior decorations and souvenirs apart from tools for making lacquer items and the lacquer making process until May 2.
Deputy Head of the Hanoi Old Quarter Board of Management Tran Thi Thuy Lan said the programme is the best way to preserve lacquer painting, one of Vietnam's traditional crafts.
Specially, lacquer painting is being submitted to UNESCO as a new intangible cultural heritage of Vietnam by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, in cooperation with the Republic of Korea’s peers, she added.
There is a wide selection of lacquer products, which are favored by foreign visitors, Lan said.
According to researchers and artists, like other traditional crafts, lacquer painting is on the edge of falling into oblivion, as the use of overseas lacquer materials are overwhelming domestic materials.
Besides, specialists also ponder the difficulties of preserving Vietnam's lacquer painting today.
At the programme.
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The programme aims to promote and honour traditional lacquer painting, the work of making it and its current development.
Visitors to Kim Ngan Temple at 42-44 Hang Bac Street, Hoan Kiem district can see diverse lacquer products such as worshipping items, interior decorations and souvenirs apart from tools for making lacquer items and the lacquer making process until May 2.
Deputy Head of the Hanoi Old Quarter Board of Management Tran Thi Thuy Lan said the programme is the best way to preserve lacquer painting, one of Vietnam's traditional crafts.
Specially, lacquer painting is being submitted to UNESCO as a new intangible cultural heritage of Vietnam by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, in cooperation with the Republic of Korea’s peers, she added.
There is a wide selection of lacquer products, which are favored by foreign visitors, Lan said.
According to researchers and artists, like other traditional crafts, lacquer painting is on the edge of falling into oblivion, as the use of overseas lacquer materials are overwhelming domestic materials.
Besides, specialists also ponder the difficulties of preserving Vietnam's lacquer painting today.
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