Vietnamese New Year in Hanoi Old Quarter
Exhibition: 19 Jan – 12 Feb 2017
Opening hours: 8 am – 12 pm, 2 – 5 pm
(Fri, Sat, Sun: 8 am – 12 pm, 2 – 5 pm, 7 – 10 pm)
Hanoi Old Quarter (see specific venues below)
From the organizer:
You are invited to the event “Vietnamese New Year in Hanoi Old Quarter” and participate in the following activities:
• Kim Ngan communal house (42-44 Hang Bac Str.): Exhibition of the Hang Trong, Kim Hoang, Dong Ho folk paintings.
• Heritage House (87 Ma May Str.): Exhibition of photographs of Tet (Vietnamese New Year) in the old days by Institutes of Social Sciences Information, and an experience corner of how a typical traditional family in Hanoi prepares for Tet.
• The Old Quarter Information Center (28 Hang Buom Str.): calligraphy demonstration, exhibition of products from ‘Patterns of Dai Viet’, a community project which uses vector technology to recreate all ancient patterns of Vietnam.
• The Hanoi Old Quarter Culture Exchange Center (50, Dao Duy Tu Str.): Demonstration of pre-Tet preparation in an traditional house of the Northern Delta.
In additions, there are several traditional music performances in the Old Quarter:
• Time: 8 pm – 10 pm, 29 Jan – 01 Feb
• Venues:
– Kim Ngan communal house (42-44 Hang Bac Str.)
– Dong Lac communal house (38 Hang Dao Str.)
– Old Quarter Information Centre (28 Hang Buom Str.)
– Hội quán Phúc Kiến (40 Lan Ong Str.)
Translated by Hanoi Grapevine
