Program of Friends of Vietnam Heritage (FVH) in June 2018

Program of Friends of Vietnam Heritage (FVH) in June 2018

From FVH:

Firstly thank everyone for your amazing support. June is the last month before a short summer break, although we will continue with film night and 1-2 workshops during July/August. But as these 2 months are at the height of the summer with many people away + horribly unpredictable weather our summer activities are reduced.

So, welcome to a packed JUNE. A total of 10 events, something for everyone. (Apart from 2 English walks the activities are inside so we should not be affected by the weather).

Sunday 3 June, 4 – 6 pm
LECTURE (in English) – TAOISM IN VIETNAM

We have a few spots available if you would like to attend the talk given by Dr Trần Đoan Lâm of The Gioi Publishers. Thank you to all those already signed up.
Venue: The Gioi Publishers, 6th floor, 46 Tran Hung Dao street
Number of people: 20 – 40 pax
220,000VND (including a short presentation plus contribution towards a gift)
RSVP to Stella

Thursday 7 June, 9.30 – 11.30 am
CITY WALK (in Japanese) around the National History Museum

Meeting point: entrance of the National History Museum, 1 Trang Tien street
Number of people: max 12 pax
70,000VND (plus entrance fee)
RSVP to Kanayama

Thursday 7 June (evening)
FVH BOOKCLUB – The Quiet American

Contact Kirstin and Piu for more information on our bookclub.

Saturday 9 June, 9 – 10.30 am
CITY WALK (in English) around the Imperial Citadel of Thăng Long

Meeting point: in front of Highlands Flag Tower, 28A Dien Bien Phu street
Number of people: max 14 pax
70,000VND (plus entrance fee 30,000VND)
RSVP to Alvaro (On sign up you will receive a confirmation email. If the message says “form is closed”, it means that the walk is full.)

Sunday 10 June, 9 – 10.30 am
CITY WALK (in English) around the Hoàn Kiếm lake area

This is a walk we used to do in English 3-4 years ago, and we are delighted to be able to offer this again.
Meeting point: in front of Ly Thai To Statue, 12 Le Lai street
Number of people: max 10 pax
70,000VND (plus entrance fee to Ngoc Son Temple)
RSVP to Alvaro (On sign up you will receive a confirmation email. If the message says “form is closed”, it means that the walk is full.)

Saturday 16 June, 1.30 – 4 pm
CITY WALK (in English) Tour of the National History Museum

We are delighted that Chi has offered to run this tour again for us. She is one of the Museum’s experienced volunteer guides.
Meeting point: ticket office of the National History Museum, 1 Trang Tien street
Number of people: max 12 – 14 pax
100,000VND (including entrance fee 40,000 VND)
RSVP to Chi

Sunday 17 June, 2 – 4 pm
ART & CRAFT WORKSHOP

Calligraphy on dó paper workshop in association with the Zó Project
Venue: Clickspace, Villa 15, Lane 76, To Ngoc Van street
300,000VND (including calligraphy master instruction and all material)
RSVP to Stella

Saturday 23 June, 9 – 11 am
WATER PUPPETS

We meet one of the leading authorities on Vietnamese water puppetry in Hanoi. Phan Thanh Liêm and his family run a cute little water puppet theatre on the top floor of their Khâm Thiên street home. (This is a fun few hours for families so bring the kids).
Meeting point: outside Fahasa Hanoi Book Store (338 Xa Dan street), Liêm will meet us here and take us to his house.
Language: Vietnamese with FVH committee interpretation
Number of people: 4 – 20 pax
300,000 – 375,000VND (the unit price comes down the more people who attend)
RSVP to Stella (Deadline for registration is Tuesday 19 June as we have to confirm numbers with him)

Thursday 28 June, 7.30 pm
FVH FILM NIGHT – When the Mother is Away (Mẹ vắng nhà)

Keep an eye on updated mailings for this month’s film.
Venue: Vietnam Feature Films studio (VFS), No 4 Thuy Khue, Tay Ho district, Hanoi
Number of people: 50 pax
150,000VND
Contact Van for more information.

Saturday 30 June, 9 am – 5 pm
1-DAY EXCURSION to Lai Xá (photography) village

We visit 2 museums: Nguyễn Văn Huyên museum in the morning and the Lai Xá photography museum in the afternoon. This is truly a fascinating village. Nguyẽ̂n Văn Huyên was the former Minister of Education and his son Nguyẽ̂n Văn Huy and family established a museum dedicated to him. FVH and Huy have a long established relationship and a couple of FVH members have recently been working with him to update some of the museum’s material. The photography museum opened last May and showcases the history of photography in Vietnam.
Meeting point: outside Pan Pacific Hotel, Yen Phu street, corner of Thanh Nien street
Language: Van will interpret as most of the community have limited English
Number of people: 14 – 24 pax
350,000VND (less than 14 people could increase the per head cost)
RSVP to Stella

We hope you enjoy this month’s activities.

View the June program at a glance

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