A project entitled ‘Creating Authentic Vietnamese Masks’ took place at the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum at 66 Nguyen Thai Hoc Street, Hanoi on September 13, where children had an opportunity to try their hand at making traditional masks for the Mid-autumn festival.

 

Under the instruction of lecturers and students of the Vietnam Fine Arts University (VFAU), children were introduced to each step in making the traditional Mid-autumn festival masks.

 

 

 

 

The project aims to create a meaningful activity for children at this Mid-autumn Festival and to introduce Vietnamese children with the art of making traditional masks on the special occasion.

 

 

 

 

The event gathered more than 300 children

 

 

 

 



Applying papers on a clay mould to make a lion head mask.

 

 

 

 

Girls concentrate on finishing their products.

 

 

 

 



The event also attracted the participation of foreign children, enabling them to explore and learn more about Vietnamese culture.

 

 

 

 



A colourful mask made by a French participant.

 

 

 

 

Testing out their masks.

 

 

 

 



The event also displayed masks made by prestigious artists

 

 

 

 

Listening to a talk from Trang Thanh Hien, a lecturer at the VFAU, about Mid-autumn celebrations and interesting stories of the Mid-autumn masks.

Nhan Dan