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Nguyen Gia Tri's paintings proposed to be national treasure

 VietNamNet Bridge - That's the lacquer paintings in the form of a screen, with two paintings on two sides: “Landscape” in the front and “Maidens in the garden” in the back side, by well-known painter Nguyen Gia Tri.

Lawyer's paternal passion for preserving Cham antiques

 VietNamNet Bridge – Following in the collector footsteps of his father and grandfather, Ho Anh Tuan has collected over 2,000 Cham antiques, some dating back to the first century.

Hundreds of royal documents discovered in Ha Tinh’s ancient temple

Nearly 140 doucments in Nom and Chinese scripts of the Le and Nguyen Dynasties have just been discovered in an ancient temple in Thach Tri Commune, Thach Ha district of the central province of Ha Tinh.

Public museums sluggish in the race for antiques

 VietNamNet Bridge – The race for antiques is very tough among state museums, private museums, collectors and antique brokers. In this race, the weakest are state museums.

ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 29/6

 Poet Tran Dang Khoa awarded abroad; International kite exhibition opens in Nam Dinh; Czech Republic hosts Sao Mai 2013 singing contest; Danish Embassy showcases Vietnamese paintings

Discovering 14 stone bars like Tuy An lithophone

 VietNamNet Bridge – Fourteen strange stone bars in various shapes and colors have been found in Tuy An district of Phu Yen province. They are believed to be part of a dan da (lithophone).

Museum to revive Pho Hien’s old days

More than 10,000 objects and documents featuring the historical and cultural values of Pho Hien in the Red River Delta province of Hung Yen are expected to be introduced to the public in 2015 as construction of a large-scaled museum gets underway.

Volunteers bring museum closer to the public

 VietNamNet Bridge – Phan Thu Ha has been hard at work all week preparing for the upcoming scientific conference on Viet Nam's Buddhism cultural heritage was held at the Viet Nam National Museum of History on April 14.

Museum uncovers the cultural side of idyllic Phu Quoc Island

A holiday on beautiful Phu Quoc Island, in the southern province of Kien Giang , is not complete without visiting Coi Nguon (The Root) Museum, to learn about island history and life.

Old lifestyle can be relived

 VietNamNet Bridge – Film director Doan Huy Giao took seven years to build his own museum – the first such private institution in central Viet Nam.

Yersin home is tourist magnet 1,600m high

 VietNamNet Bridge – French scientist Alexandre Emile Jean Yersin is well-known to most Vietnamese people as many main streets nationwide have been named after him.

New exhibition celebrates museum's silver jubilee

 VietNamNet Bridge – A selection of paintings and artefacts by Vietnamese and foreign artists that the HCM City Fine Arts Museum has collected between 2011 and 2012 is now on display at a special exhibition.

Debate about the future of Long Bien Bridge

VietNamNet Bridge – The Long Bien Bridge has become a symbol of Hanoi. The idea to change the image of Long Bien Bridge in the future is both supported and protested.