The Vietnam Museum of Fine Arts has received The Hills of Deli Ibrahim (Algiers), an oil painting by exiled King Ham Nghi, marking an important addition to Vietnam’s art collection and history.

The Vietnam Fine Arts Museum held a ceremony on November 12 to receive a painting named Hillsides in Deli Ibrahim (Algiers)” by Ham Nghi, an exiled Vietnamese king.

The Vietnam Fine Arts Museum is about to receive a painting titled “Hillsides in Deli Ibrahim (Algiers)” by Ham Nghi, an exiled Vietnamese king, on November 12.

Personal objects that once belonged with the exiled Vietnamese Emperor Ham Nghi (1871-1944) have been returned to Vietnam.

An 18K gold stand from 1921, featuring intricate designs from the Khai Dinh and Bao Dai periods, sold for a record-breaking price at a recent auction in France.

The dragons displayed at the exhibition are mostly created with inspiration from dragon images cast on Nguyen Dynasty seals.

The film aims not to reflect a specific period in the nation’s history, but rather to draw inspiration from the life story of Queen Nam Phuong to portray a real historical figure on screen.

Multiple Vietnamese royal treasures from the Nguyễn dynasty (1802-1945) are scheduled to be auctioned in France on April 26.

The Nguyen Dynasty’s imperial seal, one of the precious Vietnamese antiques stolen and taken abroad was given to the Vietnamese side at the headquarters of the Embassy of Vietnam in Paris, France, on November 16.

The documents were officially recognised by UNESCO as one of 78 world documentary heritages in 2017. They are administrative documents issued by the Nguyen Dynasty, the last feudal system in Vietnam and the region.

The book, published by the Ho Chi Minh City General Publishing House, introduces readers to the translations of 87 letters handwritten in French.

Since October 2022, competent agencies have taken measures through cultural diplomacy, collected legal documents and negotiated in an effort to bring home a golden imperial seal dating back to 1823 from France.

Nineteen paintings by King Ham Nghi were sold for 330,000 EUR (352,000 USD) in total in an auction in Paris, France, on September 22.

The project, funded by the United States Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP), started in July 2020 with a funding of over 88,000 USD, preserving 500 degraded plates of woodblock at the National Archives Centre IV.

The Shanghai Municipal Administration of Culture and Tourism said on April 19 that it has decided to suspend the auction of some Vietnamese royal ordination documents and stands ready to coordinate with Vietnam in providing relevant information.

Dr Amandine Dabat, a historian, would seem to be a typical academic investigating a Vietnamese monarch, save for one crucial fact: she is the great-great-granddaughter of King Ham Nghi.

Authorities are carrying out procedures for the repatriation of the seal to Vietnam in accordance with the laws of both nations.

French auction house Millon has agreed to hand over a gold seal of Vietnamese King Ming Mang in the 19th century to Vietnam instead of being put up for auction.

French auction house Millon has decided to defer the auction of Nguyen Dynasty King Minh Mang's 10.78-kg gold seal to November 18 noon due to “the strong interest of the Vietnamese State”.