A collection of rare books, antique fans, precious paintings and Thanh Le Pottery’s ceramic products are on display on the book street of Nguyen Van Binh in District 1, HCMC.

Two visitors take a look at electric fans of Italy’s famous brand Marelli at an exhibition on Nguyen Van Binh book street in downtown HCMC 

Organized by Autumn Bookshop, the exhibition until March 25 is aimed to remind visitors of the past and give an insight into Vietnamese culture.  

Antique collector Tran Hoai Tho has around 30 old electric fans of Italy’s famous brand Marelli displayed at the exhibition. These fans were only used by the rich in the early 20th century.

Meanwhile, collector Huyen Nguyen introduces a collection of ceramic products made by Thanh Le Pottery which was set up in 1950 by Vietnamese artist Nguyen Thanh Le.

Thanh Le is a renowned pottery brand in Lai Thieu, the cradle of the pottery making craft, in the southern province of Binh Duong.

In addition, a watercolor painting by renowned artist Ta Ty featuring the portrait of the late scholar Vuong Hong Sen is now exhibited in front of Autumn Bookshop.

The exhibition is an activity of the biennial book festival which is taking place at Le Van Tam Park until late this week.

SGT