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September 2020
Visita guiada (Español): Ciudadela imperial de Thăng Long
Esta visita informativa comienza en frente de la torre de la bandera en Điện Biên Phủ con una breve introducción a la Ciudadela. De ahí, procederemos a explorar la Ciudadela, que es Patrimonio de la Humanidad. Su arquitectura y la historia durante los diferentes periodos. La visita cuesta 100,000 VND + 30,000 VND de la entrada. La entrada también incluye el sitio arqueológico aunque nosotros no lo visitaremos. RSVP, ESPAÑOL https://forms.gle/sYq1XZqyHHNpN9Yk6
Find out more »Cultural series: Talk . Hanoi’s charm: decorative architecture & wrought ironwork of former French buildings – FULL
THIS TALK/LECTURE IS FULL. Please RSVP for the waiting list. Thanks Art researcher Trần Hậu Yên Thế created the book “The old ironworks” which won the 7th Bui Xuan Phai-for the love of Hanoi award. Join us for this presentation as Thế talks about his research over the past 15 years into buildings from times past that brought an everlasting charm to Hanoi’s streets. His work covers the ancient ironworks of balconies, windows and doors and the decorative facades and reliefs…
Find out more »Hanoi city walk (English) – Ba Đình and the French Quarter – FULL + waiting list
THIS WALK IS FULL. PLEASE RSVP FOR THE WAITING LIST. Thanks This is a repeat of the mid-week walk on 18 September This walking tour gives an overview of the changes to Hanoi that started in the French period (1869-1954). We touch on the development of the education system, town planning and architecture (including that of the political and diplomatic centre) as well as other eclectic information regarding past and present Hanoi as we walk along. Starting at Chu Văn…
Find out more »Craft workshop and studio talk – picture framing in a calligraphy studio – FULL
THIS WORSHOP IS NOW FULL. PLEASE RSVP FOR THE WAITING LIST. THANKS This is the first of 3 wokshops/studio talks We visit the small ‘aladdin’s’ cave of calligraphy items, scrolls, paper mounts and frames belonging to one of Hanoi’s leading young calligraphers/calligraphic artists Nguyễn Duy Lộc. This activity is being organised in conjunction with the Zó project. Photos inside the studio are not included here otherwise it would spoil the surprise. What do we frame (A4 picture)? (1) For those who…
Find out more »October 2020
Bookclub – The Mountains Sing by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai
The Mountains Sing tells an enveloping, multigenerational tale of the Trần family, set against the backdrop of the Việt Nam War. Trần Diệu Lan, who was born in 1920, was forced to flee her family farm with her six children during the Land Reform as the Communist government rose in the North. Years later in Hà Nội, her young granddaughter, Hương, comes of age as her parents and uncles head off down the Hồ Chí Minh Trail to fight in a…
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