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May 2024
Cultural Series – Hồ Chí Minh Thought
134 years ago on 19 May 1890 Hồ Chí Minh was born (and he died on 2 September 1969). Given that May 2024 is the 70th anniversary of the Diên Biên Phu victory and the fact this year 19 May falls on a Sunday which is a great day for a lecture this month we are looking at his legacy, the man himself and his ideology. To quote Britannica - ‘As the leader of the Vietnamese nationalist movement for nearly three…
Find out more »FVH – 36 Streets treasure hunt 2024
Our treasure hunt is back (and in honour of the 25th anniversary of the founding of FVH) A walking tour and exploration of Hanoi’s Old Quarter with a difference. Take part in our 4th treasure hunt. For people new to FVH 2019 we launched our 1st 'amazing race' treasure hunt in 2019 round the old quarter which was a stunning success. Our 2nd one was around Bat Trang, our 3rd one back in the old quarter (March 2022). Compete in teams of…
Find out more »Hanoi City Walk (Japanese): ベトナム民族学博物館ツアー (Ethnology Museum)
ハノイ街歩き：ベトナム民族学博物館ツアー ベトナムに暮らす５４の民族を紹介した博物館です。民族衣装、生活雑貨、古民家の見学を通じて、少数民族への理解を深めましょう。地方から移築した住宅に入りますので、着脱しやすい靴でおいでください。 日時： 5月28日（火） 9：50～2時間程度 集合場所：ベトナム民俗学博物館 チケット売り場 Đ. Nguyễn Văn Huyên, Quan Hoa, Cầu Giấy, Hà Nội 費用： 100,000VND （入場料40,000VND別途） 定員： 8名 申込み先：https://forms.gle/ksSdfZWxJN7UzhCy8 ご質問等はこちらのメールまで fvh.citywalks.japanese@gmail.com （担当：石原、吉沢、横田）
Find out more »Cultural series: Creating a Vietnamese gin
Gin is a distilled alcoholic drink flavoured with juniper berries and other botanical ingredients. Its origins date from when it was used as a medicinal liquor made by monks and alchemists in Europe. This event at the end our May programme celebrates the history of gin in general and in the Vietnamese context specifically. With Daniel Hoai Nguyễn of Sông Cái distillery we learn about the botanicals used and the relation with Vietnamese culture, the processes used, how the ingredients…
Find out more »June 2024
Fossils of Vietnam guided tour at the Vietnam National Museum of Nature
Fossils of Vietnam @ the Vietnam National Museum of Nature (VNMN) (Bảo tàng Thiên nhiên Việt Nam) What was Vietnam like millions of years ago? Join us for an exclusive look behind the scenes at the Paleontological section at the National Museum of Nature. Dr. Doan Dinh Hung curated the collection and his team will explain where Vietnam's rocks come from, show us their favourite fossils, and take us on a tour of the museum’s galleries. (originally Dr Hung himself…
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