Events Search and Views Navigation
June 2022
Hanoi City Walk (English) – French concession to Thiền Quang Lake
Our morning walk starts in front of the Opera House. From here, we walk to the School of Pharmacy just up the road, designed by Ernest Hebrard - we learn about what makes his style of architecture so iconic. Then, we make our way along Lý Thường Kiệt Street, thorugh the pictureque alleys around Ha Hoi ending at Thiền Quang Lake. Learn about the height of French presence within Hà Nội and its influence on architecture and urban design. The…
Find out more »Art workshop – silk painting
Nguyễn Cẩm Nhung graduated in Silk painting from the Fine Arts University and was taught by one of FVH's lovely friends - artist Nguyễn Thế Sơn. Nhung is running a silk painting workshop for FVH in a great venue - Đình Nam Hương (Nam Huong communal house in Hàng Trống street). After a short intorduciton on how Vietnamese silk painting developed, the difference between silk for painting and clothing, explnation on how to draw and paint on silk ... we spend most of…
Find out more »Hanoi City Walk (English) p.m – Trúc Bạch Lake & Ngũ Xã- FULL
THIS TOUR IS NOW FULL. PLEASE RSVP FOR THE WAITING LIST AND PRIORITY FOR THE NEXT TOUR The theme of this wak is very eclectic touuching on bronze casting, and the general changes to the area, the former and present lives of the land and buildings. We start the tour at Quán Thánh temple, the almost purely Taoist temple with 350-year-old bronze statue of Trấ́́n Vũ. We refer to legends around Trúc Bạch lake – stories, history of the area, the part the…
Find out more »Music nights – Summer sonatas for the violin and piano Pensant a Toi
Summer Sonatas for the violin and piano INTRODUCTION On 10, 11 and 12 June (8pm-10pm) FVH teams up with SiaM (Schubert in a Mug - musicians), supported by L'art pour L'art, to bring you ‘Pensant à Toi’ - a series of three concerts. Held over three consecutive evenings, we showcase six of Vietnamese composer Nguyễn Văn Quỳ’s sonatas. THE MUSICIANS SiaM, which stands for Schubert in a Mug, is a group of extremely talented young Vietnamese musicians. Their monthly performances sell…
Find out more »City Walk (English): Imperial Citadel of Thăng Long – FULL
THIS WALK IS NOW FULL. Probably our most popular walk. This always gets full quickly so please RSVP asap. Our informative walk led by Alvaro starts in front of the Flag Tower on Điện Biên Phủ with a brief introduction to the Citadel. We will then proceed into the Citadel complex, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, on Hoàng Diệu to learn about/discuss the architecture, the different historical periods of this former centre of power, the different relics and…
Find out more »