Exhibition highlights Vietnam's cultural heritage from tradition to modern life
A new exhibition in Hanoi is showcasing the capital’s rich tangible and intangible cultural heritage, linking centuries-old traditions with contemporary life and creativity.
THE HANOI TIMES — Images and information on Hanoi’s tangible and intangible cultural heritage, including the Temple of Literature, the boat racing festival in Tay Tuu Ward and the Thang Long ancient dance, are on display at the exhibition “Vietnamese cultural heritage – Vitality from tradition to modernity.”
The exhibition is organized by the Department of Cultural Heritage under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism at the Hanoi Flagpole Monument, located next to the Thang Long Imperial Citadel.
The exhibition showcases intangible and tangible heritage of the country. Photos: Hoang Lan/The Hanoi Times
Through exhibitions, performances and interactive activities, the event aims to raise public awareness and strengthen national pride, particularly among younger generations, in Vietnam’s long-standing historical and cultural traditions.
Le Thi Thu Hien, Director of the Department of Cultural Heritage, said the exhibition focuses on the distinctive values of Vietnamese cultural heritage, the country’s protection policies and efforts and the role of heritage in sustainable development.
The exhibition spaces introduce domestic and international visitors to representative heritage values while highlighting achievements in preserving and promoting tangible and intangible heritage, documentary heritage and the museum system in recent years.
“We hope the exhibition offers a broader and deeper perspective on Vietnamese cultural heritage, a rich treasure rooted in tradition and continuously renewed in contemporary life,” Hien said.
Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hoang Dao Cuong described Vietnamese cultural heritage as an invaluable national asset that reflects the identity, intellect and lasting creativity of the Vietnamese people.
“Vietnam now preserves a vast heritage system with around 40,000 listed relics, 147 special national relics, nine World Cultural and Natural Heritage sites and thousands of national artifacts and treasures housed in museums and relic sites nationwide,” he said.
He noted that this heritage represents generations of creation, preservation and transmission throughout the country’s long history of nation-building and defense.
In recent years, the Party and the State have continued to prioritize heritage protection and promotion, strengthening this work through legal frameworks, policies and concrete action programs.
As the agency responsible for state management of cultural heritage, the deputy minister called on the Department of Cultural Heritage to coordinate closely with specialized units to sustain and expand the exhibition, linking it with research and community outreach, especially for young people.
Through the exhibition, he said, heritage values continue to take root in public awareness, responsibility and pride in preserving the nation’s cultural legacy.
The exhibition remains open to visitors until January 15.
