An art performance at the Hanoi Creative Design Festival 2022. (Photo: VNA) Themed “Flow”, the festival targets not only the creative community but also art lovers, aiming to engage them in the activities.
Communityactivities will be organised on the mudflats on the Hong (Red) River, besides a cycle tour, and designcontests, among others. There will be a fair showcasing diverse products inhandicraft, creation, fashion, and communications.
To give more experiences to visitors, organiserswill offer technology activities such as three-dimensional painting and virtualtours.
Besides, workshops and seminars on creation to beheld within the framework of the festival will offer a platform for creatorsand managers to seek ways to realise Hanoi’s desire for reform and creation.
Notably, there will be a special train connectingthe two sides of the Red River, departing from the Hanoi Railway Station, going through Long Bien Bridge - a symbolicRed River crossing, to the Gia Lam Railway Station, from where participants will walk to the former Gia Lam Train Factory, which is converted into a community space with booths displaying domestic creative brands and products in many fields from handicrafts to fashion and communication-advertisement.
The festival, in its second edition, will be jointlyorganised by the municipal People’s Committee, the Architecture Magazine underthe Vietnam Association of Architects, and the municipal Department of Cultureand Sports with the support of UNESCO Office in Hanoi, the United Nations HumanSettlements Programme (UN-Habitat), international organisations, businesses,creators and artists.
Hanoi became an official member of UNESCO’sCreative Cities Network in 2019.
At an event held by the municipal Department of Culture and Sports and the UNESCO Office in Vietnam on April 25 this year, domestic and international experts have acknowledged Hanoi’s activeness in implementing its initiatives and commitments as a member of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network, particularly the engagement of the entire community in creative activities./.
At an event held by the municipal Department of Culture and Sports and the UNESCO Office in Vietnam on April 25 this year, domestic and international experts have acknowledged Hanoi’s activeness in implementing its initiatives and commitments as a member of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network, particularly the engagement of the entire community in creative activities./.
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