Visitors to the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology is hosting a series of culturalactivities to mark its 20 years of operation.
Artists from the central province of Ha Tinh had two performanceson November 11-12. They performed "vi giam" folk singingand recite Kieu’s Tale by Nguyen Du.
Vi giam are the ninth Vietnamese cultural practice to receive UNESCO’sintangible heritage status. The vitality of vi giam folk songs is reflected intheir popularity, from lullabies to fishing chants. These folk songs are oftensung with the accents of people in the Nghe An and Ha Tinh regions. The folkmusic is a back-and-forth exchange sung while working, unaccompanied by musicalinstruments. It reflects the work, cultural life and feelings of the locals inthe central coastal provinces.
This type of folk singing is popular in nearly 260 villages in the centralprovinces of Nghe An and Ha Tinh. The two provinces have 51 singing clubs withover 800 members.
A book on museology and the exhibiting methods of the Vietnam Museum ofEthnology was released on November 12.
Especially, an exhibition entitled Elephant in the Central Highlands will takeplace on November 25. On the next day, the Mnong people from the CentralHighlands province of Dak Lak will present their handicraft, traditionalarts and singing.
The museum will host aninternational conference on religion and the identity of different worldcommunities on December 1-4 with the participation of foreign and domestic experts-VNA
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