Over 500 materials and objects dating back to the Dong Son civilization and different Vietnamese dynasties are being on display at an exhibition in the Red River Delta province of Ninh Binh.
More than 500 documents and artifacts dating back centuries ago are on display at an archaeological exhibition which kicked off in the northern province of Ninh Binh on October 24.
The Hanoi Museum on November 23 introduced for the first time four groups of Thang Long – Hanoi national treasures on the occasion of the Vietnam Cultural Heritage Day (November 23).
Vietnamese antiquities and art treasures will be auctioned on August 19 in Hanoi, marking the first time a professional auction company authorised to sell the country’s antiquities.
The family of late Japanese archaeologist Nishimura Masanari, an expert on Vietnamese archaeology, has donated his entire library – in all, 7,000 items – to the National University of Hanoi.
A special exhibition on Vietnam’s national treasures will take place for five months from January 10, 2017, to May, 2017, the Museum of History announced on December 12.
A boat-shaped tomb made from a tree trunk dating back to the 13th century has just been discovered at a construction site in a mountainous area in the central province of Ha Tinh.
Axe- and chisel-shaped moulds made of stone dating back to the Dong Son civilisation (about 2,000 – 3,000 years ago) have been discovered in the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai.
The echoes of ancient Dong Son bronze drums will be heard at the 2016 Hung Kings Temple Festival in Phu Tho province, which falls on April 16 this year.
A relatively intact bronze drum believed to belong to the Dong Son culture, originating in Vietnam over 2,000 years ago, has recently been discovered in Timor Leste.
Tens of thousands of antiques and items of great cultural and historical value at Nghe An Museum are at risk of damage due to the lack of appropriate preservation efforts.
Building a large-scale logistics centre is a focal mission of Bac Giang province by 2020, and the northern locality is rolling out the red carpet for investment in this facility, an official has said.
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