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Some 80 paintings are on display at the Vietnam National Museum of Fine Arts in Hanoi in celebration of the 78th National Day anniversary.

From a lacquer artwork containing memories of enchanting Mid-Autumn nights, the idea of creating unique products for this year’s Mid-Autum Festival first emerged. The following is the story of a creator bringing the traditional artform and the essence of Vietnam to innovative gifts.

A painting exhibition has been held at the Mongol Art Gallery in the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar as part of activities to mark the 70th anniversary of the two countries’ diplomatic ties.

Fascinated by the art of “phap lam” - a technique involving enamel painting and carving on metal, commonly found on the decorations of mausoleums in the imperial city of Hue - youngster Nguyen Hoang Anh and her “Hoa Gam” team have developed a new technique called “Hoa kim sa” (drawing by metal materials) to honour the beauty of Vietnamese culture and traditional art.

A painting exhibition highlighting traditional materials of Vietnamese painting art opened in Paris, France on July 12.

The Vietnam Fine Arts Museum is currently hosting the “Blooming Light, Soaking Light: Masterpieces from the Netherlands” exhibition, featuring nearly 70 artworks selected from the collection of the national museum of the Netherlands.

For centuries, Dong Ho paintings were used as precious decorations to celebrate the Tet festival. People bought the paintings to hang on their walls for a year, which are then replaced with new ones for the next New Year. Dong Ho painting was inscribed in the list of national intangible cultural heritage in December 2012.

Rice fields in Tam Coc area of the northern province of Ninh Binh are among the most beautiful ones in Vietnam. A giant painting created on the rice fields with the name “Ly Ngu Vong Nguyet”, or “carps look at the moon”, is a new attraction over the recent days.

An exhibition showcasing the masterpieces of Dutch artists from the Golden Age to the end of the 19th century opened in Hanoi on May 26.

The 42nd UOB Southeast Asian Painting of the Year competition (national round) was kicked off in Hanoi on May 9.

A painting exhibition highlighting the effects of Agent Orange on humans with works by the US’s famous painter David Thomas and the Boston Printmakers opened at Da Nang Arts Museum on April 17.

The ballet “Dong Ho”, with choreography based on Dong Ho folk paintings, was debuted recently by the Vietnam National Opera and Ballet at the Hanoi Opera House.

The Hue Royal Fine Arts Museum opened an exhibition on several typical folk paintings of Vietnam and traditional handicrafts of Hueon April 14.

The authorities of Bac Ninh and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) on April 7 co-organised an event on learning about the northern province’s charming features, which gathered close to 150 foreign and domestic diplomats and representatives of foreign organisations and business associations in Vietnam.

The Vietnam National Opera and Ballet (VNOB) will premiere the ballet Dong Ho at the Hanoi Opera House on March 22 and 23.

The Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the Red River Delta province of Bac Ninh on February 24 inaugurated an exhibition house to introduce Dong Ho, an outstanding folk painting genre which is on the verge of oblivion.

Eighty paintings created between 1945 and 1954 by 30 Vietnamese artists will be displayed at the Vietnam National Fine Arts Museum in Hanoi from February 24 to March 3 to mark the 80th anniversary of the Outline of Vietnamese Culture.

An exhibition entitled “Scenes of This World: Modern Paintings from Singapore and Vietnam” at LGDR & Wei’s gallery in Hong Kong (China) is featuring over 30 works in oil, ink, and gouache by 11 artists from the two countries, who were recognised as modern masters of their respective nations.

The cat has played different roles in various societies for thousands of years. The fascinating animal has also been featured in Vietnamese culture and art since the birth of folk painting.

A painting exhibition at the Vietnam Museum of Fine Arts offers art lovers a chance to see the beauty of the spring in different regions across the country.