To commemorate the 15-year sister-city relationship between Busan and Ho Chi Minh, a Vietnamese exhibition entitled “Vietnam: From the Hong River to the Mekong” will be held at Busan Museum from September 11 through November 14. To satisfy local citizens’ growing interest in Vietnamese culture through active personal and economic exchanges between the two nations, the exhibition will feature Vietnamese culture and history from the early Vietnamese Kingdoms (7th century BC) until the Nguyen Dynasty (1945), as well as the little-known culture of south and central regions in Vietnam.
The previous two Vietnamese exhibitions at Incheon Museum in 2007 and at the National Museum of Korea from 2008 until 2010 displayed mainly small-scale relics and didn’t feature in any great detail the culture of South and Central Vietnam. This time, much larger architectural relics including a vast range of ceramics representing each of the different Vietnamese eras, as well as large terra-cottas and stone handicrafts, will be exhibited.
The exhibition will showcase about 180 sophisticated Vietnamese archaeological objects including ceramics from the famous wreck off Cu Lao Cham Island and sculptures of the Champa Kingdom from the collection of the Ho Chi Minh History Museum. For the first time in Korea, then, this will be a valuable opportunity to discover the history and culture of the whole of Vietnam including many relics of the south and central regions of Vietnam, which were influenced by India.
On the opening day of the exhibition, a traditional Vietnamese dance performance and an international academic lecture will take place ahead of the opening ceremony at 4 p.m, September 10, 2010 at the Busan Museum.
Visitors can try on an Aozai, the traditional Vietnamese women's costume and Non la, the distinctive conical palm hat, and have their picture taken at the photo zone.
For further enquires, please contact the Busan Museum at 051) 610-7142
