"Living human treasures" with the preservation of culture and folk arts

VHO - As part of a series of activities to celebrate major holidays of 2025, on October 18 & 19, 2025 (Saturday and Sunday), the Vietnam Folklore Arts Association in collaboration with the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology organized the Workshop "Living humanistic treasures with the preservation of culture and folk arts of Vietnamese ethnic groups" and folk performances at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology, Hanoi.

The program aims to honor and promote four typical intangible cultural heritages of Vietnam recognized by UNESCO: Central Highlands Gong Cultural Space, Southern Amateur Music Art, Nghe Tinh Vi Giam Folk Songs and Bac Ninh Quan Ho Folk Songs .

Artists practice folk performances in the program

This is an opportunity to affirm the role of the community, artisans and researchers in preserving, transmitting and promoting the value of national cultural heritage, while spreading the message of joining hands to preserve and promote the value of cultural heritage.

The scientific workshop Living human treasures with the preservation of folk culture and arts of Vietnamese ethnic groups was held on the afternoon of October 18, 2025 with the participation of researchers, cultural managers and typical artisans from many regions.

Here, issues of preserving, teaching and promoting heritage values ​​in contemporary life are discussed in depth, closely linked with vivid evidence through performances.

The folk performance program took place on October 18 and 19 at the Museum of Ethnology.

The academic space is designed to be open, interweaving research - performance - exchange, helping participants feel the "liveliness" of heritage through the breath, rhythm and creative spirit of the community.

The two-day folk performance program (from the afternoon of October 18, 2025 to the end of October 19, 2025) will take visitors on a journey through heritage areas, where sounds, rhythms and costumes blend in a multi-colored cultural space.

Quan Ho, Vi Giam, Don Ca Tai Tu, Gong and Xoang genres are introduced in turn, recreating the unique features in customs, language and artistic spirit of each region.

Visitors, students, and researchers will have the opportunity to meet and interact directly with artisans, listen to stories about the profession, the village, and how people have preserved traditional art through many generations.

Not only for enjoyment, this is also an opportunity to learn, interact and feel the heritage with all senses, thereby nurturing love for national culture and awareness of heritage conservation in contemporary life.

The art troupes participating in the program include: Gong and Xoang Troupe - Kon Ko Lok Village Club, Quang Ngai Province; Amateur Music Troupe - Amateur Music Club of Ca Mau Province; Vi and Giam Folk Song Troupe - Artisan Club of Ha Tinh Province's Folk Arts Association; Quan Ho Folk Song Troupe - Tu Hoa Ancient Quan Ho Club, Bac Ninh.

Performance in the program

Prof. Dr. Le Hong Ly, Chairman of the Vietnam Folk Arts Association, shared: “This folklore seminar and performance program introduces four typical art forms, as a vivid demonstration of the results of the collection, research and teaching process that the Vietnam Folk Arts Association has persistently carried out over the past many years.

At the same time, it affirms the role of the Association in conferring titles on folk artisans, contributing to preserving and spreading the traditional cultural values ​​of the Vietnamese ethnic community.

The event is also an opportunity to promote the preservation and promotion of national cultural identity, towards exploiting folk cultural values ​​in the development of cultural and creative industries in Vietnam."

At the end of the program, leaders of the Vietnam Folklore Association and the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology will award certificates and collective Certificates of Merit to participating individuals and groups.

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