Dak Lak Museum: Special exhibition "Hung King worship and Phu Tho Xoan singing"

14:47, 03/10/2023

On the morning of October 3, in Buon Ma Thuot City, Dak Lak Museum in collaboration with Hung Vuong Museum (Phu Tho Province) organized the Opening of the thematic exhibition "Representative intangible cultural heritage of humanity: Hung Vuong worship and Phu Tho Xoan singing" (Exhibition).

Attending the program were leaders of Dak Lak Museum, Hung Vuong Museum; representatives of departments, branches, organizations of the province, students and many tourists...

A large audience attended the program.

The exhibition includes 31 images and panels presented using graphic methods on lightweight, modern materials combined with groups of artifacts and offerings; introducing to the public of Dak Lak and tourists the two heritages of Hung King Worship and Phu Tho Xoan Singing.

It is known that Xoan singing and Hung King worship were recognized by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2012 and 2017. These are two unique and special intangible cultural heritages and are symbols of the humanistic philosophy of always being grateful to ancestors and looking back to the origin; a good morality preserved and passed down forever by the Vietnamese people.

Xoan singing performance by staff of Hung Vuong Museum.

In particular, Xoan singing is an indispensable and inseparable activity in the space of practicing the Hung King worship. Folk songs and Xoan melodies with lyrics conveying messages of gratitude to ancestors, praising the spirit of solidarity... in the space of village cultural festivals, historical relics... are always extremely sacred and proud in the hearts of the children of Vietnam.

Delegates cut the ribbon to open the thematic exhibition.

Xoan singing and Hung King worship are precious intangible cultural heritages of the ancestral land in particular and in the treasure of Vietnamese national cultural heritage in general, which have been passed down and developed by many successive generations.

Through the content of the Exhibition, it aims to propagate and promote to the community about the cultural heritage and typical tourism products of Phu Tho; contribute to educating the traditional morality of "When drinking water, remember its source", nurturing the soul of every Vietnamese person about love for the homeland and respect for compatriots, respecting the history of the nation and the unique cultural values of the homeland.

Delegates and visitors visit the exhibits at the exhibition.

At the same time, this is also an opportunity for Dak Lak Museum and Hung Vuong Museum to exchange, learn, and share experiences in professional work, support each other in exhibition work, create connections in cultural heritage; strengthen the spirit of solidarity, attachment and cooperation for development.

Students learn about the Xoan Singing Heritage and the Hung King Worshiping Belief.

Within the framework of the event, delegates and the public enjoyed Xoan singing performances by staff of the Hung Vuong Museum; students had the opportunity to interact and learn about the two heritages.

The exhibition runs until December 3.

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