Tradition - Culture: The channel of contemporary creative space

VHO - On November 7, the Hanoi Museum held a discussion on “Tradition - Culture - The channel of contemporary creative space”. With interesting perspectives and sharing, the discussion affirmed the unique values ​​of Hanoi culture, clarified the shift of Hanoi's cultural flow and the factors affecting this shift.

The seminar "Tradition - Culture - The channel of contemporary creative space" offers many interesting perspectives.

The seminar had the participation of guests: Dr. Nguyen Quang, architect, urban planner and manager with over 30 years of experience in research and working in various fields; MSc. Pham Minh Quan, art researcher, lecturer at the Faculty of Art and Design, School of Interdisciplinary Sciences and Arts (Vietnam National University, Hanoi), Deputy Director of the Institute of Cultural Anthropology; Director of Hanoi Museum Nguyen Tien Da; Professor, Academician, painter Ngo Xuan Binh.

The speakers analyzed and evaluated the fundamental changes in the cultural orientation of the Capital when participating in the UNESCO Creative Cities Network. At the same time, they discussed traditional elements in creative spaces and the awareness of young people; the position of Hanoi Museum in creative activities.

The sharing shows that many traditional cultural values ​​of Hanoi are being truly revived through creative spaces, thanks to the combination of traditional values ​​and modern elements. In particular, Hanoi Museum is one of the addresses that inspires, is a creative channel, a place to connect and spread traditional and modern values; a place to create creative spaces, giving wings to creative ideas to come closer to life.

Director of Hanoi Museum Nguyen Tien Da speaking at the seminar

The speakers also pointed out that, besides its important role in maintaining and promoting the cultural identity of the capital, the Hanoi Museum also faces challenges to increase the attractiveness of creative activities, attracting many visitors, especially young people.

Dr. Nguyen Quang emphasized that culture plays an important role in the development of each country. For Hanoi, culture is both the goal and the driving force for development.

There are few cities with such a long history, cultural depth and rich cultural resources as the capital Hanoi. Hanoi's culture and people are endless resources and potentials, which if exploited will create a huge driving force for development.

Delegates, speakers, guests participating in the discussion

Referring to Hanoi's efforts in promoting the role of culture and creative spaces, the guests also provided evidence showing the unique value of Hanoi's culture through the network of creative spaces being deployed.

In that development, it is not difficult to see the shift of Hanoi's cultural flow and the factors that have the greatest impact on this shift.

The speakers also focused on analyzing and evaluating the fundamental changes in the cultural orientation of the Capital after implementing Plan No. 266/KH-UBND of the Hanoi People's Committee on organizing activities to participate in the UNESCO Creative Cities Network in 2024-2025. At the same time, they discussed traditional elements in creative spaces and young people's awareness.

Museum Director presents flowers to speakers participating in the seminar

Many perspectives also give the audience an idea of ​​how the young generation can connect with Hanoi's traditional culture through creative activities; how activities in the museum's creative space can attract a large audience, contributing to maintaining, promoting and spreading the cultural values ​​of the capital.

In particular, many opinions noted how to preserve traditional features in creative spaces without being "dissolved" by modern elements in the context of Hanoi's growing development.

Exhibition "Manifestation" by artist Ngo Xuan Binh introduces nearly 200 ceramic sculptures

As part of the Hanoi Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism's action plan to establish a network of creative spaces and organize a center to coordinate creative activities, on November 10, 2024, the "Hien Linh" ceramic art exhibition by artist Ngo Xuan Binh will take place at the creative space in the garden of the Hanoi Museum.

The exhibition introduces nearly 200 ceramic sculptures by Professor, Associate Professor, and Painter Ngo Xuan Binh, which are being introduced for the first time, with new expressions and technologies that have not appeared at any exhibition in Vietnam. This is considered one of the most typical events in the series of activities at the creative space of the Hanoi Museum.

The exhibition was sponsored and supported by the Vietnam Fine Arts Association, the Hanoi Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and was highly appreciated by experts and famous artists, such as NDK Ta Quang Bao, veteran painter Le Ngoc Han, etc.

Professor, Associate Professor, Painter Ngo Xuan Binh

The creative artistic labor activities, especially with the ceramic sculptures this time of Prof. Dr. Painter Ngo Xuan Binh is also the unceasing source that the artist has wanted to convey over the years, in order to contribute to promoting and introducing the culture, history of formation and long-standing development of Vietnamese ceramics; raising awareness of preserving and promoting the cultural and historical values ​​of our ancestors for thousands of years; connecting and spreading traditional and modern values; creating a new creative space, bringing fine arts closer to life.

The works also demonstrate the attitude and spirit of creative labor responsibility of an artist, a citizen of the Capital, a son of Vietnam with the cause of building and developing the socio-economy, building an advanced, humane Vietnamese fine arts with a strong national identity.

The ceramic exhibition “Hien Linh” will take place from November 10, 2024 to December 31, 2025 at the Hanoi Museum. The creative space at the Hanoi Museum with large-scale and impressive activities such as the exhibition “Hien Linh” hopes to meet the needs of domestic and foreign visitors, and art lovers when coming to the capital, especially expected to attract a large number of young people, so that traditional cultural values ​​​​are extended through contemporary creative spaces.

On September 12, 2024, the Hanoi People's Committee issued Plan 266/KH-UBND on organizing activities for Hanoi to participate in the UNESCO Creative Cities Network in 2024-2025.

On October 15, 2024, the Hanoi Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism issued Document No. 734/KH-SVHTT on the formation of a network of creative spaces and the implementation of the organization of a center to coordinate creative activities. These positive moves show the city's transformation in building and developing cultural spaces to preserve and promote the cultural values ​​of the capital.

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