In 2 days October 25th and 26th 2015, the ICME (International Committee of Museum of Ethnography) 2015 Annual Conference “Museum and Communities: Diversity, Dialogue, Collaboration” was taken place at the Vietnamese Museum of Ethnology.
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A woman composing music from her heart
Phan Thi Thanh Binh is a rare music composer of Vietnam’s music market at present with songs in praise of the homeland and aspirations for life.
Exhibition “Women and Innovation 2015”
As usual, every two years, on Vietnam’s Women Day – October 20, the Vietnam Women’s Union organizes Vietnam Women Innovation Day.
Ties of Vietnam-Venezuela Friendship
During the wartime, the movement of friendship and support for Vietnam was seen everywhere in the world, particularly in Venezuela, a beautiful country in South America.
Children love the models presented by Questacon to Vietnamese Women’s Museum
A ceremony to receive three Shell Questacon Science Circus models was held at VWM Discovery Room in the presence of Mr. Hugh Borrowman, Australian Ambassador to Vietnam, Mr. Nguyễn Hữu Toàn, Deputy Director of the Department of Cultural Heritage, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Ms. Nguyễn Thị Bích Vân, Director of the Vietnamese Women’s Museum and its staff.
Exhibition “Vietnamese Women – 70 Years of Development together with the Country”
“Vietnamese Women – 70 Years of Development together with the Country” is held by Vietnam Women’s Union within the large Exhibition entitled “Socio-economic Achievements in 2015” organized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism.
Museum tour inspires Dr. Frazier, a female American historian
“Thank you for the wonderful tour of the Vietnamese Women’s Museum, which exhibits the lives and history of Vietnamese women. The photos and stories of women during the French and American wars were quite moving.” - this was shared by Dr. Jessica Marie Frazier, a lecturer, and historian at Rhode Island University, after visiting the museum’s permanent exhibitions.
Extra-curriculum Session of Chu Van An Upper Secondary School Students at VWM
On Friday morning, instead of going to the school, as usual, 12th graders from Chu Van An Upper Secondary School visited the Vietnamese Women’s Museum. Braving storm and rain, some 200 students arrived at VWM to attend an extra-curriculum session with an aim to improve their knowledge of the history and culture of Vietnamese women.
Vietnamese Women Museum receives “Vietnam top destinations” award
The Vietnamese Women’s Museum was one of five organizations to receive the award “Vietnam Top Attraction”, presented by the Ministry of Culture, Sport and Tourism during the Vietnam Tourism Awards (2014) ceremony on July 8th, 2015.
Statement by the Viet Nam Women’s Union in protest against China’s illegal placement of drilling rig in the Vietnamese waters
On 2nd May 2014, China placed its drilling rig Haiyang Shiyou-981 in the continental shelf and exclusive economic zone of Viet Nam, 120 nautical miles from the Vietnamese coast. At the same time, China deployed more than 80 ships, including many military vessels, and aircraft to threaten the law-enforcement forces of Viet Nam.