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Vietnam National Museum of History on Wednesday opened an exhibition called ‘Vietnam’s antiques’ as well as inaugurating the Oc Eo-Phu Nam civilization display room.
The exhibition, co-organized with the Thang Long Artifacts Association, aims at promoting the national antiques preservation, reports VietnamPlus.
It showcases more than 50 antiques selected carefully from many collections of the museum’s members.
The objects range from the Dong Son civilization 2,500 years ago to the Nguyen Dynasty in the 19th century and include bronze and pottery such as kettledrums, bells, caskets and jars. More importantly, it exhibits a collection of skillfully crafted jewelry from the Nguyen Dynasty such as gold bracelets inlaid with crystal, gold hair brooch carved in phoenix image and jewelry made of gold and silver, presenting the dexterity of Vietnamese artisans at that time.
This is the first time these objects have been displayed in Hanoi, although they were collected over the past five years.
The exhibition will run until August 25 and is expected to promote the historical and cultural values of national treasures to local and foreign tourists.
The Oc Eo-Phu Nam civilization room shows more than 100 precious objects of Oc Eo, an archaic civilization from 10th century BC in the south.
Displayed objects made from various materials such as gold, bronze, pottery, precious metals and stones have been unearthed across the southern region.
Organizers hope the exhibition will help domestic and foreign viewers understand the Oc Eo civilization, thus raising public awareness of the need to preserve the national cultural heritage.
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