Spouses of APEC’s delegates visit the Da Nang museum

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The museum is one of the top destinations for foreign tourists in Da Nang. This museum, which has been, established since 1989 displays many valuable objects of Dien Hai citadel – the most solid citadel of Da Nang under Gia Long dynasty. 

In particular, Da Nang museum also exhibits precious documents and objects about Paracel Islands.

Additionally, a series of cultural activities will be organized through November in the central city and Hoi An for delegates to the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week and the APEC Voices of the Future Forum.

An exhibition of 28 paintings by 14 artists from the central and Central Highlands regions are on display at Da Nang city’s Fine Arts Museum until November 25.

Meanwhile, the Da Nang Museum of Cham Sculpture opened the Toba Mika’s Katazome Paintings exhibition, a solo exhibition of Japanese artist Toba Mika, to public visits through the APEC Economic.

The historic city of Hoi An will host a two-day Japan-Vietnam cultural event for APEC delegates at the Hoai River Square on November 10-11.

The city also debuts the Vietnam-Japan Cultural Space from the Japanese Bridge to the Square around 7pm on November 11.

The space will re-enact a 17th century wedding parade held for Princess Ngoc Hoa and Japanese businessman Araki Sotaro in the old quarter and celebrate trading ties between Japan and Hoi An from previous centuries.

Traditional costumes of Vietnamese and Japanese will be shown at the cultural space as well as cuisine, folk games and music performances, traditional Yukata try-ons and origami (paper folding).

Representatives of Nagasaki city, Japan, will present Hoi An city with a sample of the boat that carried the wedding couple to Japan 400 years ago.