The Goethe Institute in
Hanoi is hosting a display of “Ao Dai” (Vietnamese traditional long gown) in
combination with a multimedia installation as the first cultural activity in a
series to mark the 40th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Germany and
Vietnam in 2015.
The Goethe Institute in Hanoi is hosting a display of “Ao Dai” (Vietnamese traditional long gown) in combination with a multimedia installation as the first cultural activity in a series to mark the 40th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Germany and Vietnam in 2015.
Titled “The gorgeous yellow
run over pale leaves”, the exhibition was opened to pubic on January 15,
featuring a collection of “Ao dai” by Thai Kim Lan, a local researcher on
German culture.
The outfits were worn by
the royal members in Hue, Vietnam’s imperial capital under Nguyen dynasty
(1802-1945).
They are part of presents
granted by the imperial court for Lan’s family about 100 years ago.
On the display, the
garments were embedded in an elaborate multimedia space installation by German
artist Veronika Witte.
Thai Kim Lan left her
birthplace Hue city for Munich in 1965 to study German. However, she turned out
to be a philosopher, a poet, and a writer of cook books and is a Vietnamese
culture ambassador in Germany.
At the opening ceremony,
Almuth Meyer-Zollitsch, Hanoi Goethe Institute director, said the event
demonstrated a symbol of dialogue between the two countries and more activities
will be held to celebrate the bilateral diplomatic ties.
The exhibition will run
until January 30.
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