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Asian Historical Architecture

Photographic survey of Asia's architectural heritage with background information and virtual tours, published by Tim Ciccone, Abe Ahn, and team. [en]

Musée Cham de Danang

Virtual tour of the museum, dedicated to the Champa Kingdom. Website: Lieux Historiques du Vietnam.
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Cham Museum

Built in 1915 according to designs from French architects Delaval and Auclair, who were inspired by Champa towers and temples. Important collection of Champa sculpture (7th - 15th century). Article by Tran Ky Phuong, in: ThingsAsian, 1995. [en]

Champa

The kingdom of Champa, on the central coast of Vietnam, flourished between the 4th - 15th century. The Cham people are today one of Vietnam's ethnic minorities. Information on history, art and culture, provided by Viettouch. [en]

Ecole Francaise d'Extreme Orient: Hanoi

Institute for the research of the history and culture in East- South and Southeast Asia established in 1901, with centres in Paris and Asia. Centre in Hanoi. [fr]

The Evolution of Vietnamese Ceramics

Article by John Stevenson, published in ThingsAsian. Excerpt from the book: Vietnamese Ceramics, by John Stevenson and John Guy, Art Media Resources, Ltd., Chicago, 1997. [en]

3 April - 1 November 2004

Faszination Vietnam: Götter - Helden - Ahnen

Gods - Heroes - Forefathers. Kunsthalle Leoben, Austria. Extended version of the exhibition shown before at Brussels Royal Museum of Art and History, Belgium. From the Dong Son culture 1000 BC until the 20th century. [de]

Hue: A Center of Culture and Tourism in Viet Nam

Online version of the book by Lê Van Hao, published in 1982 by The Unesco Press. Chapters: Geographical context, Historical background of Hue, The monuments of Hue, Cultural traditions of Hue. [en]

Lieux Historiques du Vietnam

Website by Hoan Vu, Gilles Kergutuil and others, about historical sites in Vietnam and the history of the country. Includes a detailed documentation of the Champa Kingdom, pagodas, buildings of the colonial era, bibliography, etc. [fr]

Le Royaume du Champa

Das Champa-Königreich: Geschichte, Kultur, archäologische Stätten, Statuen in Museen. Veröffentlicht auf der Website: Lieux Historiques du Vietnam. [fr]

Societé des Amis du Champa Ancien (SACHA)

Society for the research and dissemintation of information about the ancient Champa civilization (Vietnam). Address: Musée Cernuschi, 7 Avenue Velásquez, 75008 Paris. [en, fr]

Southeast Asian Monuments: a selection of 100 slides

Fotos of Hindu and Buddhist monuments from the 9th to 15th century in Burma, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam. Selection from the collection of Marijke J. Klokke. [en]

Southeast Asian Pictures

Online-Gallery, historical paintings from Southeast Asia. [en]

Viet Nam Cultural Profile

Online country guide to the arts, culture, media and heritage of Vietnam, published by Visiting Arts, UK. Includes: introduction, directories, basic country information. [en]

Vietnam Art

Introduction to Vietnamese art history: prehistoric times. Website Viettouch. [en]

Vietnam Artist.com

Contemporary Vietnamese art. The website includes articles on the art history and art scene in Vietnam. [en]

17 September 2003 - 29 February 2004

Vietnam, art et cultures de la préhistoire a nos jours

Vietnam, art and culture from the prehistory until our days. Exhibition, Brussels Royal Museum of Art and History, Belgium. Other venue: Kunsthalle Loeben, Austria [fr]

Vietnamese Modern Paintings - The Pioneers

Essay by Quang Phong, Quang Viet and H.C., including several images. Published in Vietnam Cultural Window, No. 29, August 2000. [en]

Viettouch

Comprehensive website on art, architecture, literature, music, history, regional studies and other aspects of Vietnam. Publisher: Chi D. Nguyen. [en]

Water Puppet Performance

Article by Lisa Spivey and Albert Wen about the 800-year-old art form of water puppetry. With more than 150 photos from a performance by the Thang Long Water Puppet Troupe from Hanoi. In: ThingsAsian, 1999. [en]

Water Puppetry in Vietnam: Better than the Muppets

Introduction to the art form of water puppetry and an historical overview. Article by Steven K. Bailey, published in ThingsAsian, 1998. [en]

World Heritage Tour: Southeast Asia

360-degree images (Quicktime) and maps of sites registred on the World Heritage List by UNESCO. Section of Southeast Asia. [en]

 

 

 

 

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