The researcher Vu Kim Loc caused a stir in public opinion recently with new and interesting announcements about chrysanthemums and the sun - the symbol of the Vietnamese dynasties. And he gave us an exchange around this topic.

Saying goodbye to the old year and welcoming the New Year of the Cat 2023, Hue artistsintroduce to the public paintings of this year's zodiac: the cat. This is an interesting source of inspiration for artists, a hobby of those who love Tet paintings, as well as a spiritual gift to the public with the wish of a peaceful and happy new year.

Aside from preserving thousands of Nguyen Dynasty artifacts, Hue Museum of Royal Antiquities is also a space to promote the value of artifacts among the public through shows and exhibitions.

A total of 11 sculpture sketches by 9 famous sculptors in the country were selected for display and public feedback, following a two-year campaign initiated by the Hue Cultural Heritage Research and Development Association.

The People's Committee of the province has issued an official document to the Prime Minister on proposing the approval of the policy of allowing socialization to repatriate the “Hoàng đế chi bảo” (the Emperor’s treasure) seal. This seal has been publicly auctioned by Millon Auction House in France on its website and has grabbed the attention of antique researchers and collectors.

The treasure of the Nguyen Dynasty is a gold seal cast in 1823 during the reign of King Minh Mang (1820 - 1841) being prepared for auction by an auction company headquartered in France. This information amazes not only the circles of culture, research, and antique collection but also draws special attention from the public because this is prime historical evidence for the history of Vietnam.

There is an entrepreneur holding dual nationality, with a French father and a mother from South Vietnam. She, though not a Hue woman, has been attached to Hue and strangely crazy about Hue for more than 20 years now. That is also why she transferred most of her cultural and artistic assets to Hue, devoting a luxurious and spacious space inherently for profitable business purposes to building a non-public museum of fine arts.

Dozens of Truc Chi artworks recently created by two French and Vietnamese artists have been displayed for public view at the exhibition called "Ngẫu Liên - Confluence."

Thousands of artifacts including Buddhist woodblocks, books related to philosophy, literature, Buddhism as well as disciplines related to a humane society, and recordings of Hue Buddhist events... which have been carefully collected by and donated to the Vietnam Buddhist Academy in Hue for many years are officially announced for the first time, surprising the public.

Along with the public museum system, there are also privately-owned museums in Thua Thien Hue, where a variety of artifacts and antiques are introduced to the public. They are results from the research and collection process of the collectors.