A tea tray, a smoking pipe, and a set of Chinese books donated by Emperor Ham Nghi’s descendants have been officially gifted to Hue and Quang Trị. These items were handed over by the Director of the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum to representatives of Hue Monuments Conservation Center and the People’s Committee of Cam Lo District, Quang Tri Province.

"River in the Evening Summer," "Lake at Dawn," "Wheat Field," or "Under the Shade of Dusk"... were among the works in a collection of 19 paintings by Emperor Ham Nghi that were put up for auction.

With special affection for Emperor Ham Nghi, Mr. Gérard Chapuis has diligently collected the emperor's paintings and searched for information in French bibliographic sources, documents, books, and newspapers related to Emperor Ham Nghi to write this book.

Emperor Ham Nghi’s paintings show harmony in composition, light and color in an impressive style. The artist's emotional realistic landscape paintings are always imprinted with an oriental soul.

Continuing a series of activities within the visiting and working trip in Hue, on the afternoon of January 11, Dr. Amandine Dabat, a researcher in art history, the 5th generation descendant of Emperor Ham Nghi, had a talk with students at the French Institute in Hue.

On the morning of January 9, Dr. Amandine Dabat, the 5th generation descendant of Emperor Ham Nghi and also a researcher of this Emperor, had a working session with Hue Monuments Conservation Center.

This is an untitled painting, which was painted by Emperor Ham Nghi during his exile in Algeria.

Continuing the business trip in France, the delegation of Thua Thien Hue province led by Mr. Hoang Viet Trung - Director of the Center for Conservation of Hue Monuments had a visit to the exhibition “The Art of Exile: Emperor Ham Nghi”.

The delegation of Thua Thien Hue province is on a business trip to France to learn about the exhibition of artworks of Emperor Ham Nghi, combined with searching for relevant historical documents in France.