Many cultural and sports activities being held in Da Nang on the occasion of April 30, May 1

Illustrative image (Photo: baodanang.vn)

Specifically, from April 3 – 15, the Da Nang Museum of Fine Arts is hosting a photo exhibition themed ‘Life stories on Mekong River banks’. The event which features artistic photos by photographer Lam Duc Hien is a joint effort made by the museum in collaboration with the French Embassy in Viet Nam and the French Institute in Da Nang.

On display at the exhibition are 28 artworks, together regarded as a series of visual memoirs, personal memories mixed with collective memories of people living by the river.  The river marks as borders of territories and cultural links of lands and people.

Between April 27 – May 5, the Da Nang Museum of Fine Arts will organise a mobile exhibition entitled ‘Battlefield sketches’ at a school in Hoa Bac Commune, Hoa Vang District.

On April 28, the Trung Vuong Theatre-hosted art programme will take place at the APEC Sculpture Garden to celebrate the 48th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification Day and the International Labor Day (May 1).

Notably, on April 30, the Da Nang Management Board of Industrial and Civil Engineering Construction and Investment Projects will organise a ceremony to inaugurate the project of upgrading and embellishing the Peace Monument.

As for sports activities, the municipal-levelTraditional Badminton Tournament 2023 will be organised at the Tien Son Sports Arena in April 2023.

Also in April, the municipal Youth Union plans to organise the VUG Vietnamese student sports tournament.

From April 14 – 26, a rowing and canoeing championship for clubs nationwide will take place at the city’s Dong Nghe Lake.

Da Nang Today