During the festival, Vietnam’s contemporary arts of over 30 years of development will be introduced at the Singapore Art Museum. Meanwhile, its stamps and postcards published from early 1990s will be exhibited at the Singapore Philatelic Museum and many Vietnamese antiques will be showcased at the Asian Civilisations Museum in the country.

In mid-April, a Vietnamese Film Festival will be held in conjunction with the 21st Singapore International Film Festival.

Six movies and documentaries to be screened during the festival will include “Chi Tu Hau” (Mrs Tu Hau), “Em Be Hanoi” (Hanoi Girl), “Sinh Menh” (A Life), “Dong Mau Anh Hung” (The Rebel), and “Nhung Neo Duong Cong Ly” (Ways of Justice).

The festival is in a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cultural heritage cooperation between the Vietnam Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the National Heritage Board of the Singapore Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts.