VOV.VN - On the first day of the Lunar New Year(Tet), large numbers of Hanoi residents visited the Temple of Literature (Van Mieu- Quoc Tu Giam), where the calligraphy area drew long queues of people seeking characters for the new year.

VOV.VN - The annual spring calligraphy festival will return to Ho Van area, within the Van Mieu - Quoc Tu Giam Special National Relic, Hanoi, on February 11 to kick-start a series of cultural activities in celebration of the Lunar New Year of the Horse 2026.

An exhibition called Cultural Space of Quoc Tu Giam, or Imperial Academy, has been launched by the Van Mieu–Quoc Tu Giam Culture and Science Centre, aiming to popularize the national special relic’s historic and cultural values.

President of the European Council (EC) António Costa on January 29 visited Van Mieu – Quoc Tu Giam (Temple of Literature), a symbol of Vietnam’s tradition of learning and the country’s first university, as part of his two-day official visit to Vietnam.

A new night-time cultural programme titled "Am sac Viet" (Vietnamese Resonance) was held at the Temple of Literature–Quoc Tu Giam on January 1, offering the public a novel way to experience the special national relic site.

An exhibition featuring more than 200 curated watercolour works from the 20-year artistic career of Polish-Vietnamese painter Minh Dam is currently on display at the Temple of Literature special relic site in Hanoi.

A photo exhibition opened on November 6 at the Temple of Literature (Van Mieu – Quoc Tu Giam), Hanoi, featuring a valuable collection by French photographer Firmin-André Salles that captured vivid images of Vietnam’s Confucian education and examination traditions in the late 1800s.

An international watercolour painting exhibition themed “The Journey of Connection” opened at Van Mieu – Quoc Tu Giam (Temple of Literature) in Hanoi on October 25.

VOV.VN - The Thang Long Imperial Citadel, Hoan Kiem (Returned Sword) Lake, the Temple of Literature, and the Hanoi Museum will serve as venues for more than 30 cultural, artistic and tourism activities taking place from November 1 to 16 as part of the Thang Long-Hanoi Festival 2025.

VOV.VN - The 20th "Hanoi in My Heart" exhibition opened at the Temple of Literature on October 8, showcasing 80 photographs that vividly capture the image of a modern and innovative capital on its journey of development.