Exhibition brings indigenous Australian culture to Hanoi
A multimedia installation exhibition named “Walking Through A Songline” opened at the Vietnamese Women’s Museum in Hanoi on April 27, as part of celebrations to mark the 50th founding anniversary of Australia-Vietnam diplomatic relations.
Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Andrew Goledzinowski speaks at the opening of the exhibition. (Photo: baochinhphu.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) 💦– A multimedia installation exhibitionnamed “Walking Through A Songline” opened at the Vietnamese Women’s Museum in Hanoion April 27, as part of celebrations to mark the 50th founding anniversary ofAustralia-Vietnam diplomatic relations.
The exhibition invites visitors to a space of immersivelight projections, following the footsteps of the Seven Sisters as theytraverse the Western and Central deserts of Australia.
🍃 Songlines (or Dreaming) are central to the existence of Australia’s FirstNations’ (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) peoples, mapping the routes ofAncestral beings as they travelled across Australia, creating the land and itspeople. They are a way of holding and passing on knowledge to new generations.
Addressing the event, AustralianAmbassador to Vietnam Andrew Goledzinowski said that one of the Australian Government's missions is tobring the stories of Australia to the world. This includes knowledge and storiesabout Australia's indigenous people. By bringing the exhibition to Hanoi, the Australian Government is sharing these stories with friends in Vietnam, he said. Nguyen Thi Tuyet, Director of the Vietnamese Women's Museum, a co-organiser of the exhibition in Hanoi, said the exhibitionoffered an in-depth exploration of the cultural and historical stories ofAustralia through a unique digital display form, adding that this willbe a great gift for Hanoians. The exhibition will run until May 21./.
As part of celebrations to mark the 50th founding anniversary of Australia-Vietnam diplomatic relations, the Australian Embassy in Vietnam on March 22 opened a multimedia installation exhibition named “Walking through a Songline” in Ho Chi Minh City.
Vietnam and Australia have great potential to expand cooperation in a range of sectors, especially agriculture and education, said Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Andrew Goledzinowski.
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Coming to the Vietnamese booth, visitors had the chance to take part in a bamboo dance, a workshop on painting woven bamboo or rattan, or quizzes about Vietnam.
Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Andrew Goledzinowski speaks at the opening of the exhibition. (Photo: baochinhphu.vn) 
