French photographer Réhahn (R) receives the Trophées des Francais de l’étranger, awarded to French expatriates with successful projects or outstanding achievements abroad, in Quai d’Orsay, Paris (Photo courtesy of Réhahn) Quang Nam (VNS/VNA) - Frenchphotographer Réhahn, based in Hoi An ancient town in the central province of QuangNam, won the Trophées des Francais de l’étranger in recognition of his artgallery and museum in Hoi An, in a ceremony in Quai d’Orsay, Paris, this week.
Organised annually by the prestigiousFrench daily news website lepetitjournal.com since 2013, Trophées des Francaisde l’étranger is awarded to French expatriates with successful projects oroutstanding achievements abroad. The jury includes leaders of major political,economic and media organisations in France.
Réhahn’s Precious Heritage Art GalleryMuseum project, at 26 Phan Boi Chau in Hoi An city, was selected as the winneramong nine nominees for Trophées des Francais de l’étranger this year.
The 250sq.m museum is home to more than 30authentic traditional costumes and 200 photos, precious artifacts and storiestranslated into French, English and Vietnamese. It is the culmination of fiveyears of exploration of Vietnam’s 54 nationalities.
Réhahn, who was born in Normandy, France,has made Hoi An his home since 2011.
“I’m very honoured to win the award for myproject after a seven-year course seeking photos of ethnic groups and theirfashion collections for exhibition in Hoi An,” Réhahn said in a statement.
“The French always love and pay attentionto cultural preservation, so I was fascinated by the colouful cultural value of54 ethnic groups of Vietnam, even when the precious culture has fallen intooblivion,” he said.
Réhahn has met almost all 54 ethnic groupsin Vietnam in his time living and working in Hoi An town, an UNESCO-recognisedworld heritage site.
He said he opened the non-profit museum toshowcase the traditional costumes of ethnic minority groups along with imagesand documentary stories of different Vietnamese cultures, particularly those ofthe smallest ethnic groups left in the country.
The French photographer and a group ofartists and entrepreneurs plan to turn Phan Boi Chau Street in Hoi An’s oldFrench Quarter into Rue des Arts – with highlights including such stops as thePrecious Heritage Art Gallery Museum, March Gallery, Hoi An Photo Tour andGallery, Phap Gallery, Village Craft Planet and Ly Ly Gallery, as well as theelegant Brother’s Café and Mia Coffee, the oldest Western-style coffee shops inthe town.
He has also been building a Co Tu Museum inTay Giang district of Quang Nam province. – VNS/VNA
Organised annually by the prestigiousFrench daily news website lepetitjournal.com since 2013, Trophées des Francaisde l’étranger is awarded to French expatriates with successful projects oroutstanding achievements abroad. The jury includes leaders of major political,economic and media organisations in France.
Réhahn’s Precious Heritage Art GalleryMuseum project, at 26 Phan Boi Chau in Hoi An city, was selected as the winneramong nine nominees for Trophées des Francais de l’étranger this year.
The 250sq.m museum is home to more than 30authentic traditional costumes and 200 photos, precious artifacts and storiestranslated into French, English and Vietnamese. It is the culmination of fiveyears of exploration of Vietnam’s 54 nationalities.
Réhahn, who was born in Normandy, France,has made Hoi An his home since 2011.
“I’m very honoured to win the award for myproject after a seven-year course seeking photos of ethnic groups and theirfashion collections for exhibition in Hoi An,” Réhahn said in a statement.
“The French always love and pay attentionto cultural preservation, so I was fascinated by the colouful cultural value of54 ethnic groups of Vietnam, even when the precious culture has fallen intooblivion,” he said.
Réhahn has met almost all 54 ethnic groupsin Vietnam in his time living and working in Hoi An town, an UNESCO-recognisedworld heritage site.
He said he opened the non-profit museum toshowcase the traditional costumes of ethnic minority groups along with imagesand documentary stories of different Vietnamese cultures, particularly those ofthe smallest ethnic groups left in the country.
The French photographer and a group ofartists and entrepreneurs plan to turn Phan Boi Chau Street in Hoi An’s oldFrench Quarter into Rue des Arts – with highlights including such stops as thePrecious Heritage Art Gallery Museum, March Gallery, Hoi An Photo Tour andGallery, Phap Gallery, Village Craft Planet and Ly Ly Gallery, as well as theelegant Brother’s Café and Mia Coffee, the oldest Western-style coffee shops inthe town.
He has also been building a Co Tu Museum inTay Giang district of Quang Nam province. – VNS/VNA
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