Treasures of the Ascending Dragon

Archaeological study of the dynasties of Vietnam

In addition to highlighting the history of humanity since prehistoric times, the Landesmuseum Westfalen-Lippe (LWL) – Museum of Archaeology in Herne also presents special exhibitions on current issues of general interest on a regular basis.

In cooperation with the Haus der Archäologie und Geschichte in Chemnitz and the Reiss Engelhorn Museums in Mannheim, the LWL developed an extensive special exhibition on 2,000 years of Vietnam’s cultural history – starting with the early nationhood of the Dong Son culture to the consolidation of Vietnamese power in the 15th century. The fellow from Vietnam helped the museum work closely with Vietnamese institutions and archaeologists. Vietnamese archaeology has made such great strides in recent years that the majority of research is conducted on location, but because of the language barrier, very little is known about it beyond Vietnam.

The fellow possessed scientific understanding of the current archaeological developments in Vietnam. He functioned as an intermediary between the planning team in Germany and the Vietnamese partners, and ensured that the exhibition reflects the Vietnamese interpretations concerning the topic. The fellow was closely involved with all aspects of the project – developing the detailed concept, organizing the loan transactions, designing the exhibition, and producing a catalogue. He reported on his experiences to the public in an accompanying lecture series.

The International Museum Fellowship programme

With this funding programme, the Federal Cultural Foundation enabled guest curators and researchers from abroad to work at museums or public collections in Germany for a duration of 18 months.

Truong Dac Chien, Fellow at the LWL-Museum für Archäologie

The Vietnamese archaeologist Truong Dac Chien PhD cand. (*1981) works as a curator at the National Museum of Vietnamese History in Hanoi. Since 2004 he is particulary in charge of the archaeological finds that originate from all over the country. As Fellow at the LWL-Museum für Archäologie in Herne he was a part of the project team that conceived a special exhibition on the archaeology and culture of Vietnam, which will be presented in three major German museums and later in Hanoi.

Events

No upcoming events at present

Previous events

  • 16 April, 2018 to 16 April, 2018: Exhibition "From the Land of the Rising Dragon"

    LWL-Museum für Archäologie, Herne

  • 16 September, 2017 to 7 January, 2018: Exhibition "From the Land of the Rising Dragon"

    Reiss-Engelhorn-Museen, Mannheim

  • 31 March, 2017 to 20 August, 2017: Ausstellung "Schätze der Archäologie Vietnams"

    smac – Staatliches Museum für Archäologie Chemnitz, Chemnitz

  • 7 October, 2016 to 26 February, 2017: Ausstellung "Schätze der Archäologie Vietnams"

    LWL-Museum für Archäologie, Herne

  • 7 October, 2016 to 26 February, 2017: Ausstellung "Aus dem Land des aufsteigenden Drachen"

    LWL-Museum für Archäologie, Herne

Contact

LWL-Museum für Archäologie – Westfälisches Landesmuseum

Europaplatz 1
44623 Herne

www.lwl.org (external link, opens in a new window)