Exhibition “The Story of Co Vu Communal House”
- Date & time00:00 – 23:59 • 14/11/2026
- VenueCo Vu Communal House, 85 Hang Gai Street
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The exhibition “The Story of Co Vu Communal House” is part of the activity series of the project “Stories of Communal Houses in the Street”, developed and curated by artist Nguyen The Son from 2024 to the present; the program presents wood engravings, woodblocks, and prints by artists and artisans within the space of a communal house in the old quarter. The exhibition belongs to the “Craft Stories Through the Streets” cluster of the Hanoi Creative Design Festival 2026, introducing the history of craft development from Village to Street in the old Thang Long Ke Cho. The exhibition is open free of charge to visitors.
Co Vu Communal House on Hang Gai is a place of worship for the Bach Ma Deity, but it is also a place associated with the people of Hong Lieu and Thanh Lieu villages in Hai Duong and their woodblock carving craft when they gathered and developed trade in the old Thang Long Ke Cho. Here, the curator connects the craft stories of past artisans with works by contemporary woodcut artists.
The public can view woodcut prints by Pham Khac Quang, Thanh Vinh, and Pham Hung Anh, along with clusters of woodblocks and prints by artisan Cong Dat from Thanh Lieu craft village. The presence of both woodblocks and prints offers two complementary perspectives: the surface that preserves the carved lines and the image created through the printing process. From this, viewers can learn about the relationship between material, technique, and image-making, and discover different modes of expression by artists and artisans within the same art form.
Placing these printed works in the space of an old-quarter communal house, the exhibition opens a meeting between craft knowledge, individual creativity, and urban memory. Lines, shapes, and carving marks become starting points for the public to sense the craftsmanship and care of practitioners, connecting the history of the printing craft with today’s viewers’ aesthetic experience.
Ticket Free
Hoàn Kiếm Lake pedestrian street area (Đông Kinh Nghĩa Thục Square, Bà Kiệu Temple Flower Garden), Thăng Long Imperial Citadel, Hanoi Museum, Temple of Literature - Quốc Tử Giám, Bát Tràng Ancient Village
Held annually
