Exhibition “The Story of Hanh Tich Communal House”
- Date & time00:00 – 23:59 • 14/11/2026
- Venue1 Lo Ren Street
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The exhibition “The Story of Hanh Tich Communal House” is open from 09:00 to 17:00 from November 14 to 28, 2026, at Hanh Tich Communal House, also known as Lo Ren Communal House, 1 Lo Ren Street, Hanoi. It is part of the project “Stories of Communal Houses in the City,” initiated and curated by artist Nguyen The Son since 2024, within the framework of the Hanoi Creative Design Festival 2026; the program presents photography and installation in the space of the communal house tied to the Thang Long blacksmith community. The exhibition is open free to the public.
In this exhibition, Nguyen The Son presents UV-printed photographic works. Tran Hau Yen The brings an installation using iron doors and street signs, while Vu Xuan Dong creates an installation with 10 composite lamps. Iron, printed images, and light are present together, opening perspectives on material and on how works are composed from everyday objects within a heritage space.
A special detail lies in the architectural history of the communal house: According to research published in the journal Religious Studies, before the 1953 restoration, the communal house had frames, trusses, doors, and gates all made of iron, bearing the mark of the very craft that was worshipped. In 1953, the building was renovated into two floors, with the lower floor for guild activities and the upper floor for worship. The installation The Iron Doors featured in this exhibition further evokes associations between the material of the work and the architectural and occupational memory of the communal house.
Viewing the works right at the place of worship of the blacksmith craft’s patron, the public can more clearly perceive the connection between the iron material and the workers’ craft and the history of the street. Through the encounter between the works and the site, the story of the craft street is approached through concrete objects, linking visual perception with the memory of the community that built and preserved the communal house.
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
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