[Image] Reviving memories of traditional Mid-Autumn Festival lanterns

With the desire to revive the traditional Mid-Autumn Festival lanterns that have faded somewhat in the community's memory; and with a passion for preserving traditional crafts, artist Doan Thai Cuc Huong has brought to the exhibition nostalgic works made from woven rattan and bamboo, traditional Do paper, and environmentally friendly natural earth colors.

Báo Nhân dân•08/09/2025

Taking place from September 6-14, 2025, the "Lam" exhibition by artist Doan Cuc Thai Huong brings traditional Mid-Autumn Festival lantern designs closer to contemporary audiences.

The exhibition is open to the public free of charge from 9 am to 5 pm at the Ai Tra Art Center ( Hanoi ).

Craftsman Doan Thai Cuc Huong arranges her pomegranate lanterns to welcome visitors at the exhibition.

Young art lovers are captivated by the pomegranate and crab-shaped Mid-Autumn Festival lanterns.

Do paper, earthenware colors, rattan fibers, mother-of-pearl powder, the Hang Trong painting of beautiful women, and the antique star-shaped lantern frame combine to create a nostalgic lamp design, deeply rooted in Vietnamese culture.

The author poses next to his carp transforming into a dragon sculpture.

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