More than 700 musical works by musician Hoang Van are recognized as World Documentary Heritage.

According to the assessment of the International Advisory Council of the UNESCO Memory of the World Programme, Vietnam's dossier fully meets international criteria with outstanding values. The collection is well preserved, highly accessible through a multilingual digital platform, contributing to spreading Vietnamese cultural values ​​to the international community.

Deputy Foreign Minister Ngo Le Van, Head of the Vietnamese delegation, assessed that the UNESCO recognition of musician Hoang Van's collection is not only a great honor for the musician and his family, but also an affirmation of the position of Vietnamese music in the flow of human intellectual heritage.

"This is a vivid testament to the enduring vitality of Vietnamese music , a vivid memory of a historical period, reflecting the soul, identity and aspirations of an entire nation through each melody," Deputy Minister Ngo Le Van emphasized.

Some archived works of musician Hoang Van

PHOTO: NATIONAL ARCHIVES CENTER III

The collection is the fourth world documentary heritage out of 570 world documentary heritages recognized by UNESCO to date. This is also the first documentary heritage about Vietnamese music to be recognized, contributing to enriching the national cultural treasure and human civilization.

The above registration is even more meaningful when the revised Law on Cultural Heritage was passed by the National Assembly in 2024 and took effect from July 1, 2025, which for the first time dedicated a chapter to documentary heritage, demonstrating the increasingly deep interest of the State, management agencies and the whole society in this field.

Musician Hoang Van's collection includes more than 700 musical works composed from 1951 to 2010, deeply reflecting the changes of the country and the spiritual life of the Vietnamese people through many periods.

With a harmonious combination of European classical music and folk music, his works not only have artistic value but are also valuable documents for research on Vietnamese culture, society and music history.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/hon-700-tac-pham-am-nhac-cua-nhac-si-hoang-van-duoc-cong-nhan-di-san-tu-lieu-the-gioi-18525041112072768.htm