Organised by the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Bac Ninh, the exhibition offers visitors an opportunity to visit and learn about many valuable documents and materials on Bac Ninh's Quan Ho love duet singing.

Artisans performing Quan Ho love duet singing in the exhibition space.

The exhibition showcases over 150 publications, books, newspapers, and magazines on Quan Ho love duet singing, including projects, research works on Quan Ho love duet singing, and 4,000 documents arranged in art book models.

Notably, the exhibition room also introduces portraits of 154 Bac Ninh Quan Ho folk artists, including film, photo, and disc documents on Quan Ho cultural activities, Quan Ho folk artists, the Bac Ninh Festival and the “Ve mien Quan Ho” (Coming to the Quan ho region) programme over the years.

On September 30, 2009, Bac Ninh Quan Ho love duet singing was recognised by UNESCO as a representative intangible cultural heritage of humanity.

At the same time, the event is expected to help promote and introduce the typical cultural values ​​and vitality of Bac Ninh’s Quan Ho love duet singing and encourage and motivate the community of Quan Ho villages, artists, managers, and researchers of Bac Ninh Quan Ho folk songs, continuing to contribute to the work of preserving and promoting the value of the intangible cultural heritage of Bac Ninh Quan Ho folk songs.

Bac Giang preserves Quan ho folk songs, raises stature of heritage

BAC GIANG - Since Quan ho (love duet) folk singing honoured by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2009, Bac Giang province has always paid attention to preserving and promoting the heritage value. 

Bac Ninh works to promote the value of Quan Ho folk singing

Since UNESCO’s recognition of Quan Ho folk singing as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2009, Bac Ninh Province has effectively implemented many programmes and activities to preserve and promote the values of Quan Ho melodies to domestic and foreign tourists.

Singer Dang Thi Nhung inspires love for Quan ho singing

BAC GIANG - Not born in the ancient Quan ho village, Dang Thi Nhung, 63, head of the Quan ho Club in Chang village, Viet Tien commune, Viet Yen district, Bac Giang province is like a "living archive" of these folk songs.

Viet Yen launches traditional Quan Ho singing exchange

BAC GIANG - As part of a series of activities to mark the 60th Anniversary of Uncle Ho's visit and direction of the 1st Ha Bac Provincial Party Congress (October 17, 1963 - October 17, 2023), the male and female vocalists on both sides of the Cau River (belongs to Bac Giang and Bac Ninh provinces) have recently organized a traditional Quan Ho (love duet) singing performance at the campus of the special national relic site Bo Da Pagoda in Tien Son commune. 

Quan ho performance skills taught to over 250 artisans and members

BAC GIANG - The Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Bac Giang province organized a training programme on September 10 to enhance knowledge and skills of Quan ho (love duet) performance.

The story of Quan ho mother and daughter artisans

(BGO) - "In 2019, when my mother suffered serious illness, she held my hands tightly and reminded me of trying to preserve and teach Quan ho (love duet) songs to as many people as possible. I only knew to hug my mother and cried," said Quan ho artisan Dam Thi Bui in Noi Ninh village, Ninh Son commune, Viet Yen district, Bac Giang province.