An exhibition named ‘Journey from heritage to modern time’ opened at the Hanoi Museum of Ethnology April 4, 2006.

The exhibition features 120 ceramic items including 85 antiques dating back from the 11th to 19th centuries. They are connected to modern life through new ceramicware from Bat Trang and Chu Dau ceramic villages.

The items are displayed according to 3 themes, including kitchenware, household ceramics and worship ceramics. Old and new items are beautifully mingled among the themes. The collections reflect the history of Vietnam’s ceramicware, and its production methods.

This is the sixth time, collector Pham Ngoc Dung exhibit the fruits of his 25 years of collection. The exhibition aims to share the passion for ceramics, to promote the traditional values of Vietnamese handicraft villages and artisans, as well as proposing new ways to revive the Vietnamese traditional methods of making ceramics.