Leaders of Cam Lo district, Quang Tri province recently had a working session with the Hue Monuments Conservation Center to receive documents about King Ham Nghi for display at the Temple of King Ham Nghi and Can Vuong generals, part of the Tan So Citadel National Monument, in Cam Chinh commune.

Cam Lo district leaders receive documents about King Ham Nghi - Photo: AV

At the meeting, the Hue Monuments Conservation Center agreed to share documents including copies of oil paintings created by King Ham Nghi during his time in France and images related to King Ham Nghi's family for Cam Lo district to display.

Specifically, the Hue Monuments Conservation Center handed over a CD containing all the documents of the exhibition "King Ham Nghi - Life and Art", including 62 photo documents, schematic drawings, 9 videos introducing the content of 9 exhibition themes, soft copies of all the annotations of documents related to the exhibition (Vietnamese, English, French)...

These documents were donated to the Hue Monuments Conservation Center in August 2022 by Dr. Amandine Dabat, an art historian and 5th generation descendant of King Ham Nghi, and there was a written consent for Cam Lo district to use them for display.

Based on the soft copy of these documents, Cam Lo District People's Committee will print and display them at the Temple of King Ham Nghi and Can Vuong generals in early November this year.

This is a collaborative effort to share Nguyen Dynasty documents between the Hue Monuments Conservation Center and Cam Lo district with the desire to help the Quang Tri public gain broader and deeper access to the life and artistic talent of King Ham Nghi.

Mr. Vu