On August 31, the Vietnamese Embassy in the US received 10 artifacts and handed over them to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to deliver to the museum (Source: Vietnamese Embassy in US)
Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam National Museum of History will hold a ceremony on November 18 to receivea number of artifacts returned to Vietnam by the US.
In 2013, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) discovereda US citizen named Donald Miller (now deceased), claiming to be a philanthropist,amateur archaeologist, illegally storing a large collection of antiquities andremains in Indiana.
In 2014, the FBI recovered more than 7,000 objects andartifacts that Donald Miller gave up ownership of and wished to return them tothe legal owners.
On February 27, 2019, the FBI published a press release onits website, declaring its desire to return stolen artworks to the communitiesthey belong to, and calling on foreign governments to contact it andsend experts to verify the artifacts.
After affirming that Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourismhas the right to receive the artifacts in accordance with Article 45 of the Lawon Cultural Heritage, the ministry assigned the Vietnam National Museum of History toreceive the above-mentioned objects through diplomatic channels and keep andmanage them according to regulations.
On August 31, the Vietnamese Embassy in the US received 10 artifactsand handed over them to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to deliver to themuseum on October 4.
The artifacts include one Late Neolithic stone ax; threebronze axes and one ceramic pot belonging to Dong Son culture; three stonecrocodile statues in the 1st - 2nd centuries AD and two bronze pipes in the17th - 18th centuries.
The museum has completed the scientific records for the artifacts. It is also making aplan to promote the value of the collection in the future./.
Dong Ngo Pagoda in Tien Tien commune in Hai Duong city, Hai Duong province, has become a storage and display space for thousands of old agricultural stone tools and objects and is considered a unique museum not only locally but also in Vietnam.
Chairman of the People’s Committee of the central province of Thua Thien-Hue Nguyen Van Phuong on April 1 issued dispatch 3088/UBND-VH approving the reception of two artifacts of the Nguyen Dynasty donated by a company.
Dia Tang Phi Lai pagoda (whose ancient name is Dung pagoda), is around 70 kilometres from Hanoi. It leans against the mountain and its two sides are mountain ranges. According to Eastern feng shui, the location can be interpreted as having a dragon to the left, and white tiger to the right. The pagoda houses many sacred and historical artifacts.
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Coming to the Vietnamese booth, visitors had the chance to take part in a bamboo dance, a workshop on painting woven bamboo or rattan, or quizzes about Vietnam.
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On August 31, the Vietnamese Embassy in the US received 10 artifacts and handed over them to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to deliver to the museum (Source: Vietnamese Embassy in US) 
