VIETNAM – Hanoi – Lacquer Painting Class in Hanoi

Lacquerware is very famous and easily found anywhere in Asia, however, Vietnam is the only destination for lacquer painting, using lacquer to create a painting art, not just for decorating wooden products.

Theme

Art & Culture, Classic, Honeymoon, Sustainable

Country - City

Vietnam - Hanoi

Market segment

Groups, Thematic Leisure

Price Level

$$

Max pax

1-20 pax (Workshop hands-on), 10-35 (Workshop lecture)

Seasonality

All year

Arrival city

Hanoi

Departure city

Hanoi

Description

Lacquerware is very famous and easily found anywhere in Asia, however, Vietnam is the only destination for lacquer painting, using lacquer to create a painting art, not just for decorating wooden products. This special activity invites travelers to meet a professional artist of lacquer painting, listen to the story of this art in Vietnam from the beginning and gain first-hand understanding about the process of creating this fine art.

Can be combined with

Thematic Leisure

  • VIETNAM – Hanoi – Hanoi Experiences
  • VIETNAM – Hanoi – Coffee Tour in Hanoi’s Old Quarter
  • VIETNAM – Hanoi – Educational Experience in Traditional Handicraft Village
  • VIETNAM – Hanoi – Meet with a Water-Puppet Craftsman at His House

Exclusive

  • VIETNAM – Hanoi – Meet Vietnamese Contemporary Art
  • VIETNAM – Hanoi – Hands-On Vietnamese Cooking Class in Hanoi
  • VIETNAM – Hanoi – “My Village” performance.
  • VIETNAM – Hanoi – A Space of Art

Selling points

  • Meeting with a professional artist, also a full-time professor at one of the most famous art universities in Hanoi
  • A great chance to learn about one of the most special art forms of Vietnam and its history
  • An opportunity to understand and try some steps of this painting process
  • A suitable activity for all art lovers

Level Of The Excursion

Medium – This activity offers tangible positive contributions to the local community, culture and/or environment

The Impact Of This Excursion

Social/cultural Impact

Cultural Conservation

Empowerment and education

Economic Impact

Local individual benefits

Additional Information

Promotion of local culture and economy: The activity is supporting directly a local artist and professor who is trying to preserve and promote the traditional art of lacquer painting. As well as contributing indirectly to the preservation of a national art and culture.

Responsible tourism: The activity promotes responsible tourism practices by encouraging participants to respect and preserve the natural and cultural environment they visit.
The activity consists of experiencing one of the traditional methods during the process of creating a lacquer painting which is the eggshell layout stage, therefore also promoting the practice of consuming environmentally friendly products and materials and turning it into valuable art pieces.

The activity qualifies as responsible and sustainable tourism by supporting local artists, minimizing environmental impact, and promoting eco-friendly practices. Participants not only engage in a culturally enriching experience but also contribute to the preservation of a national art and culture.

Time And Transportation

FromToDistanceByDurationRoad condition
Hanoi Opera HouseLacquer painting class6 kilometersCar20 minutesGood
Dong Xuan MarketLacquer painting class4.5 kilometersCar15 minutesGood

Duration

  • Hands-on workshop: 2 hours to 2h 30min
  • Lecture workshop: 1h 30min

Min pax

1

Max pax

35

How to sell it

  • For clients with Art & Culture profile
  • For travelers who love art and are curious about Vietnamese lacquer painting
  • For people who have less than a half-day in Hanoi but still want to see something local and authentic
  • Good to combine with the half-day city tour in Hanoi, after Ho Chi Minh Complex and lunch in Tay Ho area
  • For travelers who love to interact with local artists
  • Also good for people who are not really keen on art, but want to discover the culture and interact with local artists
  • Lacquerware can be found anywhere, especially in Asia, however, Vietnam is the only destination for authentic lacquer painting art. Here, in Vietnam, the lacquer creates art itself on big frames, not just some decoration on other products

Why this activity

  • The activity is suitable for both small GIT and FIT
  • A great activity for Art thematic
  • The supplier is also a professor at an art university, he has deep knowledge about lacquer painting and its history
  • The class has been open for a long time and he has quite a few foreign students
  • To introduce Vietnamese unique lacquer painting
  • It was requested by VDM

Good to combine with

  • Half-day city tour in Hanoi, after Ho Chi Minh Complex and lunch in Tay Ho area

Do not combine with

Lacquer workshop from Hanoia

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Competitor comparison

  • The supplier has been working with some other DMCs

Pros

  • The artist is also a professor at an art university, so he knows a lot about lacquer painting, from its history to the techniques
  • He can speak English
  • His workshop has been there for years, he has been teaching to a lot of foreigners
  • Toilet is available

Cons

  • His workshop is located in an alley in Tay Ho, 16-seat van can’t get through. Have to walk for about 6 minutes
  • Sometimes he is quite busy with his schedule at the university
  • He has been working with some other DMCs

Information

  • He offers 2 workshops:
    • Hands-on workshop: suitable for group from 1 to 20 pax. Activities:
      • Learning the history of Lacquer painting and some steps of the painting creation process
      • Trying to create art with guiding by the professor
    • Lecture workshop: suitable for group from 10 to 35. Activities:
      • Learning about the history of lacquer painting and some steps of the painting creation process
      • Witness the professor create his art right at the workshop
  • The hands-on workshop takes more time than the lecture workshop since the travelers need time to finish their art

Alerts

  • Need to alert clients that the travelers need to walk a bit (about 7 minutes) to get to the workshop as the car can’t go into the alley

Price range

from 10$ or 17$

Quotation guideline

ERP – Lacquer painting class in Hanoi

Inclusion

  • English-speaking professor
  • All of the supporting tools for the lacquer painting experience
  • Personal income tax

Exclusion

  • Transportation
  • Easia guide

Important notes

  • Need to check with the supplier for the availability one month in advance
  • Better to combine this lacquer painting art with lunch around Tay Ho

Special Guide notes

  • Should have some knowledge about lacquer painting
  • Help the supplier to control the group, be proactive and tell the supplier in advance if he needs to shorten the time of the class for some reason

Contact

  • Mr. Tran Anh Tuan
  • Address: No. 58A, Lane 31 Xuan Dieu str, Tay Ho, Ha Noi
  • Tel: 84-913 324 947 / 988.082.447
  • Email: info@lacquer-art.com

 

English

Lacquer painting class in Hanoi – Hands-on workshop

Today, you can learn about one of the most unique arts in Vietnam: lacquer painting. You’ll meet a professor from the University of Fine Arts in Hanoi at his workshop for an introduction to the history of this traditional Art of Vietnam and the process of creating a lacquer painting. Then it’s time to try your hand yourself. With the professor’s guidance, step by step you’ll create a small lacquer painting or lacquerware (pendant, cup-holder, tray, box) – it’s down to you to be creative with your art. Please feel free to ask questions if you want to know more about the art, the techniques or any of the professor’s works that are displayed at the workshop.

 

Duration: 2 hours to 2h 30min

 

Lacquer painting class in Hanoi – Lecture workshop

Today, you can learn about one of the most unique arts in Vietnam: lacquer painting. You’ll meet a professor from the University of Fine Arts in Hanoi at his workshop for an introduction to the history of this traditional Art of Vietnam and the process of creating a lacquer painting. Then, your host will demonstrate the various steps in the process and, if possible, he’ll let you try your hand. Please feel free to ask questions if you want to know more about the art, the techniques or any of the professor’s works that are displayed at the workshop.

 

Duration: 1h 30min

French

Cours de peinture à la laque à Hanoï – Atelier pratique

Nous vous proposons aujourd’hui de découvrir l’un des arts les plus caractéristiques du Vietnam : la peinture à la laque. Vous irez à la rencontre d’un professeur de l’université d’art de Hanoï dans son atelier, pour une présentation de l’histoire de cet art et du processus de création d’une peinture à la laque. Le moment sera ensuite venu de vous lancer. Guidés par votre professeur, étape par étape, vous réaliserez une peinture à la laque : à vous de faire preuve de créativité ! N’hésitez pas à poser des questions si vous souhaitez en savoir plus sur cet art, les techniques employées ou les œuvres de votre professeur qui sont exposées dans l’atelier.

 

Durée : 2 heures à 2h 30min

 

Cours de peinture à la laque à Hanoï – Atelier théorique

Nous vous proposons aujourd’hui de découvrir l’un des arts les plus caractéristiques du Vietnam : la peinture à la laque. Vous irez à la rencontre d’un professeur de l’université d’art de Hanoï dans son atelier, pour une présentation de l’histoire de cet art et du processus de création d’une peinture à la laque. Votre hôte vous présentera ensuite les diverses étapes du processus et, si possible, vous laissera tenter de les reproduire. N’hésitez pas à poser des questions si vous souhaitez en savoir plus sur cet art, les techniques employées ou les œuvres de votre professeur qui sont exposées dans l’atelier.

 

Durée : 1h 30min

Spanish

Curso de pintura de laca en Hanoi – Taller práctico

Hoy le proponemos descubrir una de las artes más características de Vietnam: la pintura de laca. Conocerá a un profesor de la Universidad de Arte de Hanoi en su taller, para una presentación de la historia de este arte y el proceso de creación de una pintura de laca. Entonces es el momento de empezar. Guiado por tu profesor, paso a paso, crearás una pintura de laca: ¡depende de ti ser creativo! No dude en preguntar si desea saber más sobre este arte, las técnicas utilizadas o las obras de su profesor que se exponen en el taller.

Duración: de 2 horas a 2h 30min

 

Curso de pintura de laca en Hanoi – Taller de teoría

Hoy le proponemos descubrir una de las artes más características de Vietnam: la pintura de laca. Conocerá a un profesor de la Universidad de Arte de Hanoi en su taller, para una presentación de la historia de este arte y el proceso de creación de una pintura de laca. Su anfitrión le mostrará entonces las distintas etapas del proceso y, si es posible, le permitirá intentar reproducirlas. No dudes en hacer preguntas si quieres saber más sobre el arte, las técnicas utilizadas o el trabajo de tu profesor que se expone en el taller.

Duración: 1h 30min

Italian

Corso di pittura a lacca ad Hanoi – Laboratorio pratico

Oggi scoprirete i segreti di una delle arti più singolari del Vietnam: la pittura a lacca. Incontrerete, nel suo laboratorio, un professore dell’università delle arti di Hanoi che vi introdurrà alla storia dell’arte e al processo di creazione della pittura a lacca. Terminata la lezione, sarà il momento di mettervi alla prova. Sotto la guida del professore, creerete, passo dopo passo, un quadro con la tecnica a lacca e avrete la possibilità di esprimere tutta la vostra creatività. Il professore sarà a disposizione per rispondere a tutte le domande su questa arte, sulle tecniche o su una qualsiasi delle sue opere esposte.

 

Durata: 2 ore – 2h 30min

 

Corso di pittura a lacca ad Hanoi – Laboratorio didattico

Oggi scoprirete i segreti di una delle arti più singolari del Vietnam: la pittura a lacca. Incontrerete, nel suo laboratorio, un professore dell’università delle arti di Hanoi che vi introdurrà alla storia dell’arte e al processo di creazione della pittura a lacca. Il vostro ospite vi mostrerà quindi le varie fasi del processo e, se possibile, lascerà che vi cimentiate voi stessi in questa tecnica. Il professore sarà a disposizione per rispondere a tutte le domande su questa arte, sulle tecniche o su una qualsiasi delle sue opere esposte.

 

Durata: 1h 30min

German

Lackmalerei-Kurs in Hanoi – Praktischer Workshop

Heute lernen Sie eines der einzigartigsten Kunsthandwerke in Vietnam kennen: die Lackmalerei. Sie treffen einen Professor der Universität der Bildenden Künste Vietnams in seinem Atelier und erhalten eine Einführung in die Geschichte dieser vietnamesischen Kunstform und den Prozess der Anfertigung eines Lackgemäldes. Dann ist es Zeit, es selbst auszuprobieren. Unter der Anleitung des Professors fertigen Sie Schritt für Schritt ein kleines Lackgemälde oder Lackgeschirr (Anhänger, Tassenhalter, Tablett, Kistchen) an und können dabei Ihrer Kreativität freien Lauf lassen. Stellen Sie ruhig Fragen, wenn Sie mehr über die Kunst, die Techniken oder irgendeines der Werke des Professors, die im Atelier aushängen, erfahren möchten.

 

Dauer: 2 bis 2 Stunden und 30 Minuten

 

Lackmalerei-Kurs in Hanoi – Vortrag Workshop

Heute lernen Sie eines der einzigartigsten Kunsthandwerke in Vietnam kennen: die Lackmalerei. Sie treffen einen Professor der Universität der Bildenden Künste Vietnams in seinem Atelier und erhalten eine Einführung in die Geschichte dieser vietnamesischen Kunstform und den Prozess der Anfertigung eines Lackgemäldes. Dann führt Ihr Gastgeber Ihnen die verschiedenen Schritte des Prozesses vor und lässt Sie, falls möglich, selbst Hand anlegen. Stellen Sie ruhig Fragen, wenn Sie mehr über die Kunst, die Techniken oder irgendeines der Werke des Professors, die im Atelier aushängen, erfahren möchten.

 

Dauer: 1 Stunde und 30 Minuten.