Torres Strait masks to be introduced in Vietnam for first timeAn exhibition on Torres Strait masks will be introduced in Vietnam for the first time by the Australian Embassy in Vietnam together with the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology. An exhibition on Torres Strait masks will be introduced in Vietnam for the first time by the Australian Embassy in Vietnam. (Photo: Australian Embassy)The two-month-long exhibition at Hanoi’s Vietnam Museum of Ethnology is part of activities celebrating the 45th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries. Representatives from the Embassy, the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences, the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology and other cultural institutions will attend the opening ceremony which will take place on May 18, according to the Australian Embassy. One kind of Torres Strait masks (Photo: nma.gov.au)Torres Strait is a network of islands located between Northern Australia and Papua New Guinea.

Source: VietNamNet News May 15, 2018 03:22 UTC