Explore the Hubs of Culture and Creativity in Hanoi
Lots of travelers have been reaching out to us, asking the same question: “Where to find Hanoi’s creative areas?” They are musicians, artists, photographers, and all the other great creative people looking for the same thing: The hubs of culture and creativity. If you are one of them, this article is for you.
As you approach Hanoi, you are undoubtedly surprised at the city’s flow traffic, the fast-rising glittering towers, but up close you might want to dig a little bit deeper to uncover the creative side of Hanoi.
There’s so much to say. However, we will offer some local knowledge and a few pointers to get you started.
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Arts Hubs
If you are interested in exhibitions, art talks, and even art courses, you better visit these suggested hubs. Each hub has special features, besides exhibitions and art talks
Heritage Space
Website: http://heritagespace.com/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ heritageSpace
Address: 1st floor Dolphin Plaza 6 Nguyen Hoang st., W. My Dinh 2, D. Nam Tu Liem, Hanoi
Special features: Music shows, library, and arts&fashion boutique
Manzi
Facebook: www.facebook.com/manzihanoi
Address: 14 Phan Huy Ich Street, Hanoi
Special Features: performance, art shop, and café
Blackbox
Facebook: www.facebook.com/blackboxvn
Address: 56 Nguyen Khuyen Street, Hanoi
Special Features: Theatre, rehearsal rooms, music shows, art workshops, arts and dance classes.
Nha San Studio – Nha San Collective
Facebook: www.facebook.com/nhasancollective
Address: 24 Ly Quoc Su Street, Hanoi
Special Features: Art studio, art performances, art festivals, and cafe
Music Hubs
Freelance musicians often go to Hanoi’s live music cafes or some music hubs mentioned below.
Hanoi Rock City
Website: hanoirockcity.com
Address: 27/52 Tô Ngọc Vân, Tây Hồ, Hanoi
Special Features: Bar, music shows, and cultural events
Cama Atk
Website: www.cama-atk.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/camaatk/
Address: 27/52 Tô Ngọc Vân, Tây Hồ, Hanoi
Special Features: Bar, music shows, and events.
Multi-Media Hubs
Multi-media hubs gather film-makers, photographers, videographers, and graphic designers.
TPD Movie
Website: www.tpdmovie.com.vn/
Address: 51 Tran Hung Dao Street, Hanoi
Special Features: Film classes and workshops
Hanoi Doclab
Website: http://hanoidoclab.org
Address: 56-58 Nguyen Thai Hoc Street, Hanoi
Special Features: Multi-media classes and workshops, Film and Photography talks
Co-working Spaces
Co-working space in Vietnam involves a shared workplace, often an office, where start-ups work together and join networking events.
Click Space
Website: clickspace.vn
Address: 76 To Ngoc Van Street, Hanoi
Hatch Co-working Space
Website: hatch.vn
Address: Room Apartment 195, Floor 14, Đội Cấn, Ba Đình, Hanoi
Hub.it
Facebook: www.facebook.com/hubitasia
Address: Tung Shing Square, No.2 Ngo Quyen, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi
Special features: consultancy programs, apps-focused start-ups
Craft Hubs
If you are interested in traditional craftworks, Hanoi’s craft hubs are your destinations. Craft hubs in Hanoi promote the Vietnamese craft products and give an authentic insight into the craftwork to the local and foreign guests.
Hanoi Design Center
Website: hanoidesigncenter.com
Address: 91 Au Co Street, Tay Ho, Hanoi
Special features: Studio and showroom of Vietnamese craft products
Zo Project
Facebook: fb.com/zoproject
Address: 124 Au Co Street, Tay Ho, Hanoi
Special features: Shop and workshop of Vietnamese products made from Vietnamese Do paper
Others
Lots of other hubs in Hanoi that you can drop by are Chula – a showroom of contemporary fashion with music performance and film screenings, Workroom four – an art, fashion, and design studio and classes blended in exhibitions, and cultural events, and much more.
Feel free to share us your suggestions, tips, and advice to fulfill the guide to Vietnam’s creative hubs!
I would love to visit the multimedia and craft hubs! These sound like such neat areas to visit.
So much to do ! Wow! I would love to visit the crafts hubs. These sound so cool and interesting 🙂
how fun is this! love learning about some great places to visit!
This is really great information that will help visitors enjoy Hanoi even more. I visited a few years ago and enjoyed many of the rich cultural elements. A guide like this would have come in handy.
These are awesome! I would love to have a place like this were I could go to work.
This is a fab tour guide post.I love knowing where the co-working spaces are any time i I visit a new city. That and the art galleries..
This information is very useful to help enrich a trip to Hanoi. I really enjoyed my visit there.
Love co-working places. they feel so alive, compared to regular offices and people want to actually talk to you. I am home-office now, but I may join co-working place when I move to another city.
So much culture to see and experience! Hanoi looks so fun!
I love this post, it’s so important to share and spread the information about art in every tourist place. A lot of tourists just want to go to the regular sites, but art is an important part of every city!
Great list you have! I’d love to go to Blackbox and the Craft hubs!
Looks like there is a lot to enjoy! This is a great list and will be very useful for a trip to Hanoi.
Hanoi seems like a great place indeed. There are so many things to do here and this is a great list for anyone looking to visit.
How fun. I always love getting to know the culture of a place. Such creative and neat places to check out.
I imagine Hanoi is a great cultural center there. I know I would be interested in seeing all of the Rock musicians come in. But I love the art museums there as well.
When I was in Hanoi, we did the water puppets. That was a lot of creativity!
very true
I’ve been looking for creative places like these. I’m a big fan of live music so Music Hubs are definitely my must-visits. I will note down these places for use in my next trip to Hanoi!