Housewarming: A British Vietnamese Home

Free

Pop in for the premiere of the short film Roast Pork, by Andy Hoang & Macy Trieu-Dingle. A fashion film documentary celebrating South-East Asian culture and tradition in London.

The story follows a UK-based Vietnamese family as they gather for dinner at their local Asian restaurant, capturing the contrast between generations. At the heart of the family is the grandmother, who endured the hardships of fleeing as a refugee. Now, as she watches the younger generation thrive, she navigates the vibrant, often chaotic, dynamics that come with their growth.

Cast are dressed in a blend of fashion brands from both London and Italian designers all influenced by Vietnamese culture.

Free

Home Grown / CỘI RỄ: VƯỜN NHA

What significance does tending a home garden have for London's Vietnamese community? What can we learn about belonging, home and culture from London's Vietnamese gardens? 

Join four young people as they explore London’s Vietnamese home gardens with the people who tend them, unearthing the stories and meanings behind this work.  

Duration: 10 minutes, looped

With English and Vietnamese voices and subtitles. 

With funding from Islington and Shoreditch housing association. This project was created in partnership with Vietnamese Family Partnership and in association with New Earth Theatre. Supported by Park Pharmacy.

Free, all night

Enjoy a curated playlist by DJ and curator Cường Minh Bá Phạm, aka Phambinho.

Free, all night

Learn and play this traditional game with Four Winds Mahjong Club. Try your hand at the centuries-old game, often played with family and community. All levels welcome!

Ticketed £25 | Booking required

6.30-7.15pm

Learn how to create one of Vietnam’s most iconic street food dishes: Fried Spring Rolls, known in the Northern region of Vietnam as nem rán!  

Get hands-on experience preparing and rolling two spring rolls using the iconic clear rice paper wrappers (bánh tráng). The filling will include a plant-based mix of carrots, kohlrabi, wood ear mushrooms, and glass noodles (typically, meat is used, but we’re keeping it plant-based this time)!

The rolls will then be fried and served with a flavorful fish sauce vinaigrette—a perfect treat for a chilly Lunar New Year.   

Ticketed £5 | Booking required

7.30pm

Explore the seven newest period rooms in our Rooms Through Time in this curator-led tour. Discover the personal stories, objects and process of curating the gallery, including A Terraced House in 2024 which will be dressed to celebrate Tết.

All night

Available on the night, browse kamipaper's unique handmade blank notebooks crafted from upcycled materials, alongside upcycled sewn creations and self-published zines

Our popular Museum shop will be open all night offering a range of homeware, books and trinkets. Shop at your leisure for favourites such as Vietcentric Spices or get yourself a copy of East Side Voices: Essays celebrating East and Southeast Asian identity.

Vietcentric is a cultural centre where the Vietnamese culture is preserved and dispersed to the community through cuisine, art, and people. They are a grassroots organization, designed to be a place where people can connect, explore, and exchange the wonders of Vietnam and the UK. 

Andy Hoang is a London based fashion photographer with Vietnamese heritage. With a fondness towards cinematic docu-fashion, Hoang captures the rawness and emotions of individuals in his work. Channeling this in his latest directorial debut,

Macy Trieu-Dingle is a London based short film Writer/Director with Vietnamese and Chinese heritage. In this latest script, Macy takes a raw and naturalistic view and combines this with her highly stylised and choreographed visuals to create an abstract glimpse at her experience as a 2nd generation family member.

Hoang pairs up with Macy Trieu-Dingle to offer a glimpse into the lives of those within the Vietnamese diaspora, capturing their experiences through their unique lens.

Four Winds Mahjong Club is an East and Southeast Asian (ESEA)-led community club that brings people together for weekly mahjong sessions and occasional special events. Run by a dedicated team of volunteers, they teach mahjong to beginners and provide a welcoming space for ESEA folks and allies to come together and play mahjong every weekend in ESEA Community Centre in Hackney and Camden Chinese Community Centre in Euston. 

kamipaper care about the environment, sustainability and are interested in the East and South East Asian (ESEA) diaspora. They weave bits of their British ESEA culture into their works when possible.

Located in Saigon Court, a development run by the Islington and Shoreditch Housing Association, this house is typical of those built in the low-cost housing boom of the 1990s and 2000s.

Throughout the 1980s, Vietnamese community members established organisations such as the An Việt Foundation & Housing Association (now Lien Viet HA) which served to remove cultural and language barriers, and help Vietnamese people access vital services and information to make home in the UK.

Find out more

Celebrate our newest, permanent gallery, this Museum Late series unpacks the stories of our seven new Rooms Through Time and explore what Home can mean. Explore how homes have evolved aesthetically alongside societal shifts, and enjoy a lively night at the Museum.