Tourists visit the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. Documentary photo: AFP/VNA Although reopening to welcome visitors, this tourist destination still ensures the implementation of medical measures to prevent epidemics. Accordingly, the number of tourists visiting this place will be limited to 10,000 people / day. In order to ensure social distancing, only half the number of regular visitors are allowed to use the elevator. In addition, visitors will have access to all attractions within the Tower grounds, except for some areas under renovation. During the first wave of COVID-19 epidemics in the spring of 2020, the Eiffel Tower had to be closed for 3 months, then closed again from the fall of 2020 when the COVID-19 epidemic re-emerged. Online ticket booking service to visit this place will start operating from June 1. * Meanwhile, Giorgio Armani, an Italian fashion house, announced that it will hold a live show to introduce the men’s Spring Summer collection on June 21 in Milan. This will be the company’s first live show after more than a year of conducting online shows due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It is expected that Armani will also have a private show at the Italian Embassy on July 6 within the framework of the Paris fashion show. However, Armani said the show schedule could change depending on the epidemic situation. Thus, Armani is the first Italian fashion house to announce plans to perform live. Previously, Armani was also the first fashion house to announce the cessation of live fashion shows in February 2020 when the COVID-19 epidemic broke out and spread strongly throughout Italy.

Visitors experience the iMuseum VFA application at the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum VietTimes would like to introduce the speech of Mr. Nguyen Anh Minh – Director of Vietnam Fine Arts Museum Ladies and gentlemen, ladies and gentlemen, Dear comrades and colleagues! Digital transformation is an inevitable trend in the 4.0 technology revolution. Implementing the policy of the leaders of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in implementing activities under the national digital transformation program to 2025, with a vision to 2030 of the Government, seizing opportunities and benefits. benefits of applying technology to the conservation and promotion of cultural heritages in general and art heritage in particular, Vietnam Fine Arts Museum has actively coordinated with Software Joint Stock Company. Vietnam Mobile Application (VINMAS) according to the socialization method, developing the iMuseum VFA multimedia narrative application. Video of Mr. Nguyen Anh Minh’s speech After 2 years of implementation, by December 2020, iMuseumVFA was put to the test and received positive feedback and suggestions from experts and visitors. The application is integrated on both Android and iOS platforms, using QR code scanning technology and iBeacon locator device. More than a normal automatic voiceover application, the iMuseum VFA also possesses outstanding and useful features. With the support of 8 languages, the iMuseum VFA multimedia narrative application not only helps visitors to the museum directly, but also helps the public anywhere in the world to access and experience. , view and learn information and stories around the works at the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum, contributing to connecting the museum with the public at home and abroad. To get this application product, we would like to thank the attention and support of the leaders of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Departments and functional departments of the Ministry. Thank you Vietnam Mobile Application Software Joint Stock Company (VINMAS) for working closely with the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum to develop this application. Thank the experts, volunteers, and friends of the museum who have always accompanied us in the past time. At the same time, we would like to thank the Embassies, Embassies of Spain, Embassy of Italy and Goethe Institute in Hanoi for their assistance in translating and recording the presentation. works. In the coming time, the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum will continue to supplement and perfect the iMuseum VFA multimedia narrative application to truly become a “smart assistant” to support visitors to the Museum. Once again, thank you and best wishes to your delegates, comrades and friends! Best regards!