Along with Hanoi, HCMC and Hoi An, Nha Trang has emerged as a reasonable place to look for art. Though actual galleries are scant, there are several local painters and photographers who display their work on the walls of Nha Trang's resorts, restaurants, cafes and bars.
Bambou Company
Add: 15 D Biet Thu
Tel: 910 774
Email:
bambou-company@hotmail.com
Run by a French expat, Bambou Company produces high-quality T-shirts (75,000d to 100,000d) featuring cool original designs.
XQ Nha Trang Arts & Crafts Centre
Add: 64 D Tran Phu
Tel: 826 879
Website: www.xqhandembroidery.com
Opened: 8am-8pm
You can watch the artisans at work at this embroidery workshop and gallery, where intricate embroidery 'paintings' are painstakingly worked by hand.
Also worth checking out are the hand-painted T-shirts done by a friendly local painter named
Kim Quang (Tel: 0913-416 513). Quang works every night from his wheelchair at the Nha Trang Sailing Club.
Hung Hara Photo Lab
Add: 2CD Biet Thu
Tel: 828 030
is a reliable local photo lab.