the street is our gallery

April 13, 2018 to April 15, 2018

MOS returns to Vietnam – beautiful country with beautiful people. For the second time in a row our local organiser provides a great forum for great artists. After the a nice premiere last year, this year´s spot will be even and nicer and much bigger!

Ho Chi Minh City formerly named and still also referred to as Saigon is the largest city in Vietnam. It was once known as Prey Nokor an important Khmer seaport prior to annexation by the Vietnamese in the 17th century. Under the name Saigon, it was the capital of the French colony of Cochinchina and later of the independent republic of South Vietnam 1955–75. On 2 July 1976, Saigon merged with the surrounding Gia Định Province and was officially renamed Ho Chi Minh City after revolutionary leader Hồ Chí Minh.

The metropolitan area, which consists of the Ho Chi Minh City metropolitan area, Thủ Dầu Một, Biên Hòa, Vũng Tàu, Dĩ An, Thuận An and surrounding towns, is populated by more than 10 million people making it the most populous metropolitan area in Vietnam. The city’s population is expected to grow to 13.9 million by 2025. The Ho Chi Minh City Metropolitan Area, a metropolitan area covering most parts of the south-east region plus Tiền Giang Province and Long An Province under planning, will have an area of 30,000 square kilometres (12,000 sq mi) with a population of 20 million inhabitants by 2020.