Vietnam Fine Arts Museum:

Over six decades, the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum has affirmed its position as the leading national museum in the field of fine arts, preserving, conserving, and promoting the typical values ​​of Vietnamese fine arts, with nearly 21,000 artifacts and works of art, including 9 National Treasures.

On June 24th, in Hanoi , the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum held a ceremony to celebrate its 60th anniversary (1966-2026) and receive the Third-Class Labor Order.

Ms. Vo Thi Anh Xuan, Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Vice President of Vietnam , and First Vice Chairperson of the Central Emulation and Commendation Council, attended and presented the Third-Class Labor Order to the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum.

Vo Thi Anh Xuan, Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Vice President of Vietnam, and First Vice Chair of the Central Emulation and Commendation Council, presents the Third-Class Labor Order to the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum. Photo: Viet Hung

Highlighting the achievements made during 60 years of building and developing one of the country's exemplary cultural institutions, Dr. Nguyen Anh Minh, Director of the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum, emphasized that the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum was established with the noble mission of collecting, preserving, conserving, and promoting the finest values ​​of national fine arts.

Dr. Nguyen Anh Minh, Director of the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum, giving a speech. Photo: Viet Hung

The museum is constantly developing, gradually affirming its position as one of the leading art centers in the country. It has built a rich collection with tens of thousands of valuable artifacts, fully reflecting the development of Vietnamese art from traditional to modern times, including 9 National Treasures.

“The paintings, sculptures, and applied arts works preserved here not only possess exceptional artistic value but also serve as precious historical and cultural artifacts, contributing to the unique cultural identity of Vietnam. In recent years, the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum has continued to innovate, promote digital transformation, and apply technology in its professional activities, helping to bring Vietnam's fine arts heritage closer to domestic and international audiences,” affirmed Dr. Nguyen Anh Minh.

Vo Thi Anh Xuan, Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Vice President of Vietnam, and First Vice Chair of the Central Emulation and Commendation Council, presents the Third-Class Labor Order to the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum. Photo: Viet Hung

Speaking at the ceremony, Central Committee member and Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Lam Thi Phuong Thanh acknowledged and highly appreciated the silent, dedicated, and intellectual contributions of generations of researchers, artists, leaders, managers, officials, and workers.

Minister Lam Thi Phuong Thanh affirmed that, over 60 years of construction and development, the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum has continuously grown stronger, becoming a leading center for research, collection, preservation, exhibition, and promotion of fine arts heritage in the country. Over the years, the Museum has done excellent work in researching, collecting, inventorying, preserving, repairing, and restoring valuable works so that art lovers can personally admire precious collections of ancient, folk, modern, and contemporary art. These precious heritages have contributed to clearly portraying the national cultural identity, creative spirit, soul, and aspirations of Vietnam through each historical period.

Lam Thi Phuong Thanh, Member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party and Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, delivers a speech. Photo: Viet Hung

To continue contributing to the development of culture, fostering the values ​​of truth, goodness, and beauty, building human character, creating national vitality and identity, and increasing the nation's soft power, the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum plays a crucial role in preserving and promoting the nation's fine cultural values ​​in the new era. Minister Lam Thi Phuong Thanh suggested that the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum should focus on several key tasks.

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This involves continuing to promote the collection of valuable new works that reflect contemporary trends, thereby enriching the existing collection. to expand the museum's collection; to prioritize the preservation and promotion of the value of fine art works, bringing art closer to social life, contributing to the transmission of aesthetic values, nurturing the soul, and enhancing the spiritual life of Vietnamese people.

Museums need to promote the application of technology, innovation, and digital transformation in their professional work, especially in exhibiting and promoting the value of fine art works, building databases, digitizing artifacts, and creating smart, friendly, and accessible museums for the public, especially young people. At the same time, museums should strengthen scientific research and train high-quality human resources to meet the development requirements of the new era.

Member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Lam Thi Phuong Thanh presents the Prime Minister's Certificate of Commendation to the Director of the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum. Photo: Viet Hung

The museum must expand international cooperation with art museums and art centers in the region and around the world, coordinating exhibitions and art exchanges to further promote Vietnamese fine arts to international friends; and learn from and absorb valuable experiences from world museums to develop the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum.

Opening of the exhibition "New Works in the Collection of the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum" (2016-2026). Photo: Viet Hung

On this occasion, the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum is organizing a thematic exhibition "New Works in the Collection of the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum" (2016 – 2026) at 66 Nguyen Thai Hoc Street, Ba Dinh Ward, Hanoi.

The exhibition features a selection of 60 works from thousands of new pieces, aiming to introduce art lovers to newly collected works. This is the result of 10 years of research and collection work, funded by the state budget and donated or transferred works from organizations and individuals both domestically and internationally.

The 60 works in this exhibition showcase a diversity of creative materials, themes, and modes of expression, reflecting the varied colors and continuous evolution of the country's artistic life in recent years.

Some of the works in the exhibition:

A section of the exhibition "New Works in the Collection of the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum" (2016 – 2026). Photo: VNFAM

A section of the exhibition "New Works in the Collection of the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum" (2016 – 2026). Photo: VNFAm

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