Gia Lai Provincial Museum: Renovating cultural space

(GLO)- Not only investing in collecting artifacts and innovating display methods, recently, Gia Lai Provincial Museum is making efforts to embellish the cultural space on campus to attract the public and tourists.

From the beginning of 2025, Gia Lai Provincial Museum launched a statue garden with the theme "Statues and flowers" on an area of ​​over 700m2.

There are about 70 Jrai and Bahnar folk wooden statues on display here, most of which are collected by the unit, the rest are award-winning works at statue carving competitions in the province.

The entrance to the sculpture garden is a colorful flower gate shaped like an octagonal sun pattern. Photo: Lam Nguyen

The groups of statues with many themes such as daily activities, honoring family love, motherhood, etc. have shown the creativity, ingenuity as well as the aesthetic concept of the Central Highlands people.

The flowers intertwine and bloom year round, making this area an attractive destination for many people.

Statues and flowers at the Provincial Museum. Photo: Lam Nguyen

After its formation, the sculpture garden harmoniously connects with the previously restored space, which is the restored model of Stor village (To Tung commune, Kbang district, the hometown of Hero Nup) with undulating stilt houses and communal houses built according to the original model, made of bamboo, reed and leaves... along with a statue of the hero from his childhood.

Scene of the reconstructed model of Stor village. Photo: Lam Nguyen

Adding a unique cultural tradition to the overall campus is the work "Tay Nguyen Features" by sculptor Nguyen Nam - member of the Gia Lai Provincial Literature and Arts Association.

This is a cluster of 5 tall wooden pillars carved with beautiful patterns and shapes, imbued with the cultural characteristics of the Central Highlands with activities such as gong beating, rice pounding...

Artwork "Tay Nguyen's features". Photo: Lam Nguyen

Recently, the Provincial Museum has also "welcomed" 2 works by sculptor Nguyen Vinh - Deputy Head of the Vietnam Fine Arts Association in Gia Lai - to display in the cool green space.

These are the work "Green Space", which won the B prize (no A prize) at the 28th South Central and Central Highlands Fine Arts Exhibition - 2023 and the work "Green Plateau" - A prize at the 29th South Central and Central Highlands Fine Arts Exhibition - 2024.

Artwork "Green Space". Photo: Lam Nguyen

Artwork "Green Plateau". Photo: Lam Nguyen

The presence of contemporary visual arts has created a unique cultural and artistic highlight in the Museum's campus, creating opportunities for visitors to experience, relax, and check-in.

Mr. Le Thanh Tuan - Director of the Provincial Museum - said that thanks to owning a beautiful space located right in the city center, the unit always focuses on embellishing the landscape to serve the people, attracting tourists to enjoy and visit the Museum, thereby creating a lively "piece" connecting with the Great Unity Square.

Along with mobilizing artists in the province to send their "brainchildren" to display, the Museum will also rotate the works to always maintain freshness and appeal.

Source: https://baogialai.com.vn/bao-tang-tinh-gia-lai-ton-tao-khong-gian-van-hoa-post324709.html