Recognizing “Painter Xu Man’s House” as a provincial historical relic

(GLO)- The People's Committee of Gia Lai province has just issued Decision No. 526/QD-UBND on ranking the relic "Painter Xu Man's House" as a provincial historical relic. This is the first record of an artist recognized by the province as a relic.

The relic “House of painter Xu Man” (Plei Bong, Ayun commune, Mang Yang district) has an area of ​​2,092 m2; of which, area 1 has an area of ​​713.83 m2 (126.81 m2 belongs to traffic planning), area 2 has an area of ​​1,378.17 m2 (145.57 m2 belongs to traffic planning).

Delegates visit artist Xu Man's residence in October 2024. Photo: Lam Nguyen

According to the above decision, the Provincial People's Committee assigned the Mang Yang District People's Committee to carry out state management of the above relic within the scope of its tasks and powers. In case the tasks assigned to district-level administrative agencies and units change due to the implementation of Conclusion No. 137-KL/TW dated March 28, 2025 of the Politburo and the Secretariat on the project to rearrange and reorganize administrative units at all levels and build a 2-level local government organization model, the agencies, units and grassroots authorities that receive the functions and tasks after the reorganization shall continue to perform the tasks assigned in Decision No. 526.

Previously, at the end of October 2024, the People's Committee of Mang Yang district organized a scientific workshop on the historical relic "House of painter Xu Man" in Plei Bong (Ayun commune). Opinions at the workshop all affirmed: Xu Man is a typical painter of Gia Lai province in particular, of Vietnam in general. As the only painter in the Central Highlands to be awarded the State Prize so far, he has brought the traditional culture of the Central Highlands into his works, making an important contribution to the preservation and promotion of those traditional values. He is also a teacher and inspiration for many future generations of painters.

Delegates attending the conference suggested that attention should be paid to investing in and restoring his residence; continuing to expand the collection of Xu Man's works and displaying a portion of them here so that visitors can better understand the life and career of the "leading bird of Central Highlands fine arts".

Source: https://baogialai.com.vn/cong-nhan-nha-o-cua-hoa-si-xu-man-la-di-tich-lich-su-cap-tinh-post326650.html