Description of the attraction
The Fine Arts Museum is housed in a beautiful three-story mansion. It was built in 1930 in a colonial style with the addition of oriental details. The building housed a women's Catholic school, then the Ministry of Information of the Colonial Administration. After the country's independence, the house was empty until 1963, when the Vietnamese Museum of Fine Arts opened in it.
The exposition of the museum is the best way to get acquainted with the history of art in Vietnam. The works of art presented cover the period from ancient times to the present day.
The first floor is occupied by a collection of ancient artifacts - carved and stone sculptures, ceramics, folk painting. In the museum, you can trace the evolution of varnish - the ancient national art of the Vietnamese. The sap of the trees of North Vietnam, used to preserve household items, has long since migrated to decorative art. The technology of lacquer painting and sculpture, initially complex, has been improved over the centuries, bringing Vietnamese virtuoso masters to the world level. Several halls are reserved for lacquer paintings in the museum. Collections of ancient ceramics are also interesting.
In the exposition of the colonial period, religious and everyday themes are replaced by motives of martyrdom, struggle and patriotism. A significant collection, like much in the country, is dedicated to the war against colonial dependence and American aggression.
The exhibition of works of the modern period is characterized by a variety of genres and themes, freedom of creativity. A number of works in the manner of impressionism and abstractionism testify to the artistic activity of contemporary Vietnamese painters.
