A series of valuable works were donated to the Vietnam Museum of Fine Arts.

Representatives of the Vietnam Fine Arts Association symbolically presented 25 works to the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum.

Recently, the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum received 25 contemporary art works selected and transferred by the Vietnam Fine Arts Association. The event attracted attention because this is the largest number of works ever, "equivalent to two years of diligent collection by the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum" - according to Dr. Nguyen Anh Minh, Director of the Museum. The 25 paintings are diverse in genre and rich in subject matter, mostly by famous authors.

Some of the works by famous names include: “Chieu Vang” by Trinh Tuan, “Nho Nha” by Hoang Hong Cam, “Ngua” by Hua Thanh Binh, “Chan Dang” by Le Van Hai, “Mot Tinh Yeu” by Doan Van Nguyen, “Thon Nu” by Ho Huu Thu, “Truong Sa” by Ca Le Thang, “Pha Tam Giang” by Truong Be… 12 oil paintings, four lacquer paintings, two gouache paintings, one wood carving, three unique prints, one stainless steel sculpture, two acrylic paintings are significant additions to the contemporary art collections of the Vietnam Museum of Fine Arts, and will have the opportunity to reach a wide audience in the near future.

Painter Luong Xuan Doan, Chairman of the Vietnam Fine Arts Association, said that the paintings transferred to the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum this time are all valuable works by artists from many regions across the country, collected by the Association through art exhibitions, competitions, and creative camps. More than 1,000 works are currently kept in the Vietnam Fine Arts Association's painting warehouse, but there is no method or occasion to publish them. Therefore, the Association has selected and awarded 25 outstanding and representative works for the Museum to preserve, protect, promote their value and bring them to the public. Since its establishment in 1966, generations of cadres and experts of the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum have made great efforts to search for and collect works of art.

However, this work encountered many difficulties and was interrupted many times due to limited funding and the constantly changing art market. In that context, the donation of artifacts to the Museum by relatives of artists, collectors, cultural and artistic organizations, etc. became a great motivation, enriching the art treasure, connecting artists with art lovers. The 25 works that have just been transferred all have great collection value if brought to the current art market, including works that the Vietnam Museum of Fine Arts has long had the goal of collecting but has not been found, such as the work of talented artist Hoang Hong Cam (1959-2011).

In early 2025, the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum continuously received many valuable works of art donated by relatives of artists and collectors. However, the Museum does not accept all donated works but must fully meet the criteria set forth by the Scientific Council and the Advisory Council of artists and experts. Some criteria include: Ensuring artistic quality, being original works, being assessed and verified for origin, reputation, etc.

In early February 2025, the family of the famous painter and sculptor Tran Tuy (1942-2019) presented the Museum with the sculpture “Portrait of Painter Nguyen Do Cung”. This is a bust created by sculptor Tran Tuy in 2003, vividly depicting the spirit of painter Nguyen Do Cung, the first Director of the Vietnam Museum of Fine Arts.

With one of the genres that is very difficult to collect and preserve, ancient art, the folk painting collection of the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum is also fortunate to have two valuable works from collector Pham Duc Si: The worship painting “Thien Thuong Do” and “Cung Nghiem Phat Gia” (of the San Diu ethnic group). These are two rare paintings and have special value not only in terms of art, but also contain many stories related to the culture, customs and beliefs of the people.

Notably, the painting “Thien Thuong Do” is a 13m long scroll painting, painted with natural colors on Do paper, dating from around the beginning of the 20th century. Experts and researchers at the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum confirmed that this is a rare type of long bridge painting, with a tight composition and elegant strokes, demonstrating the high aesthetic level of the ancients. Previously, in November 2024, painter, art critic and researcher Nguyen Quan also chose the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum to entrust his two “brainchildren”, the oil paintings “Flag - Dien Bien Land” (created in 1980) and “Thang Long Dong Do Ha Noi” (created in 2010). The 77-year-old painter is one of the artists who have left many strong impressions in both the fields of creation and research and criticism.

It can be said that the source of donated, transferred and exchanged artifacts plays a very important role for the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum in particular and museum institutions in general. The preservation, display and introduction of original and valuable works at the museum brings many benefits to both the art world and the community, such as contributing to reducing the phenomenon of impersonation and plagiarism, serving the needs and the level of cultural enjoyment that is increasingly improved... Representative of the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum, Mr. Nguyen Anh Minh expressed his deep gratitude and hoped that artists, researchers, collectors, businesses and social organizations would continue to support and contribute outstanding works of art.

According to the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum, by 2024, the Museum had collected and preserved about 20,000 artifacts, including nine National Treasures, nearly 2,000 works by generations of Indochina fine arts artists... These artifacts reflect a relatively comprehensive history of the development of Vietnamese fine arts, forming collections such as prehistoric fine arts, feudal fine arts from the 10th century to the end of the 19th century, resistance fine arts, modern and contemporary fine arts, applied fine arts, folk fine arts...

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