Sai Gon and Southern Vietnam in the process of reclaimation to open teritory has become where converging of diversified cultural flows due to multi-ethnic groups character of inhabitant community. The process of devoloping inhabitant, reclaimation, land opening was also process of cultures exchange and accepting among the Viet – Hoa – Khmer – Cham ethnic groups… In this cultural flow from beginning to early 20th century, folk art has taken important position in material and moral cultural life as customs, habits, beliefs, religions of southern inhabitant. Although, folk art takes rustic, simple features, it contains deeply cultural meanings and full expressive style so southern ancient art is respective feature in the flow of vietnam art. The special exhibition of “Ancient art in cultural heritage of Southern Vietnam” displayed about 200 objects of Ho Chi Minh city Museum, Ho Chi Minh city Fine Art museum, Museum of History – Ho Chi Minh city, Southern Women Museum and Collectors. Special exhibition was displayed in chronological arrangement and by type of artifacts. It included: – The ancient art artifacts of Sai Gon – Gia Dinh region (60% of exhibits). – The ancient art objects of other localities in the South (40% of exhibits). Objects: – Variety of Painting: paper, fabric, […]
Monthly Archives: December 2021
Dec
On the occasion of 37th Anniversary of Liberation of the South Vietnam, reunification of the nation Day (30/4/1975 – 30/4/2012) and 3rd Foundation of Ho Chi Minh City Antiques Association celebration (2009 – 2012), Ho Chi Minh City Museum and Ho Chi Minh City Antiques Association combine to display the special exhibition “Antiques from the Private Collections”. The special exhibition “Antiques from the Private Collections” displays nearly 200 antiques including other materials such as stone, bronze, wood, ceramics, metal. This antiques are ancient cultural marks from prehistoric age at south and north Viet Nam areas (2000 – 2500 BP) to Ly – Tran – Le – Nguyen dynasties. This special antiques are chosen from over 20 collections of collectors – Ho Chi Minh City Antiques Association including: weapon, bronze tools belong Dong Son culture, Dong Nai culture; colour glaze ceramics as celadon glaze, cobalt blue and brown glazes, … have had well-known in Viet Nam ceramics history; worshipping objects, jewelries belong Cham culture and Khmer culture in Viet Nam south; and other valuable antiques are come from Chine, Japan, Thailand… in cultural exchange process. This exhibition introduces […]
Exhibition, Special exhibition
45 Years of Mau Than Tet Offensive 1968 – Memory from the objects of the Museum
Dec
On the occasion of the 83rd anniversary of the establishment of the Viet Nam Communist Party (Feb. 3, 1930 – Feb. 3, 2013) and 45th years of Mau Than Tet Offensive 1968, Museum of Ho Chi Minh City introduces the especial exhibition of “45th years of Mau Than Tet Offensive 1968 – Memory from the objects of the Museum”. In […]
Exhibition, Special exhibition
Opening the special exhibition: “Artifacts from the collections of Museum of Ho Chi Minh City”
Dec
On August 12, 1978, the Revolutionary Museum of Ho Chi Minh City was established under the Decision of Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee. In 1999, it was renamed the Museum of Ho Chi Minh City. For the past 35 years (1978-2013), in its function as a local research Museum, it has been always interested in the research, collection, […]
Exhibition, Special exhibition
Opening the exhibition of the “Records of the B-returning cadres in Ho Chi Minh City(Sai Gon – Cho Lon – Gia Dinh) via archival materials”
Dec
In the atmosphere of nationwide and citywide official celebration of the 69th anniversary of the August Revolution (August 19, 1945 – August 19, 2014), and the 69th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh’s reading the Declaration of Independence (September 02, 1945 – September 02, 2014), on August 19, 2014, approved by the City People’s Committee, Department of […]
Exhibition, Special exhibition
Opening the exhibition under the theme “Hoang Sa and Truong Sa – Islands of Vietnam”
Dec
On October 03, 2014, 08:30 am, Museum of Ho Chi Minh City held the opening ceremony of exhibition under the theme: “Hoang Sa and Truong Sa – Islands of Vietnam”. The exhibition displayed more than 250 materials, maps, pictures, and artifacts studied and selected from the contents of the display and exhibition “Hoang Sa and Truong Sa of Vietnam […]
Dec
In 2015, mixing in the atmosphere that the nation celebrates the 70th Anniversary of August Revolution and the 40th Anniversary of South Liberation and National Unification, in the afternoon of Sep. 28, 2015, Museum of Ho Chi Minh City opened Exhibition Room with the theme of “Ho Chi Minh City 40 Years of Development and Integration 1975 […]
Dec
On July 07, 2016, Museum of Ho Chi Minh City opened the theme exhibition “National Assembly of Vietnam accompanies its people” on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of Vietnamese National Assembly, celebrating the successful election for NA representatives, term XIV (2016), for different levels of People’s Council, term 2016 – 2021, and the 40th anniversary of Saigon – Gia Dinh’s honorarily […]
Exhibition, Special exhibition
Opening thematic exhibition: “The 50th anniversary of Mau Than Spring 1968 – Unfading memories”
Dec
In the morning of February 02, 2018, the Museum of Ho Chi Minh City held the opening of a special exhibition titled “The 50th anniversary of Mau Than Spring 1968 – Unfading memories” on the 50th anniversary of the General Offensive and Uprising in Mau Than Spring 1968. Attending the ceremony was the attendance of Mr. Huynh Thanh […]
Dec
The thematic exhibition “Marks of land reclaiming in South Vietnam through the museum objects” is organized to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Museum of Ho Chi Minh City (1978 – 2018), and particularly mark the 320 years’ historic formation and development of Ho Chi Minh City (1698 – 2018). Through the exhibition, the Museum introduce […]