In the morning of June 28, 2013, the Closing ceremony of The Children Drawing Contest “My countryside in the new day” is held at The Gallery and Exhibition of the City (92 Le Thanh Ton street, District 1). The Children Drawing Contest “My countryside in the new day” held by...

In the morning of October 31, 2014, at the exhibition house of Museum of Ho Chi Minh City, the Japanese Cultural Exchange Center in Viet Nam has coordinated with the Japanese Consulate in Ho Chi Minh City to inaugurate the artistic exhibition “The Handicraft Beauty of Tohoku area – Japan”....

Material: Alloy Date: The 5th Minh Mang reign (1824)                                                          This cannon was found in the CARIC shipyard, Thu Thiem ward, district 2...

          The exhibition “Saigon Interplay” was built from the ideas of design students of RMIT University for 2 years, including more than 20 art and creative designs, highlighting the interaction between Museum and community, harmoniously in the cultural space of a civilized, modern, gratitude city – Ho Chi Minh City.             This...

In the special exhibition, we introduce Hoang Sa and Truong Sa Islands through photos of maps, official documents, such as:   Map of “yellow sand bank”, was drawn by Do Ba and noted by Demotic sript (Ancient Vietnamese script). Map of Viet Nam with the 2 islands Hoang Sa and...

Folk worshipping statues are the symbols of Religious beliefs in part of Southern Ethnics, with the Viet – Hoa cultural exchanges and the reflection of native culture. From simple symbols to the images of Religious beliefs in the southern folk worship; Abundance in Statue system of Buddhism, Taoism, and the Gods are worshipped by the Southern ethnics. This reflect the intergration in the cultural and   spiritual life of Vietnamese, through their activities, and thoughts of the different periods to form a specific religious folk system in the South. Artistic technique and the materials bring unique aspect to the folk statues in this area. The exhibition of “Collection of Southern folk worshipping statues” was the combination between Ho Chi Minh City Museum and Collectors. Objects: –  Statues of Metal, Wood, Water – Fortune statue – ceramic – Master of Hell statue – Maitreya statue The exhibition represented the Southern folk worshipping statues, the factors of technique, art, representing style, creation và the presence of worshipping statues in moral life of the Viet people in...

Tay Nguyen – the Central Highlands, including Gia Lai, Kon Tum, Dak Lak, Dak Nong and Lam Dong provinces, is not only strategic area for economic, politics, national security but also diversified, specific folk culture region of Vietnam. Tay Nguyen, where have plentiful traditional rituals following the lunar calendar and...

On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the establishment of the Viet Nam communist Party (Feb. 3, 1930 – Feb. 3, 2010) and greeting the new year 2010. The Museum of Ho Chi Minh City in collaboration with the other Museums, General Science Library, and the individual collectors introduce the special exhibition of...

The special exhibition of “Thousand years of Vietnamese ceramics” introduces over 250 artefacts of the Museum of Ho Chi Minh City, the Museun of Vietnamese History in Ho Chi Minh City, Fine Art Museum of Ho Chi Minh City, Southern Women Museum and some individial collectors. The special exhibition is...

Ho Chi Minh City Museum hold this exhibition, in collaboration with the VICAS. This is one of the activities executing the national programme of preservating and developing the value of the Cultural Space of Central Highland Gong Music. These old photos, hitherto unpublished in Viet Nam, allow us to go...