An exhibition kicked off at the Hanoi Museum on October 10 with nearly 150 documents and objects sourced from the museum’s collection on display.

The exhibits are arranged into two groups: those collected by the museum’s staff over the past two years and those presented by donors during that time.

A wide variety of objects are on display, including ceramics, decorative objects found at sites left by feudal dynasties and objects unearthed at excavation sites in Hanoi.

Prominent among the objects donated to the museum are a set of three paintings by painter Phung Di Thuan featuring Hanoi during the anti-French war, documentary photos taken during the country’s anti-US war and a comb made from wreckage of an F4 aircraft. 

The objects were presented by individuals and organisations on the occasion of the 62nd anniversary of the capital’s liberation (1954-2016).

Sharing his thoughts at the opening ceremony, painter Phung Di Thuan said that his three paintings were inspired by the fervent atmosphere in Hanoi in the early days of the national resistance war against French colonialism in 1946, when the painter was ten years old.

The paintings recalled the undaunted spirit of the people and army of Hanoi, as well as the author’s trust in victory against the foreign invaders.

Nguyen Tien Da, Director of the Hanoi Museum, says that the museum always welcomes the donation of objects and documents in order to enrich its collection, making the museum more attractive for visitors.

Nhan Dan