VietNamNet Bridge – In its over 20 years of operation, the museum has been expanded by nearly 1,500 sq.m for the first time. The expanded area is the space to display most special collections of southern region.

 
The expanded area is a building adjacent to the museum. The new building opened on April 23, introducing items collected in 2006-2010. Displayed items include nearly 300 paintings, statues and sketches of the total 1,400 items collected in the last five years.

 

The building was previously the home of a Chinese Vietnamese, which was built in the early 20th century.

 

The HCM City Fine Arts Museum was established on September 5th, 1987. It is recognized as a first class national museum by the Vietnam’s Ministry of Culture.

 

Housed in a three-story colonial building, the Art Museum in Saigon has a rich collection finest artworks ranging from classical sculptures to contemporary paintings.

 

The museum’s huge collection of displays include contemporary paintings by renowned Vietnamese and foreign artists, traditional handicrafts created by the nation’s ethnic groups, Vietnamese antiques like red-lacquered and gilded products, ceramics, mother-of-pearl inlaid wood and exhibits of Western art.

 

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Some priceless Cham, Indian and Khmer pieces are also kept in this museum.

 

The first floor of this museum displays the spectacular creations of Vietnamese and foreign artists.

 

The second floor exhibits the paintings and carvings done by the renowned artists of Vietnam along with some outstanding creations of foreign artists.

 

The third floor preserves the priceless artworks created between the 7th and early 20th century. The valuable Cham and Oc Eo art works developed between the 7th and the 17th centuries are also kept in this floor of this museum. The exhibits of Vietnam’s Occidental art, which originated between 18th and early 20th century and traditional Vietnamese artworks are also preserved here.

 

The contact details of the Saigon’s famous Art Museum are as follows:

 

Address: 97A Pho Ðuc Chinh St., District 1, HCMC

Phone number: 8294441-8222441

Fax number: 8213508

The expanded area of the HCM City Museum of Fine Art:


 

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