The opening ceremony also featured the presentation of the Victor Tardieu Award, named after the university’s first principal, to honor the most outstanding graduation artworks of 2025 by students of the Vietnam University of Fine Arts.
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The lacquer painting “The occupation of the Tonkin Palace” by Nguyen Van Binh, Nguyen Trong Cat, and Do Huu Hue |
The exhibition offers the public a distinctive perspective on the development of modern Vietnamese fine arts. It brings together creative works by students from various training levels, ranging from intermediate to master’s degrees, including in-service and distance-learning programs, as well as artworks by generations of lecturers preserved in the collections of both the university and the museum.
Since the first academic year of the École des Beaux-Arts de l’Indochine in November 1925, this pioneering institution of academic fine arts training in Indochina has nurtured generations of talented artists and researchers, making significant contribution to shaping the foundation of modern Vietnamese fine arts.
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“Dien Bien sketches” (1954) by painter Ngo Manh Lan on display at the exhibition |
Speaking at the opening ceremony, Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Ta Quang Dong emphasized that the exhibition vividly reflects the 100-year journey of the Vietnam University of Fine Arts’ formation and development. Each artwork on display is the crystallization of talent, dedication, and creative aspiration. Together, they embody the characteristics and artistic values of each historical period in the evolution of Vietnamese fine arts. This is not only a source of pride for the Vietnam University of Fine Arts but also a precious cultural heritage of the nation, showcasing the confidence, identity, and spirit of integration of Vietnamese art in the global artistic landscape, he added.
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The bronze sculpture “President Ho Chi Minh seeking a way to save the nation” by Diep Minh Chau |
The exhibition features 150 works, including paintings, sculptures, and reliefs, from the collections of the Vietnam University of Fine Arts and the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum, with additional contributions from the A&V Foundation and the family of painter Ngo Manh Lan. Most of the paintings and sculptures showcased are rare or have never been publicly exhibited before.
The displayed works, created in diverse materials and artistic styles, tell the most comprehensive story possible about the university’s century-long training journey. For the first time in 100 years, creations by generations of lecturers and students, from the École des Beaux-Arts de l’Indochine to the Vietnam University of Fine Arts, are brought together in a single exhibition, forming a harmonious symphony of colors, forms, emotions, intellect, and the aspiration to build a modern Vietnamese fine arts identity rich in national character.
The exhibition runs until November 22.
Translated by Trung Thanh