Visit Vietnam Art Museum

1. General information about Hanoi Fine Arts Museum

1.1. History

According to the introduction information about the Hanoi Fine Arts Museum, this is an architectural work built during the French colonial period in the 30s of the 20th century, with the original function of being a place to stay for the daughter of Mr. French officials from all over Indochina returned to study in Hanoi.

After 1945, the site was used for various purposes. Since 1962, the building has been renovated into a place to collect, display and store typical Vietnamese art works from prehistoric times to the present. Therefore, the architecture of Hanoi Fine Arts Museum has changed from pure European design to combine with Vietnamese architectural lines to suit the new function.

In 1966, the museum opened to welcome visitors, with a campus of about 4,200 square meters and a display area of ​​1200 square meters. From 1997 to 1999, the Museum was expanded to 4737 square meters and displayed over 3,000 square meters.

1.2. Location

Vietnam Fine Arts Museum is located at 66 Nguyen Thai Hoc – Ba Dinh – Hanoi. This Hanoi tourist destination  is becoming closer and closer to the public, especially to art lovers.

After being put into operation, realizing the inadequacies, the museum then built an open space, through specific activities such as removing the sign banning filming and photography, building an audio-visual room. A creative space for children, etc. Since then, the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum has increasingly attracted visitors.

2. How to get to Hanoi Fine Arts Museum

It is not difficult to move to the museum, you can use the following means:

• Motorcycles, motorbike taxis

• Bus: 02, 18, 22, 23, 32, 33, 38, 45, 50

• Taxis, cars

3. Ticket prices and opening hours

Hanoi Fine Arts Museum opening hours: from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily, public holidays will have a separate announcement.

Ticket price for Hanoi Fine Arts Museum: children under 06 years old – free of charge, from 06 to 16 years old – 10,000 VND/ticket. Students, students – 15,000 VND/ticket. Adults – 30,000 VND/ticket. Explanation for visitors: 150,000 VND / turn.

4. What’s at Hanoi Fine Arts Museum

4.1. A place to keep valuable works

The Hanoi Museum of Fine Arts currently holds more than 18,000 artifacts, of which 2,000 are on permanent display. The museum has exhibits showing:

• Fine arts of ethnic groups in the great Vietnamese family

• Art of the Stone Age and Bronze Age

• Fine arts through Vietnamese feudal dynasties

• Folk arts and handicrafts

• Modern and modern art in Vietnam

The permanent display of the museum includes the following topics:

• Prehistoric art – prehistory

• Fine arts from the 11th to the 19th century

• Contemporary art (twentieth century figurines)

• Applied Arts

• Folk art

• Vietnamese art ceramics from the 11th to the 20th centuries

Over 20 galleries, throughout 3 floors, visitors are attracted to the rich artifacts, with unique creativity, aesthetics and talented hands of Vietnamese artisans through generations. From the brightly patterned lines on the ethnic clothes, to the exquisite bamboo artifacts and the simple but unique paintings, chickens and pigs of Dong Ho, all seem to have a subtle heart. national spirit. Bronze statues, stone statues or wooden statues are all imbued with the softness and distinctive features of skillful Vietnamese hands through each period. And no matter what style or era, visitors still feel the unique Vietnamese style.

Different from the exhibits displayed according to the historical process, the museum’s archives also have many artifacts that are organized into collections and preserved in separate warehouses with appropriate preservation regimes, including:

• Painting Collection: 6310 works

• Sculpture Collection: 993 artifacts

• Traditional art collection: 2012 artifacts

• Ceramic Collection: 6455 artifacts

• Collection of foreign art: 400 artifacts

The Fine Arts Museum is an invaluable treasure of Vietnam’s visual arts and a cultural destination that attracts tourists from all over the world.

4.2. Creative space for kids

Hanoi Fine Arts Museum officially opened a creative space for children on May 21, 2011, this is the opening activity in the museum’s Fine Arts Education program. With an area of ​​70m2 on the 3rd floor of the main building, here children will be guided by painters, sculptors and museum education staff to learn and discover folk and contemporary art, and domestic fine arts. and international.

Next, the children will be able to participate in 8 activities to explore, experience and create art such as: painting by pattern, painting statue, free drawing, jigsaw puzzle, modeling, printing folk paintings, matching missing pictures, The museum will become a useful playground, creating opportunities for children to access and learn about the nation’s precious artistic heritage, thereby helping them develop creative thinking. little vocabulary.

5. Notes when coming to Hanoi Fine Arts Museum

5.1. Do not touch the exhibits

One of the first and most important notes when visiting the museum is not to curiously touch any of the exhibits there. This is a rule in many areas of the museum that must be followed because any museum exhibits are of great value and if you touch them, you may damage them, or break them. Even a light touch can damage an entire work of art or exhibit.

5.2. No filming or taking pictures

Another experience when visiting the museum is to not bring a camera. Most museums do not allow photography, here it is better to see with your eyes than take pictures.

5.3. Tour with a guide

If you really want to learn about the things on display here, you should visit with a guide. If you’re visiting with a guide, you can bring a guidebook. This is the best way to understand the history and important things on display. Create an interesting feeling for the experience.

6. Other landmarks to explore near Hanoi Fine Arts Museum

Located in the central area, after visiting the museum, you can completely go to explore other places near it.

6.1. Hanoi Opera House

The construction was started by the French in 1901 and completed in 1911. This is one of the famous places to visit in Hanoi. My favorite feeling is sitting on the porch of the Opera House at night, listening to music and eating Trang Tien ice cream, watching the flow of people pass by.

6.2. St. Joseph’s Cathedral, Hanoi

Officially named St. Joseph  Cathedral, Hanoi Cathedral  was completed in 1886 – is the cathedral of the Archdiocese of Hanoi, where the throne of the Archbishop is located. This is also an old church in Hanoi, regularly taking place religious activities of parishioners of Hanoi archdiocese.

6.3. Ly Thai To monument

The statue is located at Chi Linh Flower Garden (another name for Ly Thai To Flower Garden) – the man who openly established the Thang Long citadel. The flower garden is located on Dinh Tien Hoang Street, Hoan Kiem District, located in the center of Hanoi, Vietnam. The statue is cast in solid bronze, just inaugurated in 2004

Sitting anywhere at the Hanoi Fine Arts Museum is also enjoyable. If you pay close attention, you will find that many tourists after looking at the paintings still linger on the stone benches and tree stumps in the museum grounds to read and relax. Feeling peaceful as if there has never been any endless chaos out there. Separated on the yard are flocks of sparrows innocently playing, from time to time they invite each other to fly up to the ancient canopy like playing hide-and-seek. On the faces of the visitors, everyone showed a relaxed expression and they were ready to give me kind smiles even though we just met for the first time. Is it possible that when people come here, people suddenly find themselves feeling at ease? Such an interesting place, you should come and explore.