Exhibition spotlights tigers in Vietnam’s ancient art

An exhibition highlighting tigers in Vietnam’s ancient art is scheduled to open at the Vietnam National Museum of History on January 18, the museum said on January 12.

A poster of of the exhibition (Photo: Vietnam National Museum of History)
A poster of of the exhibition (Photo: Vietnam National Museum of History)

The event, in celebration of the coming Year of the Tiger, will be jointly arranged by the museum, the Hung Kings Temple historical relic site and collectors.

On showcase will be more than 30 exhibits, documents and images featuring tigers throughout over 2,000 years of the country's art history, showing that the image of tigers was widely portrayed in Vietnam’s ancient pottery, carving and folk paintings, among others.

The exhibition will run until August 31.