Exhibition “Tales after reunification” opens in Ho Chi Minh City

The Ho Chi Minh City Museum of Fine Arts opened the special exhibition “Tales after reunification", on May 19, to mark the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification (April 30, 1975 – 2025) and the 135th birth anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh (May 19, 1890 – 2025).
Delegates visit the exhibition. (Photo: MANH HAO)
Delegates visit the exhibition. (Photo: MANH HAO)

The event pays tribute to generations who sacrificed for national independence, freedom and peace, while also honouring the artists who lived, fought, and created amid the harsh realities of war.

The exhibition showcases 102 works, including paintings, sculptures, and sketches, selected from the museum’s collection and created by artists and sculptors of the Liberation Fine Arts Tradition Club. The artworks are grouped into four thematic sections: Battlefield Sketches, Memories in Flames, Silent Moments, and Perspectives Today.

Delegates cut the ribbon at the exhibition opening ceremony. (Photo: MANH HAO)

Delegates cut the ribbon at the exhibition opening ceremony. (Photo: MANH HAO)

A distinctive feature of this exhibition is the combination of the museum’s preserved works and wartime creations by veteran artists, forming a continuous stream of memory and evoking a reflective space about a turbulent period and the enduring echoes of the past.

According to Tran Minh Cong, Acting Director of the museum, the exhibition is not only a journey through a unique historical chapter but also an opportunity to reflect on and cherish the value of peace, an ideal to which President Ho Chi Minh devoted his life.

A battlefield sketch by artist Trang Phuong. (Photo: MANH HAO)

A battlefield sketch by artist Trang Phuong. (Photo: MANH HAO)

Before the opening, the public had a chance to meet with artists and sculptors from the Liberation Art Division (B11), who shared moving stories about their creative work during wartime. The “Tales after reunification” exhibition will run until June 8.

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