During 1990-2010, Steinmeijer had been to Vietnam many times and had collected 35 paintings by famous Vietnamese artists of the first and second generations after the August Revolution (August 19, 1945).

The exhibition remains open to visitors until April 2022.

Many paintings have been showcased since 2020, but this is the first time he has exhibited the entire collection, mainly lacquer and silk paintings.

With the theme “Vietnam: The Dreamed Paradise” chosen by the collector, the exhibition aims to introduce an optimistic and poetic life in a heroic, optimistic and hopeful history period of the Vietnamese people.

The exhibition, which remains open until April 2022, consists of three parts: “Vietnamese Identity”, “Vietnamese Women” and “Paradise on Earth”, showcasing paintings of village scenes, festivals, traditional costumes, portraits of Vietnamese people, and daily life.

Online book exhibition and fair encourages reading culture

An online book exhibition and fair in celebration of the 110th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh’s departure to find a way to save the country via the website https://book365.vn not only highlights Uncle Ho’s life and career and the country’s revolutionary achievements during its renewal, development and international integration process but also features numerous activities which have contributed to national reading culture.

Exhibition introduces traditional celebration of Doan Ngo Festival

An online exhibition entitled ‘Doan Ngo Festival in the past and at present’ opened at the Thang Long Imperial Citadel in Hanoi on June 10.

French exhibition set to display artworks by painter Mai Trung Thu

An art exhibition featuring 140 paintings produced by renowned Vietnamese artist Mai Trung Thu will be held at the Ursulines Museum in Macon, France, from June 16 to October 24, the Voice of Vietnam (VOV) reported.

Exhibition looks back on 60 years of AO disaster in Vietnam

Nearly 300 photos, documents and items on the Agent Orange/dioxin (AO) disaster in Vietnam over the past 60 years are being displayed at an exhibition that opened at the Vietnam Military History Museum in Hanoi on July 13.

Source: NDO/VNA