Half-Day Ho Chi Minh Art Tour
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Trip Type: Literary, Art & Music Tours
Duration: 4 hours
The viewing of Vietnam’s fine art is a fascinating way of gaining insight into the country’s eventful history. The cultural exchange between Europe and Vietnam has left an undeniable mark on art in the last century. This tour is the perfect way to learn more about European-Vietnamese style fusion art.
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The viewing of Vietnam’s fine art is a fascinating way of gaining insight into the country’s eventful history. The cultural exchange between Europe and Vietnam has left an undeniable mark on art in the last century. This tour is the perfect way to learn more about European-Vietnamese style fusion art.After getting picked up from your hotel, get cozy at a café while being given an introduction to modern Vietnamese history. The first stop on the tour is a private collection that houses colonial era artworks. Using visual aids, clients are invited to see how European styles have been fused with traditional Vietnamese materials and techniques to give birth to modern Vietnamese art.
Next, the tour will wander a short distance to a special private gallery; a space connected to the largest private collection of propaganda art in Vietnam. Here, you will learn about how important propaganda was produced and distributed during and after the war and how it was influenced by China and Russia. Continue to HCMC Fine Arts Museum, an impressive example of Sino-French architecture, where you will look at the work of wartime artists.
The last stop is one of the city leading contemporary art galleries which houses changing exhibitions of works by Vietnamese and international artists. Learn how these spaces are nurturing experimentation and creating opportunities for emerging artists. Here, the future of Vietnamese art and the next generation of Vietnamese artists are discussed in an international context. Return to your hotel at the end of the tour.
Next, the tour will wander a short distance to a special private gallery; a space connected to the largest private collection of propaganda art in Vietnam. Here, you will learn about how important propaganda was produced and distributed during and after the war and how it was influenced by China and Russia. Continue to HCMC Fine Arts Museum, an impressive example of Sino-French architecture, where you will look at the work of wartime artists.
The last stop is one of the city leading contemporary art galleries which houses changing exhibitions of works by Vietnamese and international artists. Learn how these spaces are nurturing experimentation and creating opportunities for emerging artists. Here, the future of Vietnamese art and the next generation of Vietnamese artists are discussed in an international context. Return to your hotel at the end of the tour.
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