Title
Vietnam – Culture – Museum
Caption
Vietnam. Ho Chi Minh City. The Museum of Fine Arts. Here, an oil on canvas by Thai Van Ngon : "Mending fish nets. Designed by the French architect Rivera in 1929 in a building blending colonial and Asian architectural styles, and later constructed in 1934 as the original home and headquarters of the Chinese company Hua Bon Hoa, this Museum of Fine Arts presents both historical and contemporary works by Vietnamese artists. It notably features an exceptional collection of paintings and drawings related to the Indochina War against the French, and later to the war against the Americans.
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Photo Marc Charuel
Date
Dec 19, 2013
Credit line
Marc Charuel/Photo12
Reference
MHC26A00_491
Model release
NA
License type
Rights managed
Available size
21.5Mb (1.7Mb) / 10.9in x 7.7in / 3256 x 2313 (300dpi)