Fine Arts Museum

Fine Arts Museum

Add: 97A Pho Duc Chinh Street, District 1

Website: www.baotangmythuattphcm.vn

Phone: 08 3829 4441
Hours: 9am-4.30pm Tue-Sun

A classic yellow-and-white building with a modest Chinese influence, the Fine Arts Museum, houses one of the more interesting collections in Vietnam, ranging from lacquer- and enamel-ware to contemporary oil paintings by Vietnamese and foreign artists. If that doesn’t sound enticing, just come to see the huge hall with its beautifully tiled floors. The 1st floor includes a display of officially accepted contemporary art: most of it is just kitsch or desperate attempts to master abstract art, but occasionally something brilliant is displayed here. Much of the recent art is for sale and prices are reasonable.