Art exhibition space

This new space is located next to and is a “continuation” of the existing Cecile Le Pham Fine Arts Museum space at 53 Ham Nghi.

With an area of ​​over 150m2, this space is where the Cecile Le Pham Fine Arts Museum focuses on displaying painting collections of famous names; precious metal jewelry of some Vietnamese ethnic minorities; Indochina paper money, Japanese money, Korean money...; European-style porcelain dolls by female artist To Bich Hai. In addition, on the 2nd floor of this space, there are also memorial images of King Ham Nghi (1871-1944), the 8th Emperor of the Nguyen Dynasty.

According to the representative of the Cecile Le Pham Fine Arts Museum, each artifact and collection stored and displayed at the museum's new exhibition space is associated with each story of the collection owner's collection process and the process of bringing it back to store, preserve, and display.

Metal jewelry collection attracts viewers' attention

With this launch, we hope to bring to the public and researchers a unique cultural space, an attractive and interesting destination for domestic and foreign tourists who want to experience and explore cultural history and the East-West cultural exchange process. Thereby, contributing to preserving, exploiting and promoting the value of Hue's treasure trove of antiquities in particular, creating a new attractive cultural destination for the ancient capital of Hue.

Cecile Le Pham Fine Arts Museum was established in 2023 at 53 Ham Nghi and is the 5th non-public museum in Hue City. At 53 Ham Nghi, the main exhibition focuses on the theme of enamel art and the collection of decorative objects from Vietnam, Japan, and France; the theme "Eastern Buddhist Art - Multidimensional Approaches".

Reviving a French House

French architectural house becomes exhibition space of Cecile Le Pham Fine Arts Museum

Building 49-51 Ham Nghi was once owned by a contractor in Indochina in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. With the desire to contribute to the preservation, restoration and promotion of the value of French architectural heritage in Hue, Director of the Cecile Le Pham Fine Arts Museum - Ms. Cecile Le Pham has requested permission to renovate this villa in 2024.

Previously, the villa was built more than 100 years ago with beautiful architecture but was heavily eroded by time and the harsh climate of the Central region, with many parts of the roof, wooden floors and stairs at risk of collapse. The restoration was carried out by experts in restoration and architectural conservation, ensuring that the core structures of the house were not damaged as well as preserving the typical architectural features of the French colonial period, ensuring safe use.

N. MINH

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