Exhibition 'Landscapes of Vietnamese Memories' opens in Fukuoka

On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the successful August Revolution and the National Day of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, the Consulate General of Vietnam in Fukuoka in collaboration with the Fukuoka Asian Art Museum organized the exhibition "Landscapes of Vietnamese Memories" in Fukuoka City.

The opening ceremony of the Exhibition was solemnly held on September 12, 2025 at the Fukuoka Asian Art Museum. The ceremony was attended by Ms. Vu Chi Mai - Consul General of Vietnam in Fukuoka; Mr. Ohno Tetsuji - Director of the Fukuoka Asian Art Museum; Mr. Kajitani Tadahiro - Director of the Mitani Foundation for the Preservation and Promotion of Arts and Culture and nearly 150 guests, especially the art-loving community in Japan.

Many visitors expressed their emotions when visiting the exhibition "Vietnam confidently and courageously went through the war".

The exhibition is a special cultural activity to introduce to the Japanese public and international friends paintings about Vietnamese history. This is also the first time an exhibition about the Vietnam War has been displayed in Fukuoka, with more than 100 works by many generations of famous Vietnamese artists, recreating images of the countryside, people, and the arduous and heroic journeys of the Vietnamese people during the war.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Consul General Vu Chi Mai emphasized that each painting is a slice of memory, reflecting both loss and separation and lighting up faith, resilience and the desire for peace - the lasting values ​​that the Vietnamese people always cherish. She affirmed that the Exhibition is not only a place to preserve national memories, but also a cultural bridge connecting Vietnam and Japan - two countries with many similarities in tradition, culture and the desire for peace.

Consul General Vu Chi Mai guided visitors and talked about the historical significance of each resistance propaganda painting.

Director of the Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Mr. Ohno Tetsuji, said that the exhibited works not only preserve memories of the history and people of Vietnam but also contribute to connecting the Japanese and Vietnamese public with humanistic values ​​and aspirations for peace. All works at the exhibition were carefully selected with close cooperation between artists and the Vietnamese fine arts museum.

Many visitors expressed their admiration for the optimistic and resilient spirit of the Vietnamese people, especially Vietnamese women.

Representative of Mitani Foundation for the Preservation and Promotion of Culture and Arts, Mr. Kajitani Tadahiro, shared about the project to restore silk paintings by the late painter Nguyen Phan Chanh - a famous painter of Vietnamese fine arts. Up to now, the Foundation has successfully restored 16 works and plans to continue to restore 12 more works in the following years. This exhibition also has a separate space to display some works by painter Nguyen Phan Chanh that the Foundation has restored in the past, aiming to introduce the unique artistic values ​​of Vietnam to the international public and enhance exchanges and mutual understanding between Vietnam and Japan.

Paintings by the late artist Nguyen Phan Chanh were restored and displayed at the Exhibition.

The exhibition “Landscapes of Vietnamese Memories” opens to visitors from September 12-30, 2025, not only as an opportunity to honor Vietnamese art and history but also as a bridge to strengthen the friendship between the two nations in the new era, while affirming the determination of the Consulate General of Vietnam in Fukuoka in promoting cultural exchange and further deepening the friendly and cooperative relations between the people of the two countries.

Source: https://baoquocte.vn/trien-lam-phong-canh-ky-uc-viet-nam-khai-mac-tai-fukuoka-327539.html