Displaying 70 works of art about historical moments in the Dien Bien Phu campaign

The exhibition "Road to Dien Bien" shows respect and pride for the golden pages of the nation's history, and deep gratitude to the generation of heroes and martyrs who participated in the resistance war to gain independence and freedom for the Fatherland so that we can live in independence and peace .

aaa - Ảnh 1. — Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hoang Dao Cuong and delegates attending the exhibition

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Director of the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum Nguyen Anh Minh shared: "The historic victory of Dien Bien Phu is a brilliant milestone in the history of the struggle against foreign invaders for national independence, a great victory of epochal stature and great significance, affirming the wise leadership role of the Party and President Ho Chi Minh , demonstrating the strength of the great national unity bloc and the determination to fight for independence and freedom for the Fatherland.

During the fierce years of the Dien Bien Phu campaign, along with the troops going to battle that year, many artists followed Uncle Ho's call, leaving behind the bustling urban life, joining the resistance war, directly participating in the Dien Bien Phu campaign. With their feelings and creativity, they recorded realistically and vividly the images of life, fighting full of hardships, sacrifices, but also no less romantic of our army and people. Up to now, the theme of the Dien Bien Phu victory - a glorious page in history is still the inspiration, the source of creativity for many generations of artists to successfully express fine art works.

aaa - Ảnh 2. — Director of Vietnam Fine Arts Museum Nguyen Anh Minh delivered the opening speech of the exhibition.

The exhibition "Road to Dien Bien" introduced 70 paintings, graphics, sculptures, sketches, and posters by 34 authors, created between 1949 and 2009. The artists realistically and vividly portrayed the life and fighting of our army and people in the Dien Bien Phu campaign, creating a victory that "resounded throughout the five continents and shook the world".

aaa - Ảnh 3. — Delegates visiting the exhibition

With traditional display methods, combining cinemagraph projection technology and interactive experience space, the exhibition "Road to Dien Bien" brings viewers back to life moments of the Dien Bien Phu battlefield in the past. Accordingly, some works depict the work of pulling artillery into the battlefield to prepare for the campaign such as "To Vinh Dien inserting artillery", "Pulling artillery" by author Duong Huong Minh, "Pulling artillery Dien Bien" by author Tran Dinh Tho.

The support and contribution of tens of thousands of laborers are depicted through works: Viet Bac by Dao Duc, Tien nhau di dan cong by Luu Van Sin, Ca nuoc ra chien by Luu Danh Thanh. Expressing the close bond between the army and the people, supporting each other during wartime are works: Tinh quan dan dan by Nguyen Sang, Duong len Dien Bien by Tran Khanh Chuong...

Many works deeply depict and recreate the heroic and resounding battles at the Dien Bien Phu battlefield such as: Attacking the center of Dien Bien Phu by Nguyen The Vi, Center of Dien Bien Phu by Le Huy Toan, Dien Bien that year by Cao Trong Thiem...

aaa - Ảnh 6. — The exhibition displays 70 works of painting, graphics, sculpture, sketches, posters...

In addition, the exhibition also displays classic works that are brilliant epics about the spirit of bravery in fighting and self-sacrifice such as Joining the Party in Dien Bien by Nguyen Sang, Be Van Dan using his body as a gun mount by Le Vinh... Or beautiful memories of Dien Bien through the works of Nguyen Thi Kim, Nguyen Sang, Nguyen Hai...

aaa - Ảnh 8. — Some works on display at the exhibition

In particular, the exhibition also displays images of the Father of the Nation - President Ho Chi Minh and General Vo Nguyen Giap appearing simple and close to soldiers and people of all ethnic groups participating in the resistance war, demonstrating the solidarity of the entire army and people towards Dien Bien.

The series of sketches of the Dien Bien Phu battlefield that artist To Ngoc Van made before his death is the highlight of this exhibition.

Trưng bày 70 tác phẩm nghệ thuật gắn với khoảng khắc lịch sử Chiến thắng Điện Biên Phủ - Ảnh 9. — The work "Party Admission in Dien Bien Phu" by artist Nguyen Sang

Attending the exhibition, Director of the Department of Cinema (Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism) Vi Kien Thanh said: "The artists in this period all followed a realistic style, with an artistic spirit but always associated with the country's major events, especially the Dien Bien Phu campaign. Through that, the artists have always closely followed, successfully portrayed, and accurately reflected the story of the country's history. Therefore, in the exhibition, there are very special works, with high artistic and historical value. A typical example is the work "Party Admission in Dien Bien Phu" by artist Nguyen Sang - this work is one of the Museum's signature works, and is also a national treasure of Vietnam. Therefore, I think the exhibition is not only meaningful in celebrating the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory, but also introducing to the public, especially the young generation, moments of great historical value of the country".