On October 25, at Hung Yen Provincial Museum, the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum in collaboration with the Provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism opened a thematic exhibition "Buddhist Sculpture Art through the collection of the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum", towards the celebration of Vietnam Cultural Heritage Day (November 23).
The exhibition takes place from October 25 to November 15, 2025 at Hung Yen Museum, facility 1, Pham Bach Ho Street, Pho Hien Ward, introducing 21 artifacts that are versions of typical sculptures in the history of Vietnamese Buddhist art. The works have high artistic value, expressing the spirit, ideas and cultural imprints of many dynasties.
Notable in the exhibition space is the A Di Da Buddha statue of Phat Tich Pagoda - the largest stone statue of the Ly Dynasty known, representing the pinnacle of stone sculpture art in the 11th - 12th centuries, considered a treasure of Vietnamese Buddhist art.
The stone lion statue of Ba Tam pagoda symbolizes strength and intelligence, typical of the style of statue creation during the Ly Dynasty. The Golden Eagle statue of Long Doi Pagoda documents the development of the pagoda art during the same period.
In particular, the statue of Quan Am with a thousand eyes and a thousand hands of But Thap Pagoda is a unique work, a model of the 17th-century Quan Am Thien Nhap Thien Lang - a unique symbol of Vietnamese Buddhist art.
Along with that, Tuyet Son statue and the statue of the 16semen of the Golden gate reflecting the development of wooden sculpture art in the 18th century are considered one of the most beautiful statues still preserved.
The exhibition not only introduces typical artistic values of Vietnamese Buddhist sculptures but also contributes to expanding cooperation, promoting collections of Buddhist statues and national treasures to the public. Thereby, raising social awareness of preserving and promoting the value of national cultural heritage.
