VOV.VN - An exhibition of Vietnamese lacquer paintings titled The Beauty Beyond the Spotlight: Vietnamese Lacquer Paintings was inaugurated at the State Museum of Oriental Art in Moscow, on July 30.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam National Museum of Fine Arts will launch a "Highlight Tour" from September 29 as part of efforts to introduce Vietnamese lacquer paintings and national treasures displayed at the museum.

VOV.VN - More than 20 ambassadors and representatives of various international cultural organisations recent paid a visit to the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum to gain greater insights into the country’s lacquer paintings.

‘Hoi Dinh Chem’, a lacquer painting by Nguyen Van Ty, has fetched EUR832,000 (US$972,000) at a French auction, a record price for a Vietnamese artwork in Europe.