A visitor to "The Vietnam War: 1945 - 1975" is taking a look at an old bicycle that used to carry food and supplies from the north to the south of Vietnam along the Ho Chi Minh Trail during the war. (Photo: VNA)New York (VNA) – An exhibitionof artifacts, entitled “The Vietnam War: 1945 – 1975”, is underway at theNew-York Historical Society Museum, New York, the US until April 22, 2018, givingmuseum goers an insight into conflict.
The exhibition’s opening ceremony took placeon October 10 with Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN AmbassadorNguyen Phuong Nga alongside more than 400 historic scholars, anti-war activistsand veterans in attendance.
Speaking at the event, Ambassador Nga saidshe believes the exhibition will give people a better understanding of thevalue of peace.
This event will provide visitors a closerlook at history, enhancing mutual understanding between people of Vietnam andthe US, Nga stated.
Vietnam and the US established acomprehensive partnership four decades after the war ended, she stressed,adding that the robust development of bilateral relations largely owes to thetwo countries’ efforts to leave the past behind, overcome disagreements andlook to the future.
More than 300 artifacts, photographs,artworks, documents, films, and interactive digital media on display at theexhibition convey the story of the war since the end of the World War II.
The items include a lacquer graving named“Spring in Tay Nguyen”, created by northern Vietnamese painter Tran Huu Chat in1962. The 84-year-old artist made an exact reproduction for the exhibition.
It is the first time the New-York HistoricalSociety has held an exhibition on the Vietnam War and it took the museum threeyears to collect exhibited materials, according to the museum’s CEO LouiseMirrer.-VNA
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