The Flamingo Contemporary Art Museum (FCAM) was officially introduced at the weekend, scattered across the Flamingo Dai Lai Resort complex in the northern province of Vinh Phuc.
An outdoor installation art and sculpture work at the Flamingo Contemporary Art Museum. (Photo courtesy of the group)
VinhPhuc (VNS/VNA) - The Flamingo Contemporary Art Museum(FCAM) was officially introduced at the weekend, scattered across theFlamingo Dai Lai Resort complex in the northern province of Vinh Phuc.
Open to visitors from 9am to 5pm every day, FCAM features two displayareas, outdoor and indoor. The outdoor section showcases 56 sculptures fromvarious materials such as stone, stainless steel and wood.
The indoor section includes a cluster of containers in the 4ha pine forestcampus, introducing 70 paintings, small sculptures and installation artworks.The works of art displayed in containers are diverse in their use of materials,from lacquer, oil paint, acrylic, silk, wood and stone to synthetic materials.
The FCAM not only features works of domestic artists but also those from morethan 10 countries around the world, including the Republic of Korea, Japan, theUS, Nepal, Italy, Spain and Singapore.
FCAM is the part of the Art in the Forest project, which has been sponsored byFlamingo Holding Group for many years. The museum’s management board isoutlining plans for an expansion and upgrade of the display spaces.
Nguyen Thi Hanh, general director of Flamingo Holding Group, said: “This hasrealised the desire to establish an art space on a continental scale forpainting, an outdoor sculpture park in the heart of 'Top 10 most beautifulresorts in the world'."
“Today's works of art will be the collection for a vast art space of the futureso that the artistic spirit and responsibility for art will not stopspreading,” she added./.
For French sculptor Ariel Moscovici, joining local and international artists at the Art in the Forest (AIF) project in the northern province of Vinh Phuc was a unique experience.
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The event formed part of Vietnam’s ongoing campaign to seek UNESCO World Heritage status for the complex at the 47th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, scheduled to take place in Paris in July.
Creative cultural festivals are fast emerging as a new catalyst for tourism development in Vietnam, as localities increasingly invest in these vibrant events on a more systematic and larger scale.
An outdoor installation art and sculpture work at the Flamingo Contemporary Art Museum. (Photo courtesy of the group) 
