The Ho Chi Minh Museum of Fine Arts is the second national museum of Vietnam based in Ho Chi Minh City, surpassed only by the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum in Hanoi. The museum houses a collection featuring Vietnamese art works in sculpture, oil, silk painting and lacquer painting, as well as traditional styles including woodcut paintings, Vietnamese ceramics and a collection of ancient Buddhist art. The main building was constructed by a French architect Rivera between 1929 and 1934 as a villa for the Hứa family. The museum into the current building in 1987.
