Minh Long Ceramic and Porcelain Museum - A unique art space honoring Vietnamese culture

Minh Long - Vietnam's leading high-end ceramic brand has just achieved its dream of creating a unique artistic heritage - Minh Long Ceramic and Porcelain Museum - a space to preserve the essence and honor Vietnamese culture.

Over 20 years of tirelessly building a lasting cultural and artistic heritage, Minh Long has written a new chapter in the history of Vietnamese ceramics, where art not only reflects creativity but also becomes the pride of the nation.

Here, each ceramic object surpasses the limits of the material of which it is made in order to tell visitors stories of persistent creativity, the desire to conquer the peak of success, and the profound cultural imprint. This is also a space where art, skills and Vietnamese identity blend in each unique ceramic work, together with Minh Long continuing the journey of spreading the essence of Vietnamese ceramics to the world.

Where Vietnamese porcelain becomes vivid stories

Exploring the unique porcelain art space, the audience seems to immerse themselves in an inspiring art world. Every corner of the museum tells unique stories in the language of soil, glaze and fire, fully expressing Minh Long's slogan "The Essence of Soil and Skills of Artisans”. From there, contributing to preserving and spreading the sacred values of Vietnamese culture, extending the source of that heritage for future generations.

The exhibition space not only features typical Vietnamese ceramic and porcelain works, but also demonstrates the inheritance and continuation of Minh Long's heritage through Minh Long’s generations. Here, ceramic art works with Eastern influences blend with the modern Western art, creating a rare diversity and uniqueness. In particular, each place at the museum is designed as a living chronicle, guiding the audience through each stage of the development of Vietnamese ceramics. This not only demonstrates the Minh Long brand's strategic vision, but also acknowledges the position of Vietnamese ceramics in the flow of contemporary creativity.

Heritage for future generations

Minh Long Ceramic and Porcelain Museum is an important piece in the treasure trove of Vietnamese culture. Each unique ceramic work is an “ambassador” promoting the beauty of Vietnam as well as its traditions and culture to international friends.

Stepping through the majestic doors of the museum, a new world opens up to the audience. The museum is where preserves the journey of the Ly family for more than 100 years, raising the family’s ceramic business to the new heights, with Mr. Ly Ngoc Minh - founder of Minh Long Ceramics, also representing the family’s third generation, and Mr. Ly Huy Sang, CEO of the company, currently continuing the fourth generation.

Whether you are a child with a narrow worldview or a profound scholar, or a young person with an open mind, when entering Minh Long Ceramic and Porcelain Museum, you can find a place to enrich your experience, knowledge and contemplation. Each ceramic work is not only artistic and aesthetic but also contains the thoughts and feelings of the creators as well as the ambitions of many generations. That ceramic treasure also includes endless knowledge and experiences for those who love ceramics, want to learn or enjoy.

Visitors can spend one day or just half at the museum, or even come in and out for a whole month, they still find it very new and totally amazing. It is due to that from the outside scenery to the space inside the museum, each ceramic object as well as its design make records in manufacturing, containing the cultural values that transcend time and space, and the art colors of Minh Long Ceramics that can be found like no others or nowhere else has been exhibited before.

Thus, Minh Long's journey of preserving and honoring Vietnamese culture continues to grow to become a proud story, passing through generations, making a strong impression on every lover of the Vietnamese art and heritage.

Inside the museum are the following spaces

1/ Ground floor

The lobby creates an overwhelming feeling among visitors thanks to a 100% ceramic lamp set, five floors high, inspired by the legend of The Descendants of The Dragon and The Fairy; Son Ha painting - using the image of a dragon-headed, phoenix-beaked mascot to express the majestic beauty of the country; Cam Tu painting with King blue color, extremely difficult to make.

Four Seasons Lotus painting - Spring Summer Autumn Winter, depicts the flow of time and the philosophy of reincarnation - lotus blooming in spring, sunshine shining in summer, the sky filled with dragonflies in autumn, signaling the change of weather, and leaves falling and flowers fading in winter.

The ground floor is also for displaying Minh Long's smallest ceramic products, only a few centimeters, representing culture and arts in Vietnam.

The Fashion area showcases ceramic objects with the high artistic values. The highlight is the three statues of women from Vietnam’s three regions - North, Centre and South, with 1.7m high, fired in one block.

Going further inside, visitors can stop to admire the Butterfly Clock painting with hundreds of butterflies converging like a fairy dream; or stroll to admire the colorful tulips with each flower and leaf sculpted to life size.

The final area on the ground floor is devoted to displaying large, unique vases and oversized products.

2/ Basement

The basement of the museum building is designed for simulating a traditional pottery village with bronze statues recreating the process of making pottery.

Leaving the village, we come to the performance stage with ceramic musical instruments. Next is the kiln - Minh Long's “revolutionary” kiln, marking the first in history that a flat kiln can burn from oxygen to reduction.

3/ Factory with both manual and modern methods

The final point is Minh Long's current production area, with all ceramic items – from those made by skilled hands of Minh Long artisans to modern mass production with the state-of-the-art robots.

4/ Handicrafts of the highest quality

Advancing to the area displaying the highest quality products, visitors cannot help but be amazed by the masterpieces made by Minh Long skilled artisans. Each hand-painted vase has its own story, told through skillful strokes and vivid colors. Here, each work is a “unique version”. This is a space not to be missed for those who appreciate the uniqueness and the value of pure handmade.

5/ Traditional House

Entering the traditional house, visitors seem to go back in time, back to the difficult but determined early days of an artisan who devoted his passion to ceramics. There, each artifact, each story has its own vitality, becoming real and vivid memories. The traditional house is not only to see, but also to feel that there is a great aspiration that has been written like that.

According to Saigon New Day

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