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Vũ Dân Tân Museum
443 Ngọc Thụy, Long Biên, Hà Nội
A scholar, researcher, art curator, and professor whose work focuses on Vietnamese art, ethnography, and culture. In 1990, she co-founded Salon Natasha in Hanoi with artist Vũ Dân Tân. It was one of the city’s earliest independent private art spaces and an important meeting place for artists, writers, and intellectuals. She has taught Vietnamese and Southeast Asian culture at the Higher School of Economics in Russia and has published extensively on Vietnamese art and cultural history. Full biography available here.
A Singapore-based historian, curator, and educator of contemporary Asian art. She teaches Contemporary Curating at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, and has solo- or lead-curated and published some 45 exhibitions in Asia and Europe, including Negotiating Home, History and Nation at the Singapore Art Museum (2011), the travelling Concept, Context, Contestation at BACC Bangkok (2013–2019), and The Roving Eye at ARTER, Istanbul (2014–2015). Full biography available here.
Nhusha is the daughter of artist Vũ Dân Tân. With a background in sociology, urban planning, cultural studies, and international development, she has worked in research and with international organisations. At the museum, she supports programmes, communications, and international connections.
Cao Thien Thanh joined the Vu Dan Tan Museum as its main manager. She oversees the museum’s day-to-day operations, coordinates various projects, and enjoys the opportunity to work closely with visitors and contribute to the development of an independent museum in Hanoi.
Tran Thu Thao has a background in philology and works on communications and outreach at the museum. She helps share the museum’s programmes and connect with visitors, artists, and cultural organisations, while exploring new ways to bring the museum’s story to wider audiences.
Vu Ha Thuong joined the museum as an intern. She supports programmes and daily activities and is particularly interested in events organizing and gaining first-hand experience of how an independent art museum operates.
Tran Quoc Bao is currently studying Sociology at University of Social Science and Humanities - Vietnam National University and supports the museum’s programmes as an interpreter. His work at the museum gives him an opportunity to learn about contemporary art, museum practice, and the preservation of Vũ Dân Tân’s artistic legacy.