Scientist Nguyen Thi Nguyet specialised in electricity, is seen at the exhibition. (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) -The talent and efforts of female Vietnamese scientists are depicted at anexhibition being held at the Vietnamese Women’s Museum in Hanoi.
The exhibition Forever Passionate honours 15 scientists who work indifferent fields such as agriculture, environment, health care and education.They share the common passion for scientific research and aspiration to servethe country and people. They overcame many obstacles, pain and losses.
They researched and worked painstakingly to create useful things for life. Thefemale scientists have gained significant achievements in their research andthe outcomes of their works have benefited the community and contributed tomaking a better society.
The exhibition includes three main topics: Source of Passion, Journey ofCreativity and Ever-burning Dreams.
The exhibition displays objects, photos and documentary films exploring theprofessional achievements of the female scientists as well as their roles asmothers and wives.
The display also reveals difficulties facing female scientists, their strongdetermination to reach their goals and support they received from their families.
The exhibition brings scientists and their achievements close to the public,said Nguyen Hai Van, director of the museum.
“People may think science is something equivocal and not easy to understand,but true science originates from the life and serves the people,” she said.
“The female scientists we introduce at the exhibition represent many otherwomen who work in different fields with the aim of creating good things forlife, for example new plants which are more productive and rubbish recyclingsolutions.”
“Through the exhibition, we want to send out a message: science is life,” saidVan.
The museum also introduced two female artists Tran Thanh Thuc and Ngo Dinh BaoVi who have an ever-burning passion for arts and are always looking for newinitiatives on their creative journey.
Their artworks of fabric collage and truc chi (an artistic medium inwhich the artist’s designs are printed onto a special form of paper) presentedin this exhibition are unique pieces of art, based on the traditional culturalvalues that bear national identity.
The exhibitions will run until November 16 at the Vietnamese Women’sMuseum, 36 Ly Thuong Kiet street, in celebration of Vietnamese Women’s Day(October 20).-VNS/VNA
