Speaking at the opening ceremony, Mrs. Nguyen Thuy Phuong Hieu, Director of Dak Lak Museum said: Through the exhibition, we hope to make contribution to let the young people see difficult and hardship life but brave and indomitability of Vietnamese army and people in the struggle for national liberation. Hereby, it raises the young’s awareness of revolutionary tradition and patriotism. In addition, the exhibition also contributes to enhance the dialogue ability with the public who love art and it help the public to get better understanding about art of visualization in sketching. Mrs. Nguyen Kim Phien, Deputy Director representing Ho Chi Minh Museum of Fine Arts, said: "Ho Chi Minh Museum of Fine Arts is honored to share the reproduction of “Picture sketches" with Dak Lak Museum, and today we are thrilled to see Dak Lak Museum solemnly opens an exhibition of the picture “Historic sketches" here. This is a great opportunity for exchanges and cooperation between the two cultural institutions, and it as well as opportunities for Ho Chi Minh City Museum of Fine Arts to convey historical and artistic values ​​to the art lovers in all over the country. The exhibition especially introduces the peoples, cadres and soldiers of Dak Lak province to admire beautiful paintings of the hardship time but full of glory of the nation through the Museum’s collection. The exhibition opens from April 17th to September 30th, 2018