A Brief Introduction of The Ho Chi Minh Museum

The Ho Chi Minh Museum is located in Hanoi, Vietnam. Constructed in the 1990s, it is dedicated to the late Vietnamese leader Ho Chi Minh and Vietnam's revolutionary struggle against foreign powers.

Ho Chi Minh museum is located in the Ho Chi Minh complex. The museum documents Ho Chi Minh’s life, with 8 chronological topics. The first one, from 1890 to 1910 modeled after his upbringing, hometown and youth. The second topic concerns the next ten years where Ho Chi Minh travelled the world to find out a way to rescue the country from colonialism. The next three topics, covering 1920-1945, depicted how Ho Chi Minh had translated the influence of Marxism and Leninism ideal into founding Vietnamese Communist party and striving for national independence. From 1945 to 1969, which was the time-frame portrayed in topic 6 and 7, the national hero was primarily discussed in his political life up until his pass away. The museum is a collection of artifacts, miniatures and various gifts gathered nationally and internationally.

Ho Chi Minh Museum. 19 Ngoc Ha St, Ba Dinh, 8AM-11:30AM, 2PM-4PM, closed M and F afternoons. This gleaming white museum and its gloriously ham-handed iconography are the perfect chaser to the solemnity of the mausoleum. The building, completed in 1990, is intended to evoke a white lotus. Some photos and old letters are on display on the second floor, but the main exhibition space is on the third floor. It includes cars crashing through walls to represent the chaos of post-war American capitalism, soldiers charging around with electric plugs, a cave hideout re-imagined as the inside of Ho Chi Minh's brain, and several other post-modern confections integrated with the main story of the man's life and his country's struggle. One of the more informative museums in Vietnam, albeit with a high dose of personality cult and political propaganda. Guides are available in English, French, Chinese and Russian, but don't bother; the displays are labelled in English and French, and it's hard to imagine the guides doing much other than belabouring the point.

A Brief Introduction of The Vietnam Military History Museum

The museum consists of various buildings. Eras of Vietnamese military history are showcased in different buildings on the complex. The Flag Tower of Hanoi is within the bounds of the complex as well. It is possible for visitors to enter the first two tiers of the tower, however, the spire is inaccessible. The museum also includes a display of decommissioned, captured or destroyed military equipment and vehicles used by the United States and the NVA during the Second Indochina War. This display, located right next to the Flag Tower of Hanoi, has become known as "The Garden of Toys". There is a Highlands Coffee chain store in which visitors can rest, as well as souvenir shops where one may browse various products.

The museum does not always give context or explanation surrounding the exhibits. The exhibits mostly consist of artifacts. It is best to inform oneself about the First and Second Indochina wars if one wants to understand the artifacts and the references within the notecards.

A Brief Introduction of The Vietnam People's Air Force Museum

The Vietnam People's Air Force Museum, is located on Truong Chinh Street in the Bach Mai District of Hanoi. The museum is on the edge of the disused Bach Mai Airfield.

The museum tells the history of the Vietnam People's Air Force (VPAF) from its formation in 1954 through to the present day. There is a heavy emphasis on its role in the Second Indochina War and the Cambodian-Vietnamese War. The museum comprises one main building with displays on the history of the VPAF, biographies of VPAF aces, uniforms and flightsuits, aircraft weaponry and engines, items from downed US aircraft and the forward fuselage of a MiG-21.

There's a decent outdoor collection of a UH-1 helicopter, Soviet-built MiG fighters, a huge Mi-6 helicopter, and other aircraft; unfortunately they've been exposed to the elements for some time and local kids climb over them.

A Brief Introduction of The Vietnam National Museum Of Nature

Located at at 18 Hoang Quoc Viet Street, The museum helps collect, preserve and manage the national natural samples to serve scientific research and education. It also holds exhibitions and lectures on the nature, environment and protection of natural resources.

The museum introduce full information about basic features of Vietnam natural values by designed in harmony, creating a warm and friendly atmosphere. In particular, most of the specimens are on display in a glass case and models are placed outside.

In particular, Vietnam National Museum of Nature showcases a wide range of 40,000 exhibits including 6,000 species of animals (reptiles, amphibians, fish, mammals, birds, etc.), 25,000 species of insects (butterflies , beetle, dragonflies, cicadas, mantis, etc.), 10,000 mushroom samples, 2,000 samples of geology, paleontology and some other specimens which are divided through the periods.

Vietnam nature will be fantastic experience for children, locals, tourists, researchers... with special gallery of natural values and useful lessons.

A Brief Introduction of The Vietnamese Women’s Museum

Vietnamese Women’s Museum is located in Hanoi, Ly Thuong Kiet Street, near the central Hoan Kiem Lake and the old quarter and opened to public in 1995 and had been renovated between 2006 and 2010. More than 1000 materials, photos and objects displayed in the permanent exhibition show the role the Vietnamese women played in the History and currently play in Arts and in the Family life. The museum also organizes thematic exhibitions to show changes and development of the contemporary society.

The stated mission of the museum is "to enhance public knowledge and understanding of history and cultural heritage of Vietnamese women... thus contributing to promoting gender equality

A Brief Introduction of The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology

The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology is located on a 43,799-square-metre (10.823-acre) property in the Cầu Giấy District, about 8 km from the city center.

The proposal for the museum was officially approved on 14 December 1987. Construction lasted from 1987 to 1995, and it was opened to the public on 12 November 1997.

Museum of Ethnology covers mainly the culture and ritual practices of the various ethnic groups in the whole of Vietnam - one of the key attractions of the museum is the open-air exhibition, which has houses of some ethnic groups, which even comes with inhabitants in costumes. The museum features actual explanations of the exhibits in Vietnamese, French and English.

The exhibition building was designed by the architect Ha Duc Linh, a member of the Tày ethnic group, in the shape of a Đông Sơn drum, and the interior architecture was designed by the French architect Véronique Dollfus.

A Brief Introduction of The Museum of Peoples' s Public Security

Address: No.1 Tran Binh Trong Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi, Museum of People’s Public Security provides the information about the heroic tradition of the nation’s public security officers through different development phases of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

Numerous exhibits and photos provide interesting glimpses into little aspects of the Indochina wars and foreign intelligence operations in Vietnam during the 1980s.

A Brief Introduction of The Ha Noi Museum

Located at Pham Hung, Me Tri, Tu Liem, with more than 50.000 m2 and 12.000 m2 for construction. The museum displays artifacts from Hanoi's 1000-year history and the history, culture, heritage, and architecture of Vietnam. It showcases over 50,000 artifacts in a total area of nearly 54,000 square meters. The Hanoi museum was opened in 2010 for the Millennial Anniversary of Hanoi. The building has an overall design of an inverted Pyramid.

The museum has 6 floors, the floor area scaled down from top to bottom. First floor area was designed as a temporary place to display some of the pottery together with the souvenir. The second floor has a small model of Hanoi: Tien Thang Long area, Phung Nguyen Grave, the map of Co Loa, Dong Son culture and other pictures of Hanoi. There has the dried leaf sample and dried flowers which remind about passionate of Hanoi’ autumn. Memories of Hanoi have gone into the poems, music, and graphics that become a love not only for The Hanoi but also for tourists from whole the world.

The third floor of the museum where displays of documents and exhibits are donated by organizations and individuals has large space. A lot of potteries such as bowls, vases or production tools found in Tien Giang, Ca Mau…are displayed on the fourth floor.

A Brief Introduction of The Vietnam National Museum of History

The Vietnam National Museum of History is a public service unit under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, which is at the forefront of the system of Vietnam's history-society museums. The Museum has the function of researching, excavating, collecting, storing, inventorying, preserving, displaying, introducing, and promoting the value of documents and artifacts related to the Vietnamese historical process. In addition, the Museum also organizes activities for training, consulting, assessing, appraising, managing, and exploring services within the scope of museum operation. The Museum is a legal entity, has its own seal, account and independent cost accounting. The international transaction name is: Vietnam National Museum of History (abbreviated as VNMH).

In the historical period from the mid-nineteenth century to the present, there are more than 80,000 documents and artifacts relating to the Revolutionary history, the Communist Party of Vietnam, the President Ho Chi Minh and leaders of the Communist Party of Vietnam.

At present, the VNMH has two permanent exhibitions at two different locations: the first one at No. 1 Trang Tien street - Hanoi, showing the history of Vietnam from prehistory to the end of the Nguyen Dynasty (1945); the latter at No.216 Tran Quang Khai Street - Hanoi, expressing the history of Vietnam from the mid-19th century to present. The new construction of the VNMH has been underway for years in the western side of the West Lake. This is expected to be a modern museum with world-class standards.

A Brief Introduction of The Vietnam National Museum of Fine Arts

It was an old structure, built in the 1930s by the French, reserved for the French colonial rulers’ daughters throughout the Indochina who came to Hanoi to study. In 1962, the government requested the Ministry of Culture to transform the building from the western architecture into a Vietnamese appearance with ornamental details from the traditional architecture of communal house and fit for exhibiting works of fine arts. So only on June 26, 1966 was Vietnam Fine Arts Museum officially inaugurated with the total area of 4200 square meters which 1200 square meters for exhibition. From 1997 to 1999, the total area was increased to 4737 square meters. In addition to the Museum in Nguyen Thai Hoc street, the second branch at Hoang Cau street of Hanoi also has an excellent atmosphere with a system of large room and sufficient equipment reserved for art work conservation store, restoration lab, conferences and meetings.

The Vietnam Museum of Fine Arts belongs to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. Its six departments include: Research and Collection; Exhibition and Education; Collection Management; Conservation; General Administration and External Relations; and Security. In addition to exhibition galleries, the Museum has a Space for Children’s Creativity, a site for storage, a library and a centre for art conservation. The Museum often organizes temporary exhibitions and special activities for school children and families.

A Brief Introduction of The B-52 Victory Museum

TThe B-52 Victory Museum, Hanoi or Bảo Tàng Chiến Thắng B.52 is located at 157 Đội Cấn, Ba Đình district, Hanoi.

The museum comprises one main building with displays on the history of the Vietnamese revolution, the First Indochina War, the Vietnam War, Operations Rolling Thunder, Linebacker and Linebacker II and the air defense of Hanoi. The outdoor displays include the wreckage of a B-52D or G Stratofortress apparently shot down during Operation Linebacker II (although no specific details are provided) and various air defense equipment.

The museum is open Tuesday-Thursday and Saturday-Sunday from 08:00 to 11:30 and 13:00 to 16:30. Entry is free.

The Museum is located approximately 300m south of the "B-52 lake", Hồ B-52 or Huu Tiep Lake which appears to contain part of the undercarriage section of the B-52 at the Museum. A plaque at the lake states that the aircraft was a B-52G shot down by a Surface-to-air missile (SAM) fired by the 72nd Battalion, 285th Air Defence Missile Regiment on 27 December 1972, however the only B-52s lost that day were two B-52Ds.