NATIONAL MUSEUM OF VIETNAMESE HISTORY

Located in Hanoi in a beautiful French colonial building, the National Museum of Vietnamese History contains a repository of Vietnamese ancient and history, from prehistoric artefacts and carvings through to funerary jars, examples of Dong Son drum, and everyday items of early history.

ARMY MUSEUM

The Army Museum located in Hanoi, presents the Vietnamese struggle against colonial powers,  with particular reference to the French and American wars. Of particular interest is the comprehensive display of war equipment, including aircraft, tanks, bombs and guns.

VIETNAM NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ETHNOLOGY

Widely considered to be the finest modern museum in Vietnam, the Ethnology Museum focuses on the 53 minorities that live in Vietnam. The history and customs of the different ethnic groups are present through photos, videos and display of clothing and daily implements. Examples of some ethnic minority village homes are also on display.

VIETNAM NATIONAL MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS

Featuring Vietnamese art of the 20th Century the Vietnam National Museum of Fine Arts has a fine display of work that covers Vietnams lacquer and silk painting, woodblock, folk art, and some more modern works. Prehistoric artefacts and Buddhist sculptures are also on display.

HUE MUSEUM OF ROYAL FINE ARTS

Located in a former Royal residence in downtown Hue the Royal Fine Arts Museum collection includes pottery, porcelain and costumes from the Nguyen Dynasty. Visitors can easily combine a visit here with the Tu Cung residence a couple of hundred meters away westward along the canal where Vietnam’s last two Queens lived at different times during the Century.

CHAM MUSEUM

Built in 1915 in Danang, the Cham Museum built in Cham architectural style house the most extensive collection of Chamart worldwide with approximately 300 sculptures collected from Cham temples and towers throughout Central Vietnam on display.

WAR REMNANTS MUSEUM

 Visitors to the War Remnants Museum in Ho Chi Minh City are provided with a detailed insight of the devastation of the Vietnam War, especially the American paste from 1961 to 1975. On display is military equipment, and photographs of the traumatizing consequences of the various weapons of war on the local people.