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VietnamDescription and is it worth a visit
National Museum of Vietnamese history in Hanoi (Bao Tang Lich su Viet Nam) contains one of the most comprehensive expositions recounting the history of Vietnam more than a thousand years ago and before modern history. This is just a must-visit place if you are even a little interested in the history of Vietnam.
Now the museum consists of two buildings: actually, the National Museum itself, and the former Museum of the Vietnamese revolution, which was previously independent, is a five-minute walk away. Now both museums operate on a single schedule and are visited by one ticket.
Main building (Location 1, main exhibition)
Here are relics of the Paleolithic and Neolithic, exhibits from the Times of the great empires. The exhibition is very exciting and interesting, especially if you read the information on the plates (given in Vietnamese, French and English), or use the audio guide (also in Vietnamese, French or English), which are issued free of charge at the entrance in exchange for any document as a deposit. A visit should be allocated at least two hours.
Additional building (Location 2, former Museum of the revolution)
More than forty thousand historical exhibits, telling about the heroic and tragic villages of the country's history. Events from the second half of the XIX century are covered: the beginning of the national liberation movement against the French and before the construction of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. It will be very interesting to see exhibits directly related to the USSR: documents and photographs of Communist Party Congresses; party tickets issued by the Communist Party of the USSR, and more.
🕐 Working hours
The museum is open every day except the first Monday of each month, from 08:00 to 12:00 and from 13:30 to 17:00. During lunch (from 12:00 to 13:30 ), visitors are asked to leave, but then you can enter again with the same tickets.
💵Entrance fee / ticket price
Entrance ticket allows you to visit both buildings at once, costs 40,000 VND (approximately 1.52 USD, see Vietnam's currency and exchange rate). Children under 6 years free of charge. Photo permission-15,000; video permission-30,000. In practice, the availability of permission to shoot is checked very rarely.
🚶 How to get there
The museum consists of two buildings located five minutes walk from each other. Both buildings are about 800 meters from the lake of the returned sword, and can be reached on foot or by Bus.№ 2, 3, 4, 24, 42, 40, 34, 43 for 7000 VND:
- Building No. 1 (main exhibition). Trang Tien Street, 1 at the intersection with Tran Quang Khai Street (Museum on the map of Hanoi)
- Building No. 2 (former Museum of the Vietnamese revolution). 216 Tran Quang Khai Street (Museum on the map)
Photo of the Museum of National History of Vietnam
