Discover the wonderful country of culture and history on your Saigon museums tour in Vietnam

In the eyes of many expats, Ho Chi Minh City is still well-known as the modern, chaotic and lively city. Besides some outstanding destinations such as Independence Palace, Nha Rong Harbor, Notre Dame Cathedral, Ben Thanh Market, Bui Vien Walking Street,… Saigon will promise to bring you off-the-beaten Museum tour’s experiences and help you understand the whole vivid story of a historical and historic city in the past. Don’t hesitate to spend a day or 2 days exploring these gems to gain some insight into how Vietnam came to be the country it is today. These 5 fascinating museums in Ho Chi Minh City are bound to make you fall in love with our culture and people.

1.    Museum of Vietnamese History

•    Opening Hours: Tuesday to Sunday, from 8 AM to 11 AM and 1.30 PM to 4.30 PM. Except Monday
•    Address: 25/2 Nguyen Binh Khiem Street, Ben Thanh Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 
•    Entrance Fee: VND 15,000 per person

Museum of Vietnamese History

The Vietnam History Museum is an amazing piece of architecture, clearly influenced by French colonialism when it opened in 1929 with the name “Blanchard de la Brosse Museum”. But, after the expansion, it has displayed an interesting collection of about 30,000 artifacts from the early Vietnamese kingdom till today. Set beside the tranquil Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens Ho Chi Minh City, the museum is worth a visit, thanks to its magnetic architecture, favorable location and a wide variety of collections.

Inside the Museum of Vietnamese History

What makes it highlighted and noticeable is the wide collection, which covers the country’s history from the Prehistoric Period, the Bronze Age (Dong Son civilization) as well as contains artifacts of the Cham and Khmer civilizations. To meet guests’ demands, the museum often cooperates with lots of agencies in collecting, preserving, and even displaying the antiquities. It is quite possible to feast your eyes on the water puppet performance – a Vietnamese traditional art – in some special occasions. If you are setting foot on Hanoi, the History Museum here is also similarly magnificent with a far more extensive collection.

2.    Ho Chi Minh City Museum

•    Opening Hours: 8 AM to 5 PM from Monday to Sunday
•    Address: 65 Ly Tu Trong, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
•    Entrance Fee: 15,000 VND

Ho Chi Minh City Museum

With an area of 1700m2, Ho Chi Minh City Museum is a large building which is displaying and storing antiques, archaeological artifacts from various war periods in Vietnam, ceramics, old maps of the city. But, it seems to be a pity to overlook the most outstanding items in the museum’s collection. These include two wooden river boats which were used in the 13th century. Moreover, the building is also beautified with a calm and beautiful garden that is a popular site for wedding photographs.

Inside the Ho Chi Minh Museum 

Not only the unique and fancy architecture, Ho Chi Minh Museum also displays many current valuables and bring you many interesting experiences. With 9 fixed content galleries, each room will take you to a unique historical period and help you fully understand the development of the city.

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3.    War Remnants Museum

•    Opening Hours: 7.30 AM to 12 AM and 1.30 PM to 5 PM every day
•    Address: 28 Vo Van Tan Street, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
•    Entrance Fee: VND 10,000 per person

War Remnants Museum

It is hard to say that you are in Vietnam without seeing the scars of the war that the country has endured. By entering one of the most popular museums – the War Remnants Museum Ho Chi Minh City, you have quite transformed your normal visit to the city into a memorable and remarkable trip. Established in September 1975 after the end of the Vietnam War, this place should be your top priority.

Inside the War Remnants Museum

In general, it is currently presenting lots of documents, artifacts as well as vivid images of the war invasion period and its consequences to Vietnam. The images of artifacts stored in the museum mainly from French and Japan colonial period until the liberated of our country. Another interesting place to explore is the courtyard outside the War Remnants Museum since its wide displays include former prison cells and an array of military equipment (e.g. tanks, planes and helicopters). Don’t forget to drop by a souvenir shop where you are freely able to buy nice handcrafted souvenirs as a small gift for your beloved. Its existence plays an important role in educating the public, especially the young generation, on the strong will and struggles for both independence and freedom of the country. With approximately 500,000 arrivals each year, the War Remnants Museum is indeed the must-see site for both local and international guests.

4.    Southern Women’s Museum

•    Opening Hours: 9 AM to 6 PM only Thursday
•    Address: 202 Vo Thi Sau Street, Ward 7, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 
•    Entrance Fee: FREE

Southern Women’s Museum

As one of the unique and profound museums in Ho Chi Minh City, the Southern Women’s Museum was constructed to honor Vietnamese women for their great defense of the nation as well as their contribution to its development and also to celebrate the role of women in the war as mothers, wives and fighters. That’s why the museum also serves as a center location where ladies in Saigon can organize cultural and educational activities, scientific talks, traditional meetings, and cultural exchanges. It, on the whole, has 3 floors and 10 display halls. One section showcases the traditional clothing worn by Southern Vietnam’s women. Another section has a number of photographs about their contribution throughout the periods of war.

Inside the Southern Women’s Museum

There is also a section where pictures, documents and letters about the modern Vietnamese women serving as politicians, diplomats and administrators are on display. Don’t forget to stop by a library, meeting hall, and a movie theater inside the museum. The best way to save the meaningful trip is to buy souvenirs from the museum’s gift shop.

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5.   Artinus 3D Gallery

•    Opening Hours: 9AM to 6PM ( Monday-Friday)
                               9AM to 8PM ( Weekend & Holiday)
•    Address: Number 2 and 4, Street 9, Himlam Urban Area, Tan Hung Ward, District 7, Ho Chi Minh City.
•    Entrance Fee: 200.000VND – 220.000VND

Artinus 3D Gallery

Located in Tan Hung Thuan Ward, District 7 displaying hundreds of giant and beautiful 3D works. With mainly lacquer, painted directly on the wall and designed at a reasonable height, it will give visitors the feeling of being deceived in sight areas with 9 topics suitable for different ages such as Aqua Zone, Animal Zone, Giant Zone ..., with these topics, visitors seem to be lost on an exciting adventure.

Inside the Artinus 3D Gallery

The most special thing here is the image of Vietnam located in the center of the museum. With outstanding images such as: immense terraced fields in the Northwestern mountains, beautiful Ha Long Bay, Ancient Hue Citadel or charming western rivers .... Here, you can take pictures interesting with animals that are inaccessible everyday like bears, cougars ... or roleplaying together to fight salmon with giant bears. Images of the famous Walt Disney cartoons are reproduced here. Just a little "deep acting" and you have a lot of beautiful pictures already.

CONCLUSION

The best museum in Ho Chi Minh makes up the symbols of tradition, history and entertaining aspects of the city. They are blessed with unique architectures, the countless values inside, and their preservation efforts. It is advisable to put the museum on your must-to-do-list when visiting Ho Chi Minh City as they will show you another exceptional dimension of the city.

Now, I hope all the information above can help you with a memorable trip with your family. Do not hesitate to contact local Threeland and tailor-made your Vietnam tour via email [email protected] or What’s App: +84342620068 or call +842439262056. 

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