Ho Chi Minh City  Museums, Memorial Sites

Vietnam History Museum

Location: Vietnam History Museum is located on No. 2 Nguyen Binh Khiem Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City.
Characteristic: Through the different exhibits that can be seen, the museum portrays Vietnam¡¯s history from ancient times (approximately 300,000 years ago) up to the 1930s, when Vietnam¡¯s Communist Party was founded.

The History Museum in Ho Chi Minh City was built in 1929 and was called "Mus¨¦e Blanchard de la Bosse". Until 1956, it was renamed Saigon National Museum, and finally in 1975, after some renovations, the museum was expanded and became the Ho Chi Minh City History Museum.

The museum¡¯s exhibits are divided according to the following topics:

- Rise of the Hung Kings
- Fight for Independence (1^st-10^th centuries)
- Ly Dynasty (11^th-13^th centuries)
- Tran Dynasty (13^th-14^th centuries)
- Le Dynasty (15^th-18^th centuries)
- Tay Son Dynasty (18^th-19^th centuries)
- Nguyen Dynasty (19^th-middle of the 20^th centuries

Other part of the museum displays specific characteristics of the southern area of Vietnam such as the Oc-Eo culture, the ancient culture of the Mekong Delta, Cham art, the Ben Nghe Saigon art, the Vietnamese ethnic minorities, and ancient pottery of various Asian countries.

Revolutionary Museum

Location: Revolutionary Museum is located on No.65 Ly Tu Trong Street, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City.
Characteristic: The Revolutionary Museum used to be enlisted as the Governor of Nam Ky¡¯s residence.

The construction of the museum started in 1885 and was completed in 1890 under the design of French architect Alfred Foulhoux. Following that, the building became the residence of Japanese Governor Minoda. It was also the office of the Nam Bo Provisional Administrative Committee (1945) and of the Republic of France High Commissioner. The building was later reconverted into the residence of the Governor of Nam Ky. Until August 1978, the building was finally turned into the Ho Chi Minh City Revolutionary Museum.

The museum displays items related to the invasion of Vietnam by French colonialists, the founding of the Vietnam Communist Party, the anti-French resistance in Saigon-Gia Dinh (1945 to 1954), the anti-American movement, the national resistance of Saigon-Gia Dinh and the Ho Chi Minh Campaign.

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