Vietnam has experienced thousand years of building and defending the country. Throughout this long history, there has happened memorial events marking the process of national construction, the changes and growth of the country or the war against invaders to gain the independence for the nation. All these great moments are marked in the history, and last with the development of Vietnam by the artifacts preserved at the National Museum until now. For those who desire to learn the history of Vietnam, it is definitely one of the places that should be visited when they come to Hanoi. Vietnam National Museum of History is located in Hoan Kiem district on both Trang Tien and Tran Quan Khai Street. The museum in Trang Tien Street displays Vietnam history in ancient and medieval period, and the part in Tran Quang Khai Street shows the history in pre and modern era. With an area of over 4000m2 to display more than 10,000 artifacts in the main exhibition area, along with an outdoor exhibit, the National History Museum is truly a living history book in the heart of Hanoi.
Systems of exhibition of the museum are divided into various spaces for sightseeing routes following themes and chronological history. The opening is the relic room introducing prehistoric relics found in many different parts of Vietnam, including relics from the Old Stone Age from 30 – 40 thousand years to the Neolithic period, about 4000 – 5000 years ago. Next is a performance of Vietnamese civilization from the Hung Kings period. These relics demonstrated abundantly will recreate for guests the continuous and brilliant development of Vietnam ancient culture from the Bronze Age to the early development of the Iron Age dating about 2000 years from now. Most impressive is the artifacts of Dong Son culture, bronze drums typically. Next is the exhibition of the construction of Vietnam through different dynasties in Vietnam, including the first time of formation, Chinese domination period, Ngo – Dinh – Later Le, Ly, Tran dynasties, and the history from Ho dynasty to the Revolution in August, 1945. Besides, there are Champa’s Sculpture Collection and the Outdoor Gallery.
Go to the museum of pre and modern history, guests can see the exhibition of the struggle for national independence and reunification from 19th century and the way to build and develop the country. The artifacts and images of the resistance against the invaders are shown vividly in the museum, making audiences feel the panoramic view of Vietnam during each stage of resistance against invaders.
Take your trips at Vietnam National Museum of History brings to you meaningful moments when exploring the whole picture of Vietnam’s history. With the guide’s supports, you can get a deep understanding of each special thing such as the meaning of artifacts, the decoration on them or the meaning of the images on display at the museum. Museum also has the ancient sites and quiet spaces for you to learn and explore the history of Vietnam. One typical point is that time for struggle of independence is so much more than the time building and defending the country, each stage will leave this own marks for the viewer. You can be amazed by the exhibition of all objects, there are tiny artifacts from ancient times showing a meticulous discovery and research. In addition, the way artifacts and images are arranged with the lighting and space also make guests fascinated.
