Museum of Ho Chi Minh City announces: From July 12, 2024, the Ho Chi Minh City Museum will temporarily close two exhibition areas: “Commercial Port – Trade – Services” and “Industry – Handicrafts”, for renovations and content updates. The remaining exhibitions will remain open to the public. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. […]
Category Archives: Current exhibition
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In the process of development and formation for 300 years, Saigon – Gia Dinh has always been in a strategic economic and cultural position, an important focal point, so the city port was formed very early and developed quickly. Especially, the skills of craftsmen in the city are molded from the diligence and ingenuity of […]
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In the feudal dynasties, money and history were inextricably linked. Money emerged as a result of the growth of the commodity economy, acting as a trade and exchange medium and as such, playing a significant role in human society. In Vietnam, coins were minted from the period of formation and development of the independent feudal […]
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The history of the formation and development of Ho Chi Minh City over 300 years has shown many ups and downs of the nation. Including the period of revolutionary struggle under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam and President Ho Chi Minh, who liberated the people, liberated the country from the chains of […]
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Following the victory of the Battle of Dien Bien Phu, the Geneva Conference was established on July 20, 1954, to address the issue of “Restoring Peace in Indochina.” This is a significant victory for the revolution of Vietnam in general and the South in particular after nine years of long resistance war under the leadership […]
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The exhibition “Revolutionary struggles of the period 1930 – 1945” displays more than 300 artifacts, pictures, and documents introducing the resistance war against the French colony of the Saigon – Gia Dinh people since the Communist Party was established with typical movements such as the Movement in 1930 – 1931, Movement struggling for people’s material […]
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The culture of Saigon – Ho Chi Minh City has carried on the time-honored cultural values of the Vietnamese nation. This land is also home to numerous communities that coexist. This exhibition introduces a variety of traditions, rituals, beliefs, features of education, and traditional arts of Saigon – Ho Chi Minh City. The exhibition of […]
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The exhibition of “Commercial port – Trade – Service” generally introduces the economic center of Saigon for the South region and the whole country. With the position as an economic center and a typical city which represented the South in many fields, Saigon – Ho Chi Minh City soon strongly developed and became a “Pearl […]
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The exhibition “Geography – Administration” generally introduces the history of the formation and development of Saigon since 1698, when the Nguyen Lord appointed Commander-in-chef Nguyen Huu Canh to go on inspection over the southern part to establish the administration here. The incessant development of Saigon land in each historical phase was presented through a number […]
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The room of Ho Chi Minh City’s Nature and Archaeology exhibits two main contents: nature and archeology. Through various images, artifacts, maps, and diagrams, the basic features of the geological structure, topography, climate, rivers, animals, plants, and mineral resources were introduced. Additionally, there are also archaeological sites that prove this land was inhabited 3,500 years […]