Hanoi Attractions: #18 National Museum of Vietnamese History

The National Museum of Vietnamese History can be found to the rear of the Opera House, in the Hoan Kiem District of Hanoi. Built by the French it was originally the archaeological research institution, attached to The French School. Following a refurbishment in 1920 it underwent extensive redesign between 1926 and 1932, when it became a museum. In 1958 the government acquired the building and extended the scope of the museum to include artefacts of Eastern art and national historically important items.

The National Museum of Vietnamese History
The museum tells the story of the country’s development from prehistory up to the 1945 revolution. There are over 200,000 exhibits here, arranged into separate areas:
Section 1 covering the period from the Stone Age (30,000–40,000 years ) to 4,000–5,000 years ago.
Section 2 displaying items from during the Tran Dynasty.
Section 3 covering the period of the Ho Dynasty up to the Revolution in August 1945.
Section 4 contains interesting pieces of Champa stone sculptures.

A collection of ancient bells

There are some wonderful old carvings here
The building is quite magnificent, a cupola (small dome) shaped affair resembling a pagoda. It has balconies running around it’s double walls which create natural ventilation for the main body of the structure. The total The exhibition area covers over 2,200 square metres (24,000 sq ft).

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Other Hanoi Attractions can be found here:

#1 Cua Bac Church @inseasia/hanoi-attractions

#2 Hoan Kiem Lake @inseasia/hanoi-attractions-2-hoan-kiem-lake

#3 Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum @inseasia/hanoi-attractions-3-ho-chi-minh-mausoleum

#4 The Vietnamese Museum of Ethnology @inseasia/hanoi-attractions-the-vietnam-museum-of-ethnology

#5 Truc Bach Lake @inseasia/hanoi-attractions-5-truc-bach-lake

#6 Quan Thanh Temple @inseasia/hanoi-attractions-6-quan-thanh-temple

#7 Vietnam Museum of Revolution @inseasia/hanoi-attractions-7-vietnam-museum-of-revolution

#8 Hanoi Opera House @inseasia/hanoi-attractions-8-hanoi-opera-house

#9 Vietnam Military History Museum @inseasia/hanoi-attractions-9-vietnam-military-history-museum

#10 St. Joseph’s Cathedral @inseasia/hanoi-attractions-10-st-joseph-s-cathedral