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5 must-visit museums when coming to Ho Chi Minh City

1. Museum of Ho Chi Minh City

Address: Ly Tu Trong, District 1
Opening time: 7:30 am - 5:00 pm (Monday - Sunday)
Ticket price: 30,000 VND/ticket

Ho Chi Minh City Museum was built in 1885 by the French to be used to display items. The building has classical Western architecture, such as France and Greece, with many elaborately sculpted motifs. This is a place to keep a lot of antiquities, artifacts, historical evidence, etc., associated with the process of building and defending the country has an area of up to 1,700m² and is designed as a mansion with French architectural style neoclassical architecture.
Currently, the museum has 9 galleries with different themes. The rooms are arranged according to the city's history from ancient times to today's modern land.

2. Fine Art Museum of Ho Chi Minh City

Address: Pho Duc Chinh, District 1
Opening time: 8 am - 5 pm (Monday - Sunday)
Ticket price: 30,000 VND/ticket

Ho Chi Minh City Museum of Fine Arts is a place to store many paintings, sculptures and antiquities. Stepping in here, you will admire the harmonious architecture of East Asia and France. This. This building was built in an area of up to 3,514m² in the Art-deco architectural style. An architectural style that harmoniously combines the two art schools of Asia and Europe. This is the first building design in Saigon to have an elevator.
The exhibition area is divided into two main areas: ancient and modern art and modern art. The museum stores more than 22,000 art objects at home and abroad. Visitors can visit and take pictures at the museum. However, you will be charged an extra fee if you take photos with a camera.

3. History Museum of Ho Chi Minh City

Address: Nguyen Binh Khiem, District 1
Opening time: 8-11h30 and 13h30-17h
Ticket price: 30,000 VND/ticket

The History Museum is imbued with an innovative Indochinese style in the Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens . This is the place to store thousands of precious artifacts from when King Hung built the country until now.
The main entrance to the museum has an ancient look; two sides below the stairs before entering the hall are two bonsai pots and two long rows of trees that look very eye-catching. You can see the tile roofs, the stairs going up, the pillars and the windows are very old, and the walls have been restored somewhat but still have traces of time. 
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In the middle of this work is an octagonal block with a tiled roof decorated with phoenix and dragon decorations. The museum displays artifacts in 2 parts, Vietnamese history (from prehistory to the Nguyen Dynasty) and Southern culture. One of the most mysterious artifacts in the museum is the Xom Cai Mummy, an ancient mummy dating back more than two hundred years.

4. Ao Dai Museum

Address: Long Thuan, District 9
Opening time: 8 am - 5 pm
Ticket price: 100,000 VND/ticket, 30,000 VND/ticket for students

Vietnam Ao Dai Museum is privately owned and initiated by the painter-designer Si Hoang. The museum's architecture combines garden houses in Hoi An and the southwestern river region.
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The museum has a wooden frame and a yin-and-yang tile roof reminiscent of old architecture. The interior space is divided into two parts: the right side of the entrance displays the ao dai dresses from each period, and the left side is the simple dresses associated with Vietnamese women who have made great contributions to politics and society in the twentieth century. The Ao Dai Museum has a nostalgic space, not only a place where we can learn about the national costume but also a place to create many Vietnamese-style photos.
This place is a place to honor the traditional costumes of Vietnam and for visitors to experience the life and culinary culture of the river. In addition to selling tickets to visit, this place also provides ao dai rental, event organization and dining services.

5. War Remnants Museum

Address: Vo Van Tan, District 3
Opening time: 7:30 am to 6:00 pm (Monday - Sunday)
Ticket price: 40,000 VND/ticket.

The War Remnants Museum is also another attraction that attracts foreign tourists. It mainly researches, collects, preserves and displays documents, images and artifacts about the wars in Vietnam.
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War Remnants Museum has a total area of more than 3,000 square meters, with more than 15,000 exhibits and serves for education and history learning. Artifacts include weapons, military equipment, historical documents, photographs and evidence related to the arduous war. Activities at the Museum contribute to strongly propagating the spirit of struggle to defend the Fatherland, raising awareness against war and aggression, affirming the power of peace and a high spirit of solidarity and friendship among the world's countries.
Reflecting a period of tragedy and hardship, the War Remnants Museum is a tourist attraction. This is also an opportunity for tourists to understand the history and culture of Vietnam better and honor the soldiers who have heroically sacrificed in the wars.
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