Located at 2 Nguyen Binh Khiem Street, Ben Nghe Ward, District 1, in Ho Chi Minh City, the Museum of Vietnamese History is an ideal destination for those who love to learn about Vietnamese history. Occupying an area of more than 2,000 square metres, the pagoda-like museum traces the country’s history with displays of cultural and ethnological significance from all periods.
The first one exhibits the history of Vietnam in prehistoric time, from ancient time to the 1930s when the Vietnamese Communist Party was born. The second one showcases various themes of historical characteristics of southern Vietnam such as ancient archaeological artifacts, Cham sculptures, an extensive ceramics collection and displays from ethnic minority groups in Vietnam.