The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology is currently storing and displaying many valuable cultural artifacts, divided by ethnic groups such as Mong - Tho - Chut, Vietnamese, Cham - Hoa - Khmer, Han - Tibetan, etc. The number of artifacts at the museum is up to 27,000 artifacts, of which 23,000 are artifacts about the Vietnamese ethnic community, the rest are artifacts about ethnic groups in Southeast Asia and the world. The museum has three sightseeing areas: the Bronze Drum Building, the open-air exhibition area, and the Southeast Asia exhibition area.
On tourism forums, the Museum of Ethnology is evaluated by domestic and foreign tourists as a place to learn about culture that is useful, interesting and worth visiting for the following reasons.
Creativity when recreating the details of the lives of ethnic groups
Culture is an abstract concept when it comes to including both tangible and intangible elements. Therefore, in order to give visitors a general understanding of ethnic groups, the museum has expressed that life in a vivid and authentic way through every detail.
Each ethnic group is recreated with scenes of daily life such as weaving cloth in the houses of the Black Thai people, the "leveling" ceremony of the Red Dao people or the funeral of the Muong Hoa Binh people. Moreover, artifacts from costumes and tools are also consistently focused, accompanied by audio and video illustrations for each tableau. This makes it easy for viewers to receive information in front of the diversity of cultures of each ethnic group.
Discover the original houses of ethnic groups
The next impression of the Museum of Ethnology is the outdoor exhibition area with 10 housing projects of ethnic minorities, most of which were built by ethnic minorities themselves.
They are the stilt house of the Tay people, the 19m high house of the Bana people, the graveyard of the Jarai people, the long house of the Ede people, the wall house of the Ha Nhi people, the traditional three-compartment house of the Vietnamese people, etc.
In each house, the artifacts in the common living space, beds, cabinets, dishes and stairs to the stairs to the long house and longhouse all create interest, curiosity to learn and experience for visitors.
Interesting programs and activities
Finally, the Museum of Ethnology is definitely not a place that should only be "visited once". Because on weekends or major holidays such as the Lunar New Year, the full moon of the Mid-Autumn Festival, etc. It often organizes unique and attractive performances, which is a space for guests from young to old to participate in fun and enjoy national art.
You can learn how to sift rice of Northern farmers, try the monkey bridge of the Southern people or attend an outdoor water puppet show. In addition, the museum also opens a number of exhibitions to introduce art forms from countries around the world to the people of Vietnam.
Photo: Vietnam Museum of Ethnology
Address: Nguyen Van Huyen Street, Cau Giay, Hanoi
Opening hours: 8:30 - 17:30, closed on Monday
Ticket price: Adult 40,000vnd/way, children under 6 years old free of charge
Phone: +84 243 756 2193
Website: https://www.facebook.com/btdth/
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