Top 10+ famous museums in Hanoi that you must definitely visit

Museums in Hanoi you should visit once in your life to better understand Vietnamese history and culture. Follow 63Stravel to better understand each museum!

The capital is home to countless museums of art, culture, and history with many different themes. If you have the opportunity to visit here, you should visit at least once the museums in Hanoi to better understand the country's culture and history! Below, 63Stravel will help you learn about the most typical museums.

Top 10+ famous museums in Hanoi that you must definitely visit

Explore the famous museums in Hanoi below to remember the beauty of culture, art, history... of a land that has witnessed many historical values!

Vietnam Art Museum

Established in 1966, the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum is the most valuable cultural and artistic heritage museum in Hanoi today. The museum currently holds more than 18,000 typical artifacts of Vietnamese fine arts from prehistoric times to the present. Each artifact is made from different materials and has special meanings.

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Visit the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum

The entire museum campus is built according to luxurious European architecture. Over the years, it has been renovated many times to better suit the function of a museum. Because of this, the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum increasingly attracts domestic and foreign tourists, not only because of its historical artifacts, but also because of its much-loved building architecture.

Address: 66 Nguyen Thai Hoc, Dien Ban Ward, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi

Ticket price: 40,000 VND/adult; 20,000 VND/student; 10,000 VND/child

Vietnam Museum of Nature

Established in 2004, Vietnam Museum of Nature is one of the museums in Hanoi that attracts a large number of tourists from near and far every year. This place represents the picture of Vietnam's nature over the past 3.6 billion years. Currently, the museum is storing nearly 40,000 specimens and fossils from different species of animals and plants.

Bảo tàng Thiên nhiên Hà Nội - "Thế giới động thực vật" thu nhỏ siêu thú vị

Hanoi Museum of Nature - Super interesting miniature "World of Plants and Animals". 

Each model is made extremely vividly and realistically, helping visitors study natural science in the most understandable and accurate way. The Vietnam Museum of Nature's area is not too large, but the space is quite neat and clear to make the process of visiting easier.

Address: House A20, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Nghia Do ward, Cau Giay district, Hanoi

Ticket price: Free

Vietnam Museum of Ethnology

If you want to understand more about the history and culture of the 54 ethnic groups living nationwide, the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology is a place you should not miss. Established in 1981, the museum is like an overview of all customs, practices, community culture, and beliefs of ethnic groups in Vietnam.

Bảo tàng Dân tộc học Việt Nam - Điểm hội tụ tinh hoa văn hóa 54 dân tộc anh em

Vietnam Museum of Ethnology - A convergence point of cultural quintessence of 54 ethnic groups

Going through each display area, you will see the most vivid artifacts, images, and videos about folk art, folk games, traditional craft villages... Moreover, the Museum of Ethnology Vietnam also helps you understand a little more about other typical ethnic groups in Southeast Asian and Asian countries.

Address: Nguyen Van Huyen, Quan Hoa ward, Cau Giay district, Hanoi

Ticket price: 40,000 VND/adult; 20,000 VND/student; 10,000 VND/student

National Historical Museum

Established in 2011, the National History Museum is the place to preserve artifacts, images, and documents related to historical national revolutions. Since the merger of the Vietnam Revolution Museum and the Vietnam History Museum, the National History Museum has owned a huge number of historical artifacts and documents. To date, the museum is a famous tourist destination attracting many domestic and international tourists to visit and research.

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  • Address: No. 01 Trang Tien, Phan Chu Trinh Ward, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi

    Ticket price: 40,000 VND/adult; 20,000 VND/student; 10,000 VND/student

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    Bat Trang Pottery Museum

    A place that is both associated with history and an impressive check-in place in Hanoi that you should not miss is the Bat Trang Ceramic Museum. Entering the museum grounds, you will be impressed with the 07 giant spirals locked together (inspired by the ceramic turntable) that look quite soft and simple. Furthermore, the museum is also a place for community activities to help visitors have more detailed experiences of handmade ceramic making. Visiting Bat Trang Pottery Museum, you should take beautiful photos as souvenirs!

    Address: Village 5, Bat Trang commune, Gia Lam district, Hanoi

    Ticket price: 50,000 VND/ticket

    3D painting museum in Hanoi

    The 3D painting museum in Hanoi currently gathers more than 50 giant 3D paintings. These are works with diverse themes created and combined by Belgian and Vietnamese artists. Coming here, visitors will be able to see beautiful photos and at the same time have the most "divine" virtual live photos.

    Bảo tàng tranh 3D ở Hà Nội - thế giới mới lạ đầy ảo giác

    3D painting museum in Hanoi - a new world full of illusions

    Address: 3rd Floor, Mipec Long Bien Shopping Center, No. 2 Long Bien II, Ngoc Lam, Hanoi

    Ticket price: 40,000 VND/adult; 20,000 VND/student; 10,000 VND/child

    Vietnam Military History Museum

    Vietnam Military History Museum is Vietnam's first military museum, and it is also one of the six largest museums in the country. The museum's exhibition grounds are quite spacious from indoors to outdoors. With nearly 150,000 artifacts, airplanes, tanks, missiles, weapons... an overview of Vietnam's resistance war against foreign invaders from the founding of the country to the present. Coming here, visitors can admire the ancient vehicles and massive machinery, and hear the most meaningful historical stories.

    Address: 28A Dien Bien Phu, Dien Ban ward, Ba Dinh district, Hanoi

    Ticket price: 40,000 VND/international passenger; 20,000 VND/Vietnamese guest

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    Vietnam Air Defense and Air Force Museum

    This is a quite special military museum for those who really love the glorious air raids of the Vietnamese army. Built in 2007, the museum still preserves many documents, artifacts and images introducing the formation and fighting of the Vietnam Air Force. Coming to the museum, visitors can both admire the big topics and study the victories of the Air Defense and Air Force in the two heroic French and American resistance wars.

    Bảo tàng Phòng không - Không quân - Nơi ghi dấu những chiến công

    Museum of Air Defense - Air Force - A place to mark victories

    Address: No. 173C Truong Chinh, Khuong Mai Ward, Thanh Xuan District, Hanoi

    Ticket price: 30,000 VND/international passenger; 15,000 VND/Vietnamese guest

    Ho chi minh museum

    As the museum's name suggests, this place preserves many imprints related to the nation's great leader, along with many great cultural heritages. The museum is designed and arranged quite delicately, typical images include the white lotus, artifacts and documents related to Ho Chi Minh's life and career. Coming here, visitors will feel more clearly about the person and the great contributions of Uncle Ho throughout his life.

    Address: No. 19 Ngoc Ha, Ba Dinh, Hanoi

    Ticket price: 40,000 VND/ticket

    Museum of Vietnamese Literature

    The Vietnam Museum of Literature is a huge treasure trove of thousands of documents and artifacts related to the country's literature and arts. The museum's campus is divided into 3 floors, each floor is designed and arranged with literature from different periods.

    Bảo tàng Văn Học Việt Nam - Điểm đến thú vị cho người mê văn học

    Vietnam Museum of Literature - An interesting destination for literature enthusiasts

    Specifically, on the first floor, you can learn about ancient and medieval times with related artifacts and literary documents. On the second floor, there are works of the 20th century that generally represent the development and diversity of Vietnamese literature. On the 3rd floor, you can discover famous writers from the anti-French period until now.

    Address: Alley 275 Au Co, Tay Ho, Hanoi

    Ticket price: 20,000 VND/ticket; 15,000 VND/student; 10,000 VND/student

    Above are 10+ most famous museums in Hanoi that you should not miss the opportunity to visit at least once in your life. With historical, cultural and national artistic significance, museums will be interesting experiences for you.

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