Quang Ninh Museum - Discover The "Black Pearl" In Ha Long Bay

Quang Ninh Museum is likened to a “Black Pearl” located on Ha Long Bay. This place not only possesses modern and unique architecture but also preserves the rich culture and history of the mining land. Hãy nghe Trần Thuỳ Thanh Xuân (Đồng Nai) một travel blogger nổi tiếng bật mí .

1. Where is the Quang Ninh Museum?

- Address: Tran Quoc Nghien, Hong Gai, Ha Long City, Quang Ninh

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Quang Ninh Museum is located on Tran Quoc Nghien coastal road, about 7.1km from Ha Long city center. The convenient geographical location of the museum makes it possible for visitors to travel here by many different means such as motorbikes, cars, taxis, etc.

Starting from the city center, you follow the route QL18 - Tran Hung Dao Street - Tran Quoc Nghien Street to reach the museum. There is a large parking lot for both family cars and tourist cars. Therefore, since its inception, the museum has been an attractive tourist destination, attracting many domestic and foreign tourists.

2. Latest opening hours and ticket prices of Quang Ninh Museum

If you are planning to visit the museum, don't forget to update the latest information on ticket prices and the latest opening hours of Quang Ninh Museum:

- Opening hours:

+ Morning: 08:00 - 12:00

+ Afternoon: 13:00 - 17:00

- Reference tickets:

+ Children: 10,000 VND/time/person

+ Students, students, trainees: 20,000 VND/time/person

+ Adults: 40,000 VND/time/person

The ticket counter to enter the museum is located on the right side of the main gate. However, on weekends, this area is often very crowded and visitors have to queue to buy tickets. If you go in a group, you only need to send one representative to queue to buy tickets for the whole group.

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3. History of Quang Ninh Provincial Museum

If you are still wondering when Quang Ninh Museum was built and what its history is, don't miss the information below!

- September 2, 1960: The museum was established with the original name of Hong Quang Historical and Revolutionary Museum, at 5B Cau Cao, Hon Gai town.

- October 30, 1963: Hong Quang area and Hai Ninh province were merged into Quang Ninh province. Hong Quang Historical and Revolutionary Museum was renamed Quang Ninh Provincial Museum.

- In 1990: Quang Ninh Provincial People's Committee assigned the headquarters of Quang Ninh Import-Export Company to be the Quang Ninh Provincial Museum at 165 Nguyen Van Cu, Ha Long City

- In 2012: Quang Ninh Museum was invested in construction.

- October 13, 2013: Quang Ninh Museum was inaugurated

4. The unique architecture of Quang Ninh Museum

Checking in Ha Long, you definitely cannot miss Quang Ninh Museum. This is not only the cultural and historical center of the mining land but also a building with a special architecture, making many visitors overwhelmed. The museum attracts attention right from its appearance, like a "black pearl" located on the shore of Ha Long Bay.

The Quang Ninh Museum and Library were both designed by the famous Spanish architect - Salvador Perez Arroyo, based on the idea of coal - a typical mineral of the mining land. In particular, the building is equipped with 14,000m2 of semi-tempered glass with the ability to resist self-breakage due to temperature changes.

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With a unique and somewhat daring architectural technique, the mysterious black exterior of the Quang Ninh Museum resembles a giant mirror reflecting the majestic shape of the Ha Long sea and sky. Thanks to this impressive design, depending on the time frame and weather, visitors will be able to admire the magical color changes of the museum.

"Simple but luxurious" is the first impression when visitors review the Quang Ninh Museum. In addition to the building covered in black glass, the choice of fonts for "Quang Ninh Museum" and "Quang Ninh Library" was also meticulously designed by the architect. Instead of keeping the familiar framework or calligraphy, the font at the Quang Ninh Museum is designed in a modern style, bringing freshness and overall perfection to the project.

5. Quang Ninh Provincial Museum's display system

Not only impressed by the unique architecture outside, going deeper into the Quang Ninh Museum, you will be even more surprised by what you see. The main space of the museum is large, consisting of 3 floors. Each floor is designed with the main white color, combined with bright lights to highlight the displayed artifacts. When arranging a travel schedule to Ha Long, you should balance your time to visit the museum. At the same time, you have the opportunity to explore the display system on each floor of this unique architectural work.

5.1. Display system outside the museum

The museum's outdoor display area includes many artifacts and large objects. These include: Anti-aircraft artillery, Missile launchers, Ancient artillery, Cannons... The most prominent of which is the Anthracite coal block weighing about 28 tons that has achieved the Vietnam Guinness record as the largest monolithic Anthracite coal block in Vietnam.

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5.2. The display system inside the museum

The display system inside the Quang Ninh Museum is also known as the Museum block. Including 3 floors, this is also the permanent display space of the museum.

- 1st floor:

The 1st floor of the Museum block is the area displaying biodiversity and natural resources with four mountain tubes with the following themes: Geology, Sea, Insects; Fauna - Flora; Theme: Displaying fishing tools and seafood catching profession in Quang Ninh. Here, visitors will have the opportunity to explore the types of geology, creatures and many fishing tools of fishermen in the mining land.

- 2nd floor:

The 2nd floor of the Quang Ninh Museum is designed like the bottom of a giant boat. This is where History is displayed with the theme of Buddhism - Yen Tu and Tran Dynasty. Here, visitors will be able to see with their own eyes the valuable historical and cultural artifacts through many periods of Quang Ninh. In particular, the Yen Tu - Tran Dynasty theme exhibition area is divided into 2 spaces: Yen Tu and Tran Dynasty. The artifacts here clearly reflect the prosperous development period of Culture - Architecture - Art of the Tran Dynasty.

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The revolutionary artifacts exhibition area, although not too large in area, is scientifically arranged. It includes all the artifacts from the period of Resistance War against France and America of the army and people of Quang Ninh province. Through these historical evidences, you can better understand the indomitable and resilient spirit of the army and people of the mining land in the war to protect the country.

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In addition, the 2nd floor area of Quang Ninh Museum also has an antiques room. This is where antiques collected in Quang Ninh are displayed, including many types of antiques brought from surrounding countries such as Japan and China. This also partly affirms the unique culture and trade of the mining land with other countries in the region.

- 3rd Floor:

The 3rd floor area of Quang Ninh Museum consists of 3 main exhibition spaces: History of the coal industry, Culture of ethnic groups in Quang Ninh province and the theme: Uncle Ho with the ethnic people of Quang Ninh province. In which, the exhibition area with the theme of Ethnic Culture is designed in an open form with many small exhibition clusters.

Here, visitors will be able to admire artifacts and images of the culture and life of ethnic groups in Quang Ninh. Connected to this exhibition area is the theme of Uncle Ho with the ethnic people of Quang Ninh. This place presents in detail the entire process of Uncle Ho's activities and work with the people of the mining land.

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5.3. Exhibition in the Conference Block

If you are wondering what Quang Ninh Museum has, visit the Conference Block of the museum to admire the unique thematic exhibition space here.

- 1st floor: Thematic exhibition area (Occasional exhibition) and Event, Seminar, Conference organization.

- Mezzanine floor: Thematic exhibition area of Hoang Sa - Truong Sa archipelago sovereignty.

- 2nd floor: The area displaying antiquities of Vietnam and foreign countries.

6. Notes when visiting Quang Ninh Museum

In addition to updating the opening schedule and entrance tickets to Quang Ninh Museum, to make your journey of discovery more complete, you need to pay attention to some of the following issues:

- Comply with the rules and regulations when visiting the Museum such as: do not touch or touch the artifacts; do not smoke in the museum; do not litter; do not run around and play in the museum...

- The museum has a team of professional tour guides, capable of explaining in both Vietnamese and English. Therefore, if you visit by theme, in a group or for a special visit, you need to contact the museum in advance.

- At Quang Ninh Museum, there is a souvenir counter with publications introducing the museum, Quang Ninh tourism, many handicrafts, souvenirs... If you want to buy gifts for relatives and friends, you can visit the souvenir counter area.

- The museum area has a refreshment counter, cafe,... to meet the needs of eating and resting of visitors.

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Quang Ninh Museum is a place to gather and preserve the historical and cultural values of the mining land. With its unique and modern design, this place has become a famous tourist destination, attracting a large number of domestic and foreign tourists. If you have the opportunity to come to Quang Ninh, you must definitely visit the museum to check in and have the opportunity to better understand the people as well as the history and culture of this land.