Ho Chi Minh City Museum of History

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|location = 2 Nguyễn Bỉnh Khiêm, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

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The Ho Chi Minh City Museum of History is located at 2 Nguyễn Bỉnh Khiêm, Ben Nghe Ward, District 1, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Formerly known as the Musée Blanchard de la Brosse, and The National Museum of Vietnam in Saigon, it received its current name in 1979. The museum was designed by French architect Auguste Delaval, and was inaugurated at the same time as the nearby Temple of Hùng King on 1 January 1929. It is a museum showcasing Vietnam's history with exhibits from all periods.{{Cite web|url=http://www.frommers.com/destinations/ho-chi-minh-city/attractions/860121|title=Vietnam History Museum in Ho Chi Minh City - Attraction | Frommer's}}

Exhibits

The topics covered by the exhibits include the following:

Prehistoric period (500,000 years ago to 2879 BC).
Metal Age (2879–179 BC), including artifacts related to the Dong Son culture of northern Vietnam and the Sa Huỳnh culture of central Vietnam.
Chinese Domination and Struggle for National Independence in the Red River Valley (179 BC – 938 AD)
Óc Eo culture of the Mekong Delta region
Stone and bronze sculptures and other artifacts of Champa
Stone sculptures of Cambodia (9th–12th centuries)
Ngô, Dinh, Anterior Lê, Ly dynasties (939–1225)
Tran and Ho dynasties (1226–1407)
Dynasties from the Lê to the Nguyên (1428–1788)
Tây Sơn dynasty (1771–1802)
Nguyễn dynasty (1802–1945){{Cite web|url=http://www.frommers.com/destinations/ho-chi-minh-city/attractions/860121|title=Vietnam History Museum in Ho Chi Minh City - Attraction | Frommer's}}

In popular culture

The museum served as the pit stop for the second leg of The Amazing Race Asia 3.

Gallery

File:Ho Chi Minh City Museum of History.jpg|The exterior of the museum.

File:Mural at the Museum of Vietnamese History, Ho Chi Minh City - 20121014-01.JPG|A mural depicting a historical battle in the courtyard.

File:Đại bác Pháp.jpg|French cannon, cast in 1868, was used to fight the Nguyễn dynasty army during the French conquest of Vietnam.

References

External links

[http://baotanglichsuvn.com/ Official Website]
[http://baotanglichsuvn.com/hoat-dong-chuyen-mon/kien-thuc-lich-su/gioi-thieu-sach.html Museum Library page]
[http://asiaforvisitors.com/vietnam/south/hcmc/museums/history.html Asia for Visitors – Museum of Vietnamese History in Ho Chi Minh City]

Category:French colonial architecture in Vietnam

Category:Museums in Ho Chi Minh City