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Vietnam Museum of Ethnology, Hanoi

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Discover the cultural and historic heritage of Vietnam's 54 different ethnic groups at Vietnam Museum of Ethnology. Designed as a museum and a research center, it opened to the public in 1997 and boasts more than 15,000 exhibition pieces. Learn about the symbolic and religious rituals and the traditional way of life of each group through household utensils, examples of tribal art, and full-scale replicas of traditional village homes. The exterior of the museum building is shaped like an ancient bronze drum--a cult object of the Northern Vietnamese Dong Son culture. Choose to start, finish, or center your holiday on a trip to Vietnam Museum of Ethnology by using our Hanoi online trip itinerary planner.
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  • With its numerous exhibitions, interactive displays and activities, the museum provides a unique opportunity to learn about the diversity of the country and its peoples. The museum also offers a... 
    With its numerous exhibitions, interactive displays and activities, the museum provides a unique opportunity to learn about the diversity of the country and its peoples. The museum also offers a...  more »
  • We enjoyed wandering around exploring the different structures outside, homes from different ethnic tribes of Vietnam. Each distinctive and interesting, some had looms, ceramic jugs, elaborate gutter....  more
    We enjoyed wandering around exploring the different structures outside, homes from different ethnic tribes of Vietnam. Each distinctive and interesting, some had looms, ceramic jugs, elaborate gutter....  more »
  • Working and opening hours are not clear (-1 star). I have visited this venue many times and they have always been closed – the guard has never been helpful with divulging when they will decide to be.....  more
    Working and opening hours are not clear (-1 star). I have visited this venue many times and they have always been closed – the guard has never been helpful with divulging when they will decide to be.....  more »
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  • It was very interesting place. Entrance fee is 40,000D reasonable price. Mostly cool inside and you can see a lot of Vietnam's tribes life style. Also, you can get experience about traditional village area.
  • It was great to be back for long periods. I came a bit late about 3:30 afternoon and spend most of my time in the main museum. After that, I got out and experience the architectural gardens (this was a great experience 😩😍) except time was running out. I don't have the chance to get into the kite? towel. Hope to come back to visit next time with much more time!!!
  • Really nice place, the entrance fee is 40 000VND. Discount is only for Vietnamese students. The museum shows how they lived, and there is also open-air museum which is really nice. You have to take off your shoes to enter some of the houses in the open-air part. It's worth it
  • I could see various and unique culture and people all around Vietnam here. The best thing was I could see and learn more about sapa people which I visited few days ago. The building itself was modern architecture. Also, they displayed kind of traditional buildings of Vietnamese people outside the museum. They are open to visitors and could directly feel their culture which was very good experience. The only drawback was that food here was so expensive and mostly not related to Vietnam stuff like pizza. I was fortunate to see water puppet here. I don’t know even a word of Vietnamese but it was just funny and interesting to see it.
  • Some really interesting exhibits here. We particularly enjoyed exploring the tribal homes. A nice way to spend 2-3 hours. The souvenirs at the shop there be bought downtown at better prices.

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