Vietnam Museum of Ethnology

Vietnam Museum of Ethnology was established pursuant to the Decision no. 689/TTg dated 2/10/1995 by Vietnamese Prime Minister and under the Vietnam National Centre for Social Sciences and Humanities. It has been opened to the public since 1997.

Vietnam Museum of Ethnology is one of six national museums in Vietnam. The mission of the Museum is scientific research, collection, documentation, conservation, exhibition and preserving the cultural and historic patrimony of the nation’s different ethnic groups. The museum also serves to guide research, conservation, and technology that are specific to the work of an ethnographic museum. It is located in an area of 5ha and has 3 exhibition spaces including: - The “Bronze drum” building exhibits Vietnamese ethnic groups (opened in 1997) in a space of 2000m2. The exhibition is arranged according to the languages, ethnic groups and geography. The objects are well selected and displayed at state of the art with text in 3 languages (Viet, English and French).

The ‘Bronze drum” building is at the front part of Vietnam Museum of Ethnology

- The “Architectural Garden”: It is a space for a folk performance of water puppet in a fresh environment with trees and streams. It has 10 architectural buildings represented for Vietnamese type of houses: Cham’s house, Kinh’s house, Bana communal house, the Ede long house, the Tay stilt house, the Yao house half on stilts, half on earth, the Hmong house whose roof is made of pomu wood, Giarai tomb and the Hanhi house made with beaten walls. Inside we keep the original wares and furniture as in nature.

The Bana communal house

- The South East Asian exhibition (opened in 2013). The space has been established to connect Vietnam with other countries in the region. Visitors can realize the cultural diversity among Vietnamese and South East Asian cultures. The Canh Dieu building’s 1st floor is the permanent exhibition about South East Asia in 5 subjects: Textile, daily life, social life, performing arts and religious. The exhibition is made in modern way and technology.