War Remnants Museum - Ho Chi Minh City - Vietnam

Opening time of War Remnants Museum in Saigon is from Monday to Friday, begins from 7:30am to 11:30pm.

Opening time of War Remnants Museum in Saigon is on Saturday and Sunday from 7:30am to 4:30pm.

War Remnants Museum in Saigon opens all days including public holidays and New Year.

MUSEUM VISIT PRICE LIST (Applied from 01/01/2018)

Ticket price of War Remnants Museum is 40,000 VND for one person for one turn.

Free and reduced mode

I. Free admission for the following cases:

• Children under 6 years old.
• Persons with extremely severe disabilities specified in Clause 1 – Article 11 – Decree No. 28/2012/ND-CP on April 10th, 2012 of the Government.
• Poor households are stipulated in Decision No. 59/2015/QD-TTg on November 19th, 2015 of the Prime Minister.

II. 50% discount on entrance fees for the following cases:

• Children from 6 years old to under 16 years old.
• Students and pupils study at schools in the Vietnamese national education system.
• Elderly people are Vietnamese citizens aged full 60 years or older, as defined in Article 2 - Law on Elderly.
• People with severe disabilities are specified in Clause 2 – Article 11 – Decree No. 28/2012/ND-CP on April 10th, 2012 of the Government.
• Subjects entitled to preferential policies for cultural enjoyment according to Article 2 – Decision 170/2003/QD-TTg on August 14th, 2003 of the Prime Minister include:
  • People in extremely difficult communes in mountainous and remote areas as prescribed in Program 135 of the Government.
  • People with meritorious services to the revolution:
    • Elderly revolutionary cadres, cadres "pre-insurrection".
    • Relatives of martyrs.
    • Hero of the Armed Forces, Hero of Labor, Heroic Mother of Vietnam.
    • War invalids and beneficiaries of policies like war invalids and sick soldiers.
    • Subjects receiving care at nursing facilities for wounded, sick soldiers and people with meritorious services.
  • People subject to social policy:
    • Disabled people, lonely elderly people.
    • Subjects receiving care at social protection establishments.
    • Students of boarding schools for ethnic minorities.

Note: for cases of exemption or reduction, proof of eligibility for exemption or reduction must be presented as prescribed.

Visiting the war remnants museum, you should note that the museum is very spacious and divided into many different zones. So, first of all, you need to learn about the museum map and choose for yourself the most appropriate sightseeing areas. Here is a detailed map when visiting the museum you can refer to:

GROUND FLOOR OF WAR REMNANTS MUSEUM HO CHI MINH CITY

The first is the ground floor area of the museum, which is a place to visit and take pictures with stories about Agent Orange patients or the Vietnam world of war. All artifacts are displayed in glasses cases. Currently, the museum is displaying about 20,000 artifacts and important documents which attracts visitors.

THE FIRST FLOOR AREA OF WAR REMNANTS MUSEUM HO CHI MINH CITY

What does the War Remnants Museum Saigon have? The next stop is the 1st floor area including the ticket counter, the Gallery with "World Support Resistance Of Vietnam" subject and the multi-purpose room. On the first floor, there is also a gallery of tiger cages which was a small-scale prison that used to hold revolutionary soldiers in Con Dao. Visiting this area, visitors will be able to witness firsthand the brutal torture of the US imperialists towards Vietnam's communist soldiers. In addition, the first floor area is also a place to show wartime artifacts such as tanks, planes, cannons...

PRISONS AT WAR REMNANTS MUSEUM IN HO CHI MINH CITY

Visiting the war remnants museum, visitors can also explore the most realistically recreated prison area. All cells are>in the two anti-French and anti-American struggles.

War Remnants Museum Ho Chi Minh is located at No.28 Vo Van Tan Street, Ward 6, District 3, Ho Chi Minh city. Previously, the museum used to be a pagoda called Khai Tuong built under the Nguyen Dynasty.

After many times of repairing, the pagoda is destroyed by the French colonialists and rebuilt a hospital, a lawyer's office, a villa... On September 4, 1975, saving the heroic vestiges of the Vietnamese people in the invading forces resistance war. At>the Department of Culture and Sports of Ho Chi Minh City. Located in the system of Vietnamese museums, museums for peace of world and a member of the World Council of Museums (ICOM). War Remnants Museum Ho Chi Minh is a specialized museum that researches, collects, stores, preserves and displays documents, images, and artifacts about the evidence of crimes and consequential war that the aggressive influences caused to Vietnam. Thereby, the Museum educates the public, especially the young generation, about the spirit of fight to protect the independence and freedom of the Fatherland, the sense of fighting against wars and aggression, protecting peace, solidarity and friendship among the peoples of the world.

The museum keeps more than 20,000 documents, artifacts and films which more than 1,500 documents, artifacts and films have been introduced in 9 regular display topics. During 35 years of operation, the Museum has welcomed over 15 million domestic and foreign travelers. Currently with about 500,000 visitors per year, the War Remnants Museum Ho Chi Minh is one of the highly attractive cultural and tourist destinations, gaining the trust of travelers at home and abroad.

Visiting the War Remnants Museum in Ho Chi Minh City, visitors will be able to witness firsthand the images and artifacts of the nation's struggle in the period 1945 - 1975 that is reproduced in the most vivid way. So, you will see the sacrifices and losses of the main victims who are family members, children and women. Along with the stubborn fight and always aspiration to win national sovereignty of our army and people.

You should know a few notes below when visiting the Ho Chi Minh City War Remnants Museum:

• If you go at weekend or Tet holidays, you should arrange your time to go early to avoid wasting time queuing to buy tickets.
• Because the museum has a quite large space, so you should go in the morning to see more.
• Do not touch the artifacts casually in the museum.
• Do not take pictures in areas with signs on the museum campuses.
• A guide can be hired for a detailed introduction to the museum.
• For groups or students, it is necessary to contact the museum in advance to buy tickets in advance.
• Combine visiting famous places near the museum such as Turtle Lake, Tao Dan park, Independence Palace, Central Post Office Ho Chi Minh, Notre Dame Cathedral etc.
• Address of delicious restaurants near the museum can tell such as Quan Thuc Coffee, Dong restaurant,...

Hopefully, the shared information above will help you visit the Saigon War Remnants Museum in the most meaningful way. Do not forget to save your Saigon travel experiences to get more useful information when you have the opportunity to visit the city named the president Ho Chi Minh.

War Remnants Museum Ho Chi Minh - Ho Chi Minh City - Vietnam is an attractive spot in Ho Chi Minh City or Saigon for all domestic and foreign tourists. Visitors will have a exciting time with your family, your friends and your lover when you travel in Vietnam in general, Ho Chi Minh City in particular. The above are some of highlights at War Remnants Museum Ho Chi Minh is a wonderful tourist point for you in the Southern Vietnam.

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