Bảo tàng Lịch sử TP.HCM

About Bảo tàng Lịch sử TP.HCM

Ho Chi Minh City Museum of History was established in 1929 and was the first museum in the South of Vietnam. The museum is located in the city center, attracting a large number of domestic and international audiences.

In 2012, the Museum building was recognized as a National Artistic Architectural Monument. An architecture with bold Eastern features combined with Western creates a sturdy, harmonious structure, in proportion to the surrounding landscape.

Currently, the Museum owns more than 40,000 artifacts with many unique and precious collections originating from many countries and ethnicities; Materials and types are extremely diverse and rich. The collections introduce Vietnamese history and culture from primitive times to 1945 and introduce unique cultural features in the southern provinces and some countries in the Asian region.

The museum is also the workplace of many experts and researchers on Vietnamese history, culture, society, cultures in the region and around the world, along with a team of qualified and experienced staff. .