Hanoi Museum

Besides the well-known attractions such as Hoan Kiem Lake, Old Quarter, Van Mieu-Quoc Tu Giam..., Hanoi Museum is a place not to be missed for tourists who want to explore the capital.

Hanoi’s newest museum opened in 2010 as part of the city’s 1000th birthday celebrations.  Located on Pham Hung Street, next to the National Conference Center. In architectural terms this is far and away the country’s most ambitious museum project.  Hanoi Museum is where reflect the past and present of Hanoi with thousands of artifacts relating to the capital. 

With more than 50.000 m2 and 12.000 m2 for construction, this is the biggest and the most modern museum in the country. From a distance, Hanoi Museum impressed with the unique architectural design with inverted pyramid building.The museum has 6 floors, the floor area scaled down from top to bottom. Hanoi museum give to visitors impression by modern design and convenience.

Tourists can go to other floors by elevator or stairs that are designed into a spiral round inside the museum. When entering the first floor, visitors will see "botanical dragon column"-a large lamp lighting the room sighting the majestic flying dragon. First floor area was designed as a temporary place to display some of the pottery together with the souvenir.

The second floor has a small model of Hanoi: Tien Thang Long area, Phung Nguyen Grave, the map of Co Loa, Dong Son culture and other pictures of Hanoi. There has the dried leaf sample and dried flowers which remind about passionate of Hanoi’ autumn. Memories of Hanoi have gone into the poems, music, and graphics that become a love not only for The Hanoi but also for tourists from whole the world. Coming to Hanoi museum, visitors will have opportunity to admire the antiques that are collected from around the country. 

The third floor of the museum where displays of documents and exhibits are donated by organizations and individuals has large space. A lot of potteries such as bowls, vases or production tools found in Tien Giang, Ca Mau…are displayed on the fourth floor museum.