Vietnam Museum of Ethnology
- Address: Nguyen van Huyen Street, Cau Giay District, Hanoi
- Hours: Tues - Sun 8:30am - 5:30pm. Closed Mondays and during Vietnamese New Year (late Jan or early Feb)
- Admission: Adults: VND 25,000, Children: VND 5,000
ATTRACTION Keywords:
Cultural Experience,
Museum
The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology, or VME, has two distinct areas - indoor and outdoor.
Indoors is a permanent exhibition divided into 9 sections proudly informing of Historical & Cultural Periods, the 3 Major Sub-Regions, and the 54 ethnic groups classified according to the 5 Language families. Audiotapes highlight fascinating ethnic linguistic differences.
Outdoors is a maturing exhibition showing full-scale examples of ethnic house-building techniques and design. Carefully sourced indigenous trees are sympathetically planted around each appropriate house.
Latest Reviews
Review by Phil, Australia, April 2013
Doing what: Private Tour: Hanoi City Full-Day Tour including Cyclo Ride
A great tour to get an overall picture of Hanoi, the culture of its people and their views on their life and history. The guide was full of knowledge and passed it on admirably.
Review by Michael F, December 2012
Doing what: Private Tour: Hanoi City Full-Day Tour including Cyclo Ride
Our guide "Dow' was great. She was very helpful, spoke good english and was very knowledgeable. Tour was very interesting and lunch was very up market and great food. highly recommended
Review by Roger H, December 2012
Doing what: Private Tour: Hanoi City Full-Day Tour including Cyclo Ride
all you need to see in Hanoi, great
Practical Info
The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology is located in Cau Giay district. You can take a no.14 minibus from Dinh Tien Hoang Street, heading north past Lake Hoan Kiem to Nghia Tan a few blocks from the museum.
A well-thought out display for anyone interested in history, anthropology, and the diverse ethnicity of Vietnam.
