The Vietnam Military History Museum project is being built in Nam Tu Liem district (Hanoi), close to Thang Long avenue. This is a special project, invested by the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army, and is being built on a land area of over 74 hectares.
According to the announcement of the Vietnam Military History Museum, from November 1, 2024, the Vietnam Military History Museum will officially open to welcome and serve visitors and offer free admission until the end of December 2024.
Previously, on September 30, the Vietnam Military History Museum stopped receiving and serving visitors at 28A Dien Bien Phu, Ba Dinh, Hanoi. On October 1, the Vietnam Military History Museum began testing receiving and serving visitors at the new location: Km 6+500 Dai Lo Thang Long, Tay Mo Ward, Dai Mo, Nam Tu Liem District, Hanoi.
Once completed, the Vietnam Military History Museum will contribute to promoting history and culture, helping Hanoi develop its economy and tourism...
After 28 months of construction, the project's basic construction items have been completed and are ready to serve the public and visitors. The museum's main exhibition space is a 35.8m high building, consisting of 4 floors above ground and one underground floor.
The architecture of the museum building was built based on the concept of "Heaven, Earth and Sea", which are the three natural elements that form the nation, and also represent the three main forces of the Vietnam People's Army.
National treasure, MIG-21 aircraft number 5121
The newly built museum has a modern, multi-functional design. Its architecture is not only a display of war history, but also creates a common space for visitors to interact and experience the struggle for national independence of the Vietnam People's Army.
T54B tank number 84
The Victory Tower is 45m high, representing the year 1945 when the Vietnamese people gained national independence. The top of the tower is cut at a 60-degree angle, forming a 5-pointed star on top, the stars are stacked layer upon layer as if reaching up to the blue sky. The base of the tower is in the shape of a pentagon, representing the 5 socialist classes: intellectuals, farmers, workers, businessmen and soldiers.
Victory Tower with many layers of meaning
In addition, the museum applies many new display methods, combined with 3D mapping technology; information lookup screen devices, photo media, automatic audioguide and QR codes to look up information on artifacts, images and more than 60 video clips introducing campaigns, battles and historical figures, giving visitors a completely new experience.
Currently, the museum has completed phase 1, and the unit is receiving comments from experts and scientists, editing and perfecting the display before officially opening to the public on November 1, 2024.
