Last weekend, the Vietnam Military History Museum really became the center of attraction for people. Tens of thousands of visitors from all over the country flocked here, creating an unprecedented bustling and vibrant atmosphere. With modern architecture, large exhibition space and more than 150,000 precious artifacts, including 4 national treasures, the museum is like a living book, helping people better understand the heroic history of the nation.
From curious children eager to explore to silver-haired veterans, everyone found something interesting here. Many veterans burst into tears when they saw the wartime memorabilia reminding them of the difficult days with their comrades, some still alive, some gone. That moment moved many young people to tears, filled with patriotism.
In recent days, some not-so-nice pictures have appeared at the Museum.
However, on the same day, images of visitors climbing and damaging artifacts in the museum were spread on social media. Many young visitors stepped on the sand table, were warned but still played around. In the comments section, many people present at the museum that weekend also commented that the trip was a "messy experience".
Many people are upset when they see artifacts in museums being touched carelessly, even climbed on and vandalized.
Many parents even encourage their children to climb on tanks and planes just to take unique pictures. In addition, many tourists said that wherever there are tanks and planes, families let their children climb on them to take pictures. Children still wear shoes and sandals moving on the wings of planes or artillery racks... If children cannot climb up, their parents will carry them up. In some places, children compete to climb on the exhibits, leading to fights. Due to the lack of awareness of visitors, some war artifacts have fallen and their nameplates have broken.
Some children still climb on artifacts inside the museum despite warning signs placed next to them.
As planned, the Vietnam Military History Museum will be open to the public until December 31, 2024. However, given the current situation, many people believe that there should be management measures and limits on the number of visitors to ensure the museum's aesthetics.
Some parents, because they spoil their children, let them climb on artifacts at museums to take pictures or touch them.
The Vietnam Military History Museum has been implementing long-term solutions to promptly prevent bad behaviors from happening. Damage to artifacts in the museum can be fined from 30 to 40 million VND. However, the important thing to protect the exhibits is the awareness, civilized behavior and responsibility of each visitor when visiting here.
The Vietnam Military History Museum was built by the Ministry of National Defense in 2019 on an area of 386,600 square meters, featuring a 45-meter-high Victory Tower in the front yard. The main building has 4 floors above ground and one ground floor. The total investment is about 2,500 billion VND. The museum preserves more than 150,000 artifacts, including 4 national treasures and many military equipment.
The Vietnam Military History Museum is open every day of the week, 8am-11:30am and 1pm-4:30pm. However, the museum is closed on Mondays and Fridays.
