In the solemn atmosphere of celebrating International Museum Day on May 18 and towards the historical milestone of the 135th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh's birthday (May 19, 1890 - May 19, 2025), Ho Chi Minh City, the cultural heart of the whole country, will open a special cultural space where history and art blend.
Accordingly, two typical cultural sites of the city, Ho Chi Minh City Museum located at 65 Ly Tu Trong Street, District 1, and Ho Chi Minh City Fine Arts Museum at 97 Pho Duc Chinh Street, District 1, will simultaneously implement a program of free entrance tickets for all visitors throughout the entire day of May 18. Following this meaningful activity, the remaining museums in the city will continue to open freely, welcoming visitors on May 19, creating the most favorable conditions for people and tourists to explore and learn about the rich cultural and historical values of the nation.
Ho Chi Minh City Museum has many activities on the anniversary day to show gratitude to visitors.
Not only stopping at free admission, museums across the city also simultaneously deploy many unique and meaningful activities, contributing to deepening understanding and pride in the great President Ho Chi Minh and the golden history pages of the country.
Specifically, the Ho Chi Minh Museum (HCMC branch) will organize a mobile exhibition titled "Proud of the city named after Him - Ho Chi Minh" at the University of Foreign Languages and Information Technology, starting from May 12. At the same time, the Museum will also introduce to the public the exhibition titled "The South forever remembers His gratitude" at the headquarters of the HCMC branch and especially, this exhibition will also be introduced in Nghe An province, Uncle Ho's hometown, demonstrating the widespread love and respect for Him.
Ho Chi Minh Museum (HCMC branch) introduces many topics about Uncle Ho.
Ton Duc Thang Museum also actively participated in the series of commemorative activities by coordinating with An Giang Provincial Museum to organize the thematic exhibition "Uncle Ton - Journey from 1945 to 1975" in An Giang.
In addition, Ton Duc Thang Museum also cooperates with major universities in the city such as Ton Duc Thang University, Cao Thang Technical College and Ho Chi Minh City University of Culture to organize a creative playground for short film making contest, encouraging young people to share interesting and touching stories about President Ton Duc Thang.
Ton Duc Thang Museum also cooperated with Ton Duc Thang University, Cao Thang Technical College and Ho Chi Minh City University of Culture to organize a short film contest to share interesting stories about Uncle Ton.
The museum also constantly innovates the experience for visitors through the construction of a museum tour program with the theme "Ton Duc Thang Museum - New Look". In particular, the Museum also offers attractive interactive activities such as "Check in the Museum - Bustling with genuine gifts" and "Come to the museum - countless interesting things", promising to bring interesting and memorable moments to visitors. In addition, Ton Duc Thang Museum also organizes a thematic exhibition "Ba Son - Timeline" at Ba Son Corporation, starting from May 18, recreating a heroic historical period of the Vietnamese shipbuilding industry.
From May 19 to June 9, the Ho Chi Minh City Museum of History will coordinate with many other museums and private collectors to organize the exhibition "National Treasures - Heritage Masterpieces in Ho Chi Minh City", introducing the country's priceless cultural heritages. At the same time, the Museum will also organize a photo exhibition "President Ho Chi Minh - Life and Revolutionary Career" right on the museum grounds, helping the public have a deeper insight into Uncle Ho's life and great career.
Ho Chi Minh City Museum of History exhibits the theme National Treasures - Heritage masterpieces in Ho Chi Minh City
Starting from May 18, Ho Chi Minh City Museum also presents the special exhibition "Journey in Uncle Ho's footsteps through stamp and postcard collections", a unique perspective on the revolutionary life of President Ho Chi Minh through historical stamps and postcards. In addition, the Museum continues to maintain and expand regular exhibition activities such as the special exhibitions "Letters during the resistance war" and "Huynh Phuong Dong's Journey", recreating the heroic memories of the nation.
In particular, the mobile exhibition "Hoang Sa, Truong Sa - Vietnam's Sea and Islands" will continue to be introduced at schools in districts, contributing to raising awareness of sea and island sovereignty among the young generation. The exhibition "National-level architectural and artistic relics in Ho Chi Minh City" will also be held at schools, introducing unique and historically valuable architectural works of the city.
Many special activities will be displayed to attract young history lovers to experience the culture.
Another special activity is the collaboration between the Ho Chi Minh City Museum and the Southern Youth Veterans Liaison Committee to recreate the "3-compartment secret basement - the meeting place of the Zone 1 Executive Committee (Go Vap District Party Committee) and Special Forces Team 67B", an important historical relic, where documents and weapons were printed and hidden during the fierce resistance period from 1965 to 1968.
With this series of rich and meaningful activities, museums in Ho Chi Minh City promise to become attractive cultural destinations on this special occasion, contributing to spreading love of history, culture and national pride to the general public.
