Ho Chi Minh Museum
Ho Chi Minh Museum
3.5
8:00 AM - 11:30 AM, 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Tuesday
8:00 AM - 11:30 AM
2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Wednesday
8:00 AM - 11:30 AM
2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Friday
8:00 AM - 11:30 AM
2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Saturday
8:00 AM - 11:30 AM
2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Sunday
8:00 AM - 11:30 AM
2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
About
Wellcome to Ho Chi Minh Museum! President Ho Chi Minh - Vietnamese hero of national liberation and great man of culture. After he passed away on September 2nd 1969, in compliance with the Vietnamese people’s aspiration, the Communist Party of Vietnam’s Politburo decided to build the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and the Ho Chi Minh Museum. After 20 years of preparing and building, the Ho Chi Minh Museum was inaugurated on September 2nd 1990, on the occasion of the 100th birthday of the President. Ho Chi Minh Museum has more than 170,000 decuments, objects and films about President Ho Chi Minh’s life and revolutionary work. They are invaluable assets of the Vietnamese people in educating patriotism, studying and following Ho Chi Minh’s thought and moral quallties; and encouraging the Vietnamese generations to succeed failthfully and excellently his great revolutionary work.
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- Frida EvangelistaSingapore, Singapore3 contributionsA Must-Visit Historical Landmark in HanoiA truly unique and enriching experience. It offers a chance to pay tribute to an esteemed leader while also delving into Vietnam's fascinating history. The solemnity of the location, combined with its architectural beauty, makes it an important cultural and historical site in Hanoi. I highly recommend including the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in your itinerary when visiting Vietnam's capitalVisited September 2023Written 16 October 2023
- Passenger5467557760913 contributionsGIANG speaks fluent English and very knowledgeableMiss GIANG was my guide at Ho Chi Minh Muzium. She was superb and great. Her English is excellent and very knowledgeable. It was completely free. A zillion thanks to her for giving me fantastic knowledge about Ho Chi Minh, a great SOUL!Visited February 2024Travelled soloWritten 19 February 2024
- LolaGo1Washington DC, District of Columbia6,632 contributionsVisited it after visiting the HCM MausoleumLocated near the HCM Mausoleum, this was the second attraction that we visited at the Complex. Entrance fee is 60,000 VND for foreigners, free to locals. There is huge statue at the center of the Entrance Area. Visitors pose for pictures here. Exhibits are on display on both sides of the Entrance area. Explanations of the exhibits in English are available. Some of the most memorable exhibits for me are the personal clothing and stuffs of HCM and the huge of picture showing him wearing this beige attire. Also memorable are some of his writings and quotes.Visited April 2024Travelled soloWritten 14 April 2024
- Dimitris LSydney, Australia50,924 contributionsA significant part of Vietnam's historyHo Chi Minh Museum is a wonderful place to visit. It is obviously dedicated to the Great Leader, "Uncle Ho", as he is affectionately known in Vietnam. There is a huge amount of culture and history in this architecturally beautiful monument.Visited April 2024Travelled as a coupleWritten 21 May 2024
- Alan ConnollyGreater London, United Kingdom4 contributionsWonderfulThought provoking and reflective museum to the life of HoChi Min. From beginning to death. Very much worth a morning or afternoon. Good to know that there’s a ’dress code’ - no shorts/flip flops although the guards took pity on me and did let me enter.Visited June 2024Travelled with familyWritten 9 June 2024
- Katja5 contributionsLovely guided tour with Dung/JuliaWe took a guided tour with Dung/Julia. She was amazing at explaining all the history and stories about Ho Chi Minh, Vietnamese independence and the Vietnam War. We wouldn’t have understood anything without her! Highly recommend taking the guided tour, for no extra cost, to get the best experience. Thank you Dung!Visited July 2024Travelled with familyWritten 3 July 2024
- Fiona M1 contributionAmazing free private tourWe visited the HCM Museum and were offered a free private tour guide. Julia was an incredible asset to our understanding of the history and stories of Vietnams journey to independence. We learnt so much and her passion and knowledge of Vietnam was evident. Julia being able to explain and inform us in perfect English really was incredible .Visited July 2024Travelled as a coupleWritten 11 July 2024
- Steve M6 contributionsGreat Tour with JuliaWalked into Museum and was offered a free tour by a great English speaking guide named Julia. She was amazing and took us through the entire museum and explained everything in great detail in a chronological order. We would’ve never captured the history and knowledge contained within the museum without having Julia by our side the whole way through. Highly recommend taking advantage of this free service provided when you first walk in!Visited July 2024Travelled as a coupleWritten 11 July 2024
- Ewald W1 contributionGuided tourSuper day at the Ho Chi Minh museum in Hanoi. The museum is full of historical references and archives, while at the same time being extremely pedagogical and showing diverse and esthetic artworks. Big plus, we met Smiley, a volunteer from Hanoi free private tour which guided us through the museum (for free) and made our experience there unforgettable !Visited September 2024Travelled with friendsWritten 14 September 2024
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Feenixwest
Fort Collins, CO1,438 contributions
Feb 2020 • Couples
A building meant to impress should have been an art museum for all the swirly design cases and massive exterior. The designers would have benefitted from reviewing successful museums worldwide as foreigners are some of their audience besides Vietnamese people going to learn about Ho Chi Minh and pay tribute. There’s videos but they’re on screens hanging from the ceiling in major thoroughfares. I didn’t crane my neck to watch long as I was afraid I was impeding traffic. There were too many displays with nothing but single spaced letters and other documents—impossible to read in their entirety. They would be more appropriate in a dedicated library. Interesting historical pictures were encased in a number of book-like displays that a person had to page through, that is if someone else wasn’t already turn the pages, one person at a time. While I wanted to know more about Ho Chi Minh’s childhood, education, positive and negative life experiences that informed his life, and how he rose to leadership, none of that was there. There just seemed to be no context. One only has to sit and people-watch for a moment to see that the vast majority of people, foreigners and Vietnamese walk through this museum fairly quickly. I felt I wasted a half day in transit and at this museum. I’ve included pictures of some of the swirly exhibits.
Written 6 February 2020
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Written 9 February 2020
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Carlo
Tokyo, Japan8 contributions
Sept 2022 • Solo
I had the chance to visit the museum with the free guided tour offered by the museum. Doris was my guide, her English is very good and she's very knowledgeable about many aspects of Ho Chi Minh's life and history and many things related to the vietnamese culture that i didn't know. I absolutely recommend to visit and have the similar experience because it makes the experience much richer and valuable than just going there by yourself.
Written 17 September 2022
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Gemma H
Manchester, UK149 contributions
Feb 2023 • Couples
It is supposed to be that tourists have to pay and Vietnamese people get in for free, however they only enforce this by how you look. If you look asian you get in for free but if you don't you get pulled aside to pay, which felt a little uncomfortable because we were the only people pulled aside.
Inside, a few exhibitions had no translations from Vietnamese which was very disappointing. The ones with translations didn't have any context, for example there was a writing desk that belonged to a family, but with no explanation as to who that family was you couldn't understand its relevance.
There must have been 1000 primary school children in there, with so much screaming around the entire museum.
I wouldn't recommend this place.
Inside, a few exhibitions had no translations from Vietnamese which was very disappointing. The ones with translations didn't have any context, for example there was a writing desk that belonged to a family, but with no explanation as to who that family was you couldn't understand its relevance.
There must have been 1000 primary school children in there, with so much screaming around the entire museum.
I wouldn't recommend this place.
Written 8 February 2023
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N21dx
Singapore, Singapore184 contributions
Feb 2020
This is a must go museum, if you want to understand more about Ho Chi Minh.
A lot of good exhibits. We did not get any tour guides, all the exhibits have English translations. The ticket price is just 40.000 VND. You can just take your time and walk around and understand the story behind the exhibits.
A lot of good exhibits. We did not get any tour guides, all the exhibits have English translations. The ticket price is just 40.000 VND. You can just take your time and walk around and understand the story behind the exhibits.
Written 31 December 2020
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Diane M
Scottish Highlands, UK12 contributions
Sept 2022
My husband and I visited this museum on 15/09/2022 and Elina was our volunteer guide. Elina, who is only 17 years, has an excellent command of the English language and explained the history of Ho Chi Minh to us in great detail. We enjoyed our visit immensely and would highly recommend visiting this museum.
Written 1 October 2022
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Katja
5 contributions
July 2024 • Family
We took a guided tour with Dung/Julia. She was amazing at explaining all the history and stories about Ho Chi Minh, Vietnamese independence and the Vietnam War. We wouldn’t have understood anything without her! Highly recommend taking the guided tour, for no extra cost, to get the best experience. Thank you Dung!
Written 3 July 2024
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Frida Evangelista
Singapore, Singapore3 contributions
Sept 2023
A truly unique and enriching experience. It offers a chance to pay tribute to an esteemed leader while also delving into Vietnam's fascinating history. The solemnity of the location, combined with its architectural beauty, makes it an important cultural and historical site in Hanoi. I highly recommend including the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in your itinerary when visiting Vietnam's capital
Written 16 October 2023
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Francois B
1 contribution
Apr 2024 • Family
Absolutely dreadful!! First very badly signed for the entrance as you did not know if you were queuing for the museum or the mausoleum and no signs translated in English. Once we got to the museum it was only 40k VND. There were a lot of decorations/art if felt to fill the large space but little English translated documents. I expected to learn about Ho Chi Minh involvement in both wars against the French and Americans, his life from his birth place, his 30 years outside Vietnam, his time in France etc…I guess I will have to use Wikipedia. I have loved Vietnam 🇻🇳 for 3 weeks I just hated the museum worst ever!! Avoid and chill instead in a nice coffee shop 😁
Written 2 April 2024
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Steve M
6 contributions
July 2024 • Couples
Walked into Museum and was offered a free tour by a great English speaking guide named Julia. She was amazing and took us through the entire museum and explained everything in great detail in a chronological order. We would’ve never captured the history and knowledge contained within the museum without having Julia by our side the whole way through. Highly recommend taking advantage of this free service provided when you first walk in!
Written 11 July 2024
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Ewald W
1 contribution
Sept 2024 • Friends
Super day at the Ho Chi Minh museum in Hanoi. The museum is full of historical references and archives, while at the same time being extremely pedagogical and showing diverse and esthetic artworks. Big plus, we met Smiley, a volunteer from Hanoi free private tour which guided us through the museum (for free) and made our experience there unforgettable !
Written 14 September 2024
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Is this open Monday morning or not? I see different information on different websites. Some say it is open Monday morning (not afternoon), others say it is closed on Mondays. I know the mausoleum is closed on Mondays.
Written 20 April 2018
Ho Chi Minh museum closes at Monday and Friday afternoon. Welcome to the museum!
Written 11 October 2018
Bonjour, il y a t il une visite du musée proposée en français?
merci
Written 5 March 2018
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