Vietnam Museum of Ethnology, Vietnam - Public Museum

Museum

Vietnam Museum of Ethnology in Hanoi offers an insight into the 54 different ethnic groups of Vietnam in an effort to protect cultural heritage and endorse socio-cultural diversity within the country. Visitors are welcome to look through some of the vast research on offer at this public museum which is also a hub for ethnographic research. The museum is crammed full of information detailing traditional Vietnamese ways of life, from religious events to the emblematic rituals of all the Vietnamese ethnic groups, providing a rich drapery of the culture melting pot existing in Vietnam. The exhibition hall features everyday objects demonstrating each group, a research centre, library and auditorium.