Museum of Ethnology

Bảo tàng Dân tộc học Việt Nam

Exhibitions cover mainly the culture and ritual practices of the various ethnic groups in the whole of Vietnam. One of the key attractions of the museum is the open-air exhibition, which has reconstructions of traditional houses from multiple ethnic groups, which even comes with inhabitants in costumes. The museum features actual explanations of the exhibits in Vietnamese, French and English. There is an excellent café on the premises.

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Address

Nguyen Van Huyen St, Cau Giay District

Getting there

Bus 14 from Hoan Kiem Lake - ask the conductor when to stop, and take a 500 m walk towards the museum (backtrack a little from the bus stop, and when you see a large street perpendicular to the street that you dropped off, take that street and walk down the street until you see the Museum of Ethnology to your left). Bus 38 goes from right outside the Temple of Literature to the street the museum is on

Hours

Tue-Sun 08:30-17:30

Price

40,000 dong for foreigners, extra 50,000 dong for photography.

Website

vme.org.vn (opens in a new tab)