NA Chairman cuts inaugural ribbon at Hanoi Museum

National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong cut the ribbon to inaugurate Hanoi Museum on Oct. 6.

Speaking at the ceremony, Chairman Trong said Hanoi was the crystallised focus of Vietnamese culture with a history of thousand years, from Loa Thanh-Co Loa citadel 2,300 years ago.

He said that during 23 centuries, history followed by history, tradition followed by tradition, the capital city has many historical and cultural works and now Hanoi Museum is home for over 50,000 objects which showcase to visitors Hanoi and the daily lives of people’s ancestors.

Construction of Hanoi Museum stared in May, 2008 on an area of nearly 54,000 sq.m and with a total investment capital of 2.3 trillion VND (121 million USD).

The museum has four storeys and a two-storey basement and was built in the shape of an inverted pyramid.

Following the opening ceremony, an exhibition of photos of Hanoi in the old days and another exhibition of ornamental trees and ancient artefacts were opened to visitors at the museum.

The exhibition will run until Jan. 6, 2011, except Mondays./.

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Vietnam, Laos to open joint wartime museum

The two neighbouring Vietnam and Laos are to open a joint museum in the Lao province of Savanakhet in memory of the two countries’ struggle for national salvation.

The information was released by Vice Director of the Savanakhet provincial Department for Labour and Social Affairs Bounauer Phomkhe on September 9.

He said the museum construction started in late 2007 at a cost of some 5 billion Kip.

On display will be war-era relics related to Lao and Vietnamese soldiers and people as well as enemy uniforms and weapons collected at the battlefields, especially during the bloodshed of Lam Son 719 and Road No. 9 campaign.

The exhibits would help visitors better understand the significance of the two nations’ struggle for independence and the aggressors’ nature, Phomkhe said.

The museum will also provide materials for research on the history of the struggle for revolutionary movements in Laos and educate its young generations in the special solidarity with Vietnam, which, he said, was cultivated by blood and bones./.

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Museum tells story of Hanoi’s history

The history of how Hanoi was originally formed and has subsequently developed will be depicted by thousands of exhibits on display at the Hanoi Museum , scheduled to open in October, to coincide with the millennium anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.

Covering an area of nearly 54,000 m2 the reverse pyramid-shaped museum is the largest and most modern of its kind in Vietnam .

The building has six floors and is designed so it can be divided into different areas to exhibit pottery and private collections on Hanoi , including many ancient artifacts that depict the nation’s cultural development.

Apart from the outdoor exhibition of Hanoian ornamental animals and plants, the museum includes function rooms for meetings and workshops, research facilities, a library and a workshop to preserve and restore exhibits.

Constructed using advanced technologies with an initial investment of 2.3 trillion VND, the museum has been installed with a modern sound and lighting system and has a closeable roof.

The builders, Germany ’s GMP International GmbH-Inros Lackner and the Vinaconex Corporation, are expected to complete the exhibition area on schedule.

Once fully completed in 2013, the museum will be able to display around 50,000 exhibits./.

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