Insight into to-be-opened Vietnam Military History Museum

The museum is receiving final touches so as to welcome its first visitors in November. It will be open for free over the first two months. (Photo: VietnamPlus)

Its architecture is inspired by the concept of “sky, land, and sea”, which are three natural factors forming the nation and also demonstrate the three main forces of the Vietnam People’s Army. (Photo: VietnamPlus)

The museum is not merely a place for exhibiting the war history but also a space for visitors to interact with and experience the struggles for national independence by the heroic Vietnam People’s Army. (Photo: VietnamPlus)

The Tower of Victory is 45m tall, representing the year 1945, when Vietnam gained national independence. Its base is a pentagon symbolising five socialist classes: intellectuals, farmers, workers, entrepreneurs, and soldiers. (Photo: VietnamPlus)

The top surface of the tower has a 60-degree incline and is in the shape of a five-pointed star, seeming to keep rising towards the sky. (Photo: VietnamPlus)

On display in front of the main building are weapons and equipment used by the Vietnamese army and people during the resistance wars against French colonialists and American imperialists as well as and in training during the period of national construction and safeguarding. (Photo: VietnamPlus)

The wreckage of a B52 bomber shot down by the Vietnamese army and people in Hanoi. Architects turned part of the wreckage into a symbol of the aspiration for peace that features branches, buds, and doves flying up. (Photo: VietnamPlus)

The new museum has a modern design and multiple functions. (Photo: VietnamPlus)

The walls inside the museum’s main hall are inscribed with information about historical milestones. (Photo: VietnamPlus)

The first thing that visitors see inside the museum is a MiG-21 jet fighter coded 4324 hung overhead. In 2015, the Prime Minister signed a decision recognising this aircraft as a national treasure. (Photo: VietnamPlus)

The museum applies many new exhibition methods, including 3D mapping, search screens, audio guides, QR codes for searching exhibit information, and video clips about historical campaigns, battles, and figures, to generate completely new experiences for visitors. (Photo: VietnamPlus)

The museum preserves more than 150,000 objects, including four national treasures and many precious items. (Photo: VietnamPlus)

The first phase of the museum has been completed. Opinions from experts and scientists are being collected to perfect arrangement before the site is officially open to the public on November 1, 2024. (Photo: VietnamPlus)

Since September 1, it has welcomed several groups of visitors, mainly history and culture experts, museologists, war veterans, and students of military schools, who come to make assessments. Arrangement and facilities will continue to be completed. (Photo: VietnamPlus)

A space for displaying a MiG-21 coded 5121. Three pilots who once operated this fighter were Dinh Ton, Vu Dinh Rang, and Pham Tuan. (Photo: VietnamPlus)

Tank 843, listed as a national treasure, was one of the first tanks to knock down the auxiliary gate of the Independence Palace around the noon of April 30, 1975. (Photo: VietnamPlus)

The wreckage of a downed US aircraft (Photo: VietnamPlus)

The museum applies technologies such as 3D mapping, search screens, and documentaries to unleash vivid experiences to visitors. (Photo: VietnamPlus)

The museum has prepared more than 60 clips presenting major campaigns and battles. (Photo: VietnamPlus)

The main building features many exhibition areas designed according to the historical process. (Photo: VietnamPlus)

The first floor has six theme areas, from the ancient era to the resistance wars against France and the US, to present day. The second showcases objects according to eight topics, along with seven collections of weapons, military equipment, and other items. The third displays objects of 12 military branches such as air force, navy, special forces, artillery force, tank - armoured force, engineering, information and communications, and chemical force. The fourth floor houses multifunctional rooms and experiential spaces. (Photo: VietnamPlus)

A demonstration of the 60-day battle by Hanoi troops and people to defend the capital city in the 1946 winter. (Photo: VietnamPlus)

A miniature replica of the Bach Dang pole battlefield. In 938, the Ngo Quyen-led resistance war against the Southern Han troops secured victory following the strategic fight on the Bach Dang River. With this triumph, the country regained independence, putting an end to the over-1000-year period under the rule of invaders from the North. (Photo: VietnamPlus)

The Vietnam Military History Museum is a special project invested by the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People’s Army. It covers more than 74ha of land. (Photo: VietnamPlus)

After 28 months of construction, the first phase of the museum has been completed. Comments from experts and scientists are being collected so as to make adjustments before the site is officially open to the public. (Photo: VietnamPlus)

Visitors will get a close up view of the country’s history from the Before the Christian era to the modern time. (Photo: VietnamPlus)

The museum features a modern design and arrangement style. (Photo: VietnamPlus)

Objects are displayed in a scientific and artistic manner. (Photo: VietnamPlus)

When operational, the museum is hoped to be an ideal destination for domestic and international visitors. (Photo: VietnamPlus)

The historical and educational site is designed to help the public learn about the art of military of Vietnam throughout its tumultuous past. (Photo: VietnamPlus)