Crowds flock to War Remnants Museum during National Day holiday

From early morning, families, veterans, Youth Union members, students, and international tourists arrived at the museum. Many wore shirts and hats or carried items featuring a yellow star on a red background, adding vibrant color to the museum grounds and expressing their joy and pride as the country celebrated National Day.

An exhibition area featuring documents and photographs of the August Revolution in 1945, National Day on September 2, and President Ho Chi Minh's reading of the Declaration of Independence at Ba Dinh Square drew particular attention. The stories, photographs, and artifacts offered visitors a closer look at the nation's struggle for independence and the sacrifices made by previous generations.

Exhibits on the war and the consequences of Agent Orange/dioxin also attracted many international visitors. Some spent considerable time examining photographs and reading documents about the severe and long-lasting impact of the war on Viet Nam and its people.

While welcoming large numbers of visitors, the museum is renovating and upgrading several facilities to improve its exhibition spaces and service quality and provide a better experience for the public. It is also surveying visitors about demand for evening visits as it studies options to extend opening hours and diversify visitor experiences in the future.

Large numbers of visitors flock to the War Remnants Museum during the holiday.

Foreign visitors listen attentively to an introduction to the day President Ho Chi Minh read the Declaration of Independence at Ba Dinh Square on September 2, 1945.

A reproduction of the Declaration of Independence drafted by President Ho Chi Minh

Images and documents from the historic autumn of 1945 help visitors learn more about the nation's struggle for independence.

Shirts, scarves, and conical hats featuring a yellow star on a red background add vibrant color to the museum's exhibition spaces.

Children visit the museum with their families to learn about history.

International visitors closely examine documents detailing the severe and long-lasting consequences of the war for Viet Nam and its people.

A young visitor curiously touches part of a B-52 shot down during Operation Linebacker II.

At the exhibition on the consequences of Agent Orange/dioxin, Katja, a visitor from Germany, stands silently before photographs and documents depicting the consequences of the war.

She said emotionally, “This is a truly impressive museum. It has helped me learn many things I had never known before. Although there is not much I can do, I still want to be here to witness and better understand the suffering and loss that the war left behind in Viet Nam.”

Foreign visitors take photos.

Visitors enjoy melodies of peace performed on a piano inside the museum.

Visitors write their thoughts and reflections after touring the museum.

Translated by Tran Hoai