The new Vietnam Military History Museum opened on November 1, with free admission.

The new Vietnam Military History Museum in Nam Tu Liem District, Hanoi officially opens to serve people and tourists from tomorrow, November 1.

The new Vietnam Military History Museum seen from above - Photo: NAM TRAN

Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Thi Lan Huong, Head of Propaganda and Education Department The museum said it will open on November 1 and offer free admission until 2024.

The new Vietnam Military History Museum is located next to Thang Long Avenue, in Tay Mo and Dai Mo wards, Nam Tu Liem district, Hanoi .

Accordingly, in the first opening (phase 1), the museum will display 6 themes following the historical process from the early days of founding and defending the country to the period of building and protecting the country from 1976 to the present day.

The new museum will use a lot of Applying technology, such as 3D mapping or 3D movies to exhibitions.

Currently, the Vietnam Military History Museum is preserving and displaying more than 150,000 artifacts.

Among them are four national treasures including two MIG-21 aircraft numbered 4324 and 5121, a T54B tank numbered 843 and a map of determination to fight in the historic Ho Chi Minh Campaign.

Artifacts of aircraft, tanks and many other large weapons captured during the resistance wars, associated with many important historical events and figures, will be displayed in two square areas with an area of over 20,000 square ^meters .

The museum also deployed automatic commentary software, eliminating the need for a tour guide. Visitors will use a device that can listen to all the commentary as well as information about the documents and artifacts on display.

On the left side outside the museum will be displayed weapons and equipment used by the Vietnamese army and people in the resistance war against the French and American invaders and used in training and combat readiness during the period of building and defending the country such as 85mm cannon, 57mm anti-aircraft cannon, PT67 tank number 555, MiG 17 aircraft number 2047, SU22 aircraft... - Photo: NAM TRAN

On the right side are displayed weapons and equipment that the army captured from the French colonialists and the American imperialists used during the war of aggression against Vietnam, such as artillery, infantry fighting vehicles, tanks. In particular, there is the 175mm self-propelled gun M-107, known as the "King of the Battlefield", A37, F5E, CH47, C130 aircraft... - Photo: NAM TRAN

The Vietnam Military History Museum is built on a 38.66ha land area with a main building of 4 floors above ground and 1 ground floor, construction area of ^23,198m2 , floor area of about ^64,640m2 , indoor exhibition area of ^17,750m2 , outdoor exhibition area of ^118,054m2 .

In addition, there is a system of yards, roads, parking lots, landscape pools, trees, electronic equipment systems, civil electricity, and modern fire protection systems built synchronously.

National treasure, MIG-21 aircraft number 5121 is on display inside the museum.

The inauguration of the Vietnam Military History Museum is an important event to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Vietnam People's Army, the 35th anniversary of the National Defense Day, and the 80th anniversary of the Traditional Day of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army.

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