50th Anniversary of War Remnants Museum

Vice Chairwoman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Tran Thi Dieu Thuy presented the Traditional Flag of the City People's Committee to a representative of the War Remnants Museum. (Photo: Quoc Thanh)

Immediately after the Great Victory of Spring 1975, implementing the policy of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee, the "Exhibition House for American-Puppet Crimes" was established on September 4, 1975, meeting the people's expectations for a voice denouncing the crimes of war of aggression.

The Museum’s development journey is depicted through landmark name changes, reflecting the country’s movement in the new context. In 1990, the name was changed to “Exhibition House of Aggression and War Crimes” to broaden the perspective. However, the comprehensive transformation took place on July 4, 1995, when the name “War Remnants Museum” was officially established.

Over half a century, the War Remnants Museum has affirmed its position as a leading national cultural institution. The vitality of the Museum is demonstrated by impressive numbers: it has the honor of welcoming tens of millions of visitors, far exceeding the 25 million mark by 2025. Even after the Covid-19 pandemic, the Museum has strongly recovered, welcoming more than 10,000 visitors a day, most of them international visitors, affirming its appeal beyond all language and cultural barriers.

Delegates visit the exhibition. (Photo: Quoc Thanh)

The foundation for that attraction is a priceless heritage of memories with more than 20,000 documents, artifacts, and films, including many valuable artifacts donated by veterans, journalists, and international friends.

With its continuous efforts, the War Remnants Museum has achieved many outstanding achievements, recognized internationally through prestigious awards such as: Top 25 most attractive museums in Asia and Top 10 most beautiful museums in the world . In 2023, the Museum was honored to be classified as a Grade I Museum in the Vietnam National Museum System.

In addition, the Museum has always been steadfast in its mission of educating the community through hundreds of traveling exhibitions to remote areas, and even abroad such as Japan, Denmark, and the United States. In particular, the Museum is a public service unit under the Department of Culture and Sports, capable of self-financing all regular operating expenses since 2014.

In the coming time, the Museum is moving towards a new stage of development, with a strategic vision of being a “Museum for Peace”; determining the mission of proactively transforming memory heritage into cultural soft power, an effective people's diplomacy channel, and fostering friendship between nations.

On this occasion, the Museum introduces to the public the special exhibition "Southern Cuisine during the Resistance War". This is a humane perspective on the silent war of survival, where frugal meals became a great source of spiritual strength to nurture the will of our army and people.

The exhibition is a journey back in time, helping the public understand and be proud of previous generations and appreciate today's peace more.

LINH BAO

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