The Ho Chi Minh Museum stands about 0.2 km west of the mausoleum, in the same Ba Dinh complex. It opened in 1990 and tells Ho Chi Minh's life in eight chronological exhibitions, starting with his youth from 1890 and ending with a group on his status as a national hero. Wikipedia counts more than 170,000 documents, objects and films in the collection, and says labels come in English and French as well as Vietnamese.
Getting there
Measured in a straight line on map coordinates, the museum is about 1.5 km from Hanoi railway station and about 2.2 km from Hoan Kiem Lake. Noi Bai International Airport is about 21 km away in a straight line; the road is longer.
The museum sells tickets at its own Gate 1 and at the gate at 19 Ngoc Ha Street.
Hours and fees
| When | Hours |
|---|---|
| Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday | 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM, then 2:00 PM to 4:30 PM |
| Monday and Friday | Closed |
Ticket desks sell from 8:00 to 11:30 AM and from 2:00 to 4:00 PM, so arrive before the last half hour of each session.
| Ticket | Price |
|---|---|
| International visitors | VND 40,000 |
| Vietnamese citizens, people with disabilities, ICOM members | Free |
The museum's ticket page is dated 2018, and its online booking feature says it is still being set up. For group visits it gives the education office's number, (+84 24) 3846 3757.
Our take
It keeps the mausoleum's Monday and Friday closures, but it also opens in the afternoon. That's why we'd treat it as the fallback: reach Ba Dinh after the mausoleum's late-morning cut-off and this is the part of the complex you can still get into.
Nearby
- Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum: about 0.2 km in a straight line.
- Ho Chi Minh's Stilt House: about 0.3 km in a straight line.
- Imperial Citadel of Thang Long: about 0.8 km in a straight line.
- Temple of Literature: about 0.8 km in a straight line.
Questions travelers ask
Is the museum included with the mausoleum? A traveler who walked the Ba Dinh complex wrote:
"Inside the square, the Ho Chi Minh Museum and the Stilt House are two separate and paid attractions."
u/AltogetherAnthony on r/hanoi
Is it on locals' lists? Asked for cultural things to do in Hanoi, one reply named it among four:
"Museum of Ethnology, Women’s Museum, Temple of Literature, Ho Chi Minh Museum."
u/No-Sprinkles-9066 on r/hanoi
