Vietnam Military History Museum will start collecting entrance fees

On April 10, according to information from the Vietnam Military History Museum (General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army), after a period of free opening for people and visitors, the Museum will begin charging admission fees.

Starting from Saturday, April 12, residents and visitors to the Museum will need to buy tickets at a price of 40,000 VND/person/time. Opening hours: morning from 8:00 to 11:30, afternoon from 13:00 to 16:30.

However, many people will be exempted from entrance fees, including: people under 16 years old, people 80 years old and over, war invalids, people with revolutionary contributions, Vietnamese Heroic Mothers, Heroes of the People's Armed Forces, and Labor Heroes.

Cases eligible for a 50% discount on ticket prices include: People with severe disabilities according to Clause 2, Article 11 of Decree No. 28/2012/ND-CP of the Government detailing and guiding the implementation of a number of articles of the Law on People with Disabilities; senior citizens who are Vietnamese citizens aged 60 or older, with a senior citizen card or valid documents; students aged 16 or older with cards issued by nationaleducational institutions.

The Vietnam Military History Museum has opened its doors to welcome and serve visitors free of charge since November 1, 2024 until now.

With a scale of 4 floors above ground and 1 basement, the Museum has a construction area of ​​23,198m2, the total floor area of ​​the main building is 64,640m2.

In front of the building is the 45m high Victory Tower with a multi-layered five-pointed star shape, symbolizing the year 1945, when the Vietnamese people gained independence.

As one of the six national museums and the leading museum in the system of museums in the Army, the Vietnam Military History Museum is not only a work displaying war history, but also creates a common space for visitors to interact and experience the struggle for national independence of the heroic Vietnam People's Army.

Currently, the Museum is preserving and displaying more than 150,000 artifacts, including four national treasures: two MIG-21 aircraft (serial numbers 4324, 5121), T54B tank (serial number 843) and the Determination to Fight map in the Ho Chi Minh Campaign./.

(Vietnam+)

Source: https://www.vietnamplus.vn/bao-tang-lich-su-quan-su-viet-nam-se-bat-dau-thu-ve-tham-quan-post1026916.vnp