Queue hundreds of meters long to buy tickets to visit the Military History Museum

On the morning of April 20, the entrances to the Vietnam Military History Museum were packed with vehicles and visitors. Most of the visitors came in groups from schools to give students hands-on experiences and participate in thematic activities on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification (April 30, 1975 - April 30, 2025).

Crowded scene in front of the ticket counter area, hundreds of people and tourists lined up hundreds of meters long waiting for their turn. According to regulations from April 12, the ticket price is 40,000 VND/person/turn. The Management Board of the Vietnam Military History Museum arranged ticket counters at the main gate and 2 side gates next to the parking area to meet the large demand of people.

Many families took advantage of the weekend to visit, causing the number of visitors to increase dramatically compared to normal days. Some people had to queue from 30 minutes to an hour to buy tickets.

The subjects exempted from buying tickets include: people under 16 years old, 80 years old and above, war invalids, people with meritorious services to the revolution, Vietnamese Heroic Mothers, Heroes of the People's Armed Forces and Heroes of Labor. The subjects eligible for a 50% discount on the entrance fee include: people with severe disabilities, senior citizens who are Vietnamese citizens aged 60 and above; students aged 16 and above with student cards issued by schools in the national education system in Vietnam.

The hot weather of 34 degrees Celsius made the experience of visitors in the outdoor area of ​​the museum difficult. Visitors often chose the covered areas or inside the exhibition area to visit.

The line of people lined up inside the exhibition areas, which were always crowded with visitors. The Vietnam Military History Museum currently preserves more than 150,000 artifacts, including 4 national treasures, associated with characters and events that made miracles in the resistance war against the US to save the country of our people, including: Two MiG-21 fighter planes with serial numbers 4324 and 5121; T54B tank with serial number 843 and the Ho Chi Minh Campaign Determination Map.

Students were guided by teachers to line up in order, holding each other's shoulders to avoid getting lost when visiting each exhibition area in the museum.

Coming to the Vietnam Military History Museum, many young people are interested in artifacts and documentary pictures at the museum during the period of Vietnamese history from 1954 to 1975, to check in to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification (April 30, 1975 - April 30, 2025).

Many times, visitors have to move step by step to observe artifacts and documentary pictures as the flow of people pouring into the museum becomes more and more crowded.

"I arrived at the museum at 8am, but had to wait in line for about an hour to buy a ticket to enter. Although it was a bit hot and tiring to wait in line, I still felt excited, moved and proud to see and experience the historical artifacts of our ancestors. The price of 40,000 VND for the ticket is also very reasonable. I think that even if the price is higher, the Vietnam Military History Museum will still attract a lot of tourists," Nguyen Thuy Trang (23 years old, Nam Tu Liem district) shared.

Located near Thang Long Avenue, in Nam Tu Liem District (Hanoi), the Vietnam Military History Museum is a special project, invested by the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army with a total investment of VND 2,500 billion . The project is built on a land area of ​​74.3 hectares, of which the usable area is about 38.66 hectares, designed in a modern style with 4 above-ground floors and one underground floor. The total floor area of ​​the main building is more than 64,000 m2 with a height of 35.8 m.

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