Museum of Cultures of Vietnam's Ethnic Groups, Thai Nguyen Province, Vietnam

4Mayank Agarwal 5:00 PM Nov 27, 2017

Great Museum
I had wanted to do the museum on our drive to Ban Gioc Falls, unfortunately, no one had informed us its closes for lunch at 11 am. We reached here at 10:40 and were allowed inside without any tickets as they said they will be closing in 20 minutes. The exhibits were excellent having an extensive collection of agricultural, handicraft and hunting tools along with clothes and decorative motifs of different ethnic minorities. There must have been thousands of exhibits, showing life-size modelling of villagers and local residence, doing farming, gathering on market days, eating and drinking and celebrations. Still, due to no time and unavailability of a guide, we were not really able to understand and appreciate them. The museum also has an excellent garden and outdoor exhibits. Really waste we were not able to enjoy it. The Museum is opened on Tuesday to Sunday from 8 to 11a.m and 2 to 4:30 p.m.

5chasemarta 5:00 PM Dec 12, 2019

Excellent place to viet in Thai Nguyen
We visited the museum and had an english speaking guide. If you go, I suggest you get a guide. The information is in Vietnamese, French and English but you learn so much more from a guide. The ethnic museum in Hanoi is much larger but this one has lots of information and examples of the homes for the different ethnic groups. Definitely a place to visit.