Vietnam Museum of Ethnology

The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology (Vietnamese: Bảo tàng Dân tộc học Việt Nam) is a museum in Hanoi, Vietnam, which focuses on the 54 officially recognised ethnic groups in Vietnam. It is located on a 43,799-square-metre (10.823-acre) property [1] in the Cầu Giấy District, about 8 km from the city center. The Museum is a member of the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences - an academic institution of the Vietnamese Government.

Vietnam Museum of Ethnology
Bảo tàng Dân tộc học Việt Nam
Entrance to the Museum's "Bronze Drum" building
Established12 November 1997 (1997-11-12)
LocationNguyễn Văn Huyên Road, Cầu Giấy District, Hanoi, Vietnam
Coordinates21.0406°N 105.7987°E / 21.0406; 105.7987
Collection size30,000 objects[1]
Visitors500,000 annually [1]
DirectorAssoc. Prof. Dr. Bùi Nhật Quang [2]
Websitevme.org.vn
Area2,000 m2 (21,500 sq ft)
(permanent exhibition)[1]
20,000 m2 (215,300 sq ft)
(open-air exhibition)[1]
An outdoor exhibit at the museum, consisting of an Ede dwelling from the Central Highland region

A second exhibition building was open in 2013 and has a focus on Southeast Asian cultures and peoples.[3]

History

The proposal for the museum was officially approved on 14 December 1987. Construction lasted from 1987 to 1995, and it was opened to the public on 12 November 1997.[4] The budget for construction of the museum was US$1.9 million, with an additional US$285,000 allocated for acquisition of artifacts.[4]

The exhibition building was designed by the architect Ha Duc Linh, a member of the Tày ethnic group, in the shape of a Đông Sơn drum, and the interior architecture was designed by the French architect Véronique Dollfus.[4]

The second exhibition building focusing on Southeast Asian ethnology was designed in a kite shape and was open in 2013.[5]

Literature
  • Lenzi, Iola (2004). Museums of Southeast Asia. Singapore: Archipelago Press. p. 200. ISBN 981-4068-96-9.

References
  1. "Museum and Community". Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  2. "The VME Director to be Reappointed". Retrieved 9 March 2017.
  3. VME Museum History
  4. "Vietnam Museum of Ethnology: History".
  5. VME Museum History

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