ESSAY ABOUT HO CHI MINH CITY MUSEUM

Bài thi kết thúc học phần - Giảng viên : Đinh Việt Phương
Danh sách thành viên nhóm 5 :

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Lưu Thục Nghi
Dương Hoàng My
Lưu Thị Ngọc Dung
Tô Thị Thanh Tâm
ESSAY ABOUT HO CHI MINH CITY MUSEUM

 OVERVIEW OF HO CHI MINH CITY MUSEUM
Ho Chi Minh City Museum (65 Ly Tu Trong, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City) has an area
of nearly 2 hectares. The building was designed by French architect - Alfred Foulhoux, in
the Gothic architectural style with many reliefs bearing Greek mythological symbols, and
the roof has an Asian appearance. Ho Chi Minh City Museum is a place to research,
display and introduce the nature, history, culture and people of Ho Chi Minh City,
associated with the history and culture of Vietnam. Every year the Museum attracts over
450,000 visitors to visit, research and study.
Because it is located in the central area, it will be very easy for you to travel by car,
motorbike, or bus to this place. For convenience in visiting the museum, visitors have
many options for resting. Around the area there are many restaurants, hotels and shops
serving dining and entertainment needs such as Sgn Living, the Reverie Saigon, Liberty
Central Saigon, Pasteur Street Brewing Company, the Alley Cocktail Bar and Kitchen
Restaurant.
 BUILDING ARCHITECTURE
The Ho Chi Minh City Museum includes a 2-storey main building with an area of
1,700m2 and a horizontal building behind. The museum is built in a renaissance
architectural style with the lobby as the highlight in the middle. The design of the
museum is very sophisticated and skillful.
* General appearance of the building:
The large and small pillars on the facade resemble the ancient architecture of the
famous Louvre Paris museum with two rows of pillars blocking both sides of the entrance
gate and were modified in 1943 by building a porch. The carved scenes are quite
numerous, matching the building's polyphonic architectural motifs. Geometric patterns
(discs) representing animals and herbs highlight the facade's brick pillars. On the roof
there are Western-style carved details along the floors. The imaginary drawings do not
detract from the overall majesty, reminding us of the Southern swamp scene.
* Inside the museum:
There are 4 main areas: the main gate, the main staircase, the 1st floor terrace and the
hallway. As soon as you step into the museum, the impression of an ancient European
space over 100 years of construction is felt. The staircase is located right below the
transparent glass doors, the light shining in makes this place even more special. The large
dome combined with the ancient staircase, long auxiliary corridors and windows that let
in the sunlight give this place a cinematic feel, from classic to modern.
In addition, outside the Museum displays airplanes, helicopters, tanks, and anti-aircraft
artillery that were present in the historical events of 1975. In addition, cannons from the
15th century and antique cars are also displayed. creating a unique look for the City
Museum right from the entrance.
 GALLERIES IN THE MUSEUM

Ho Chi Minh City Museum has 9 fixed thematic exhibition spaces, each space is a story
throughout the historical process of formation and development of Saigon.
* Trade Port – Trade – Service:

Gallery with more than 527 artifacts, 36 photos and 10 maps, ... This is where many
artifacts about ancient Saigon are kept. Overview of the economic center role of Ho Chi
Minh City for the southern region and the whole country on the following issues: Saigon
port system, Ben Thanh market. In addition, the room also displays artifacts related to
transportation systems such as: Saigon - My Tho railway, Thu Thiem bridge, Tan Son
Nhat airport, ...
* Industry – Handicraft:
The room introduces a number of traditional handicrafts and some details about the
industry of Saigon - Ho Chi Minh City at the end of the 19th century - the beginning of
the 20th century. With nearly 300 artifacts and images on display about pottery, bronze
casting, and metalwork. finishing, weaving, wood carving and some of the first industrial
establishments in Vietnam in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and concentrated
industrial zones in the period 1954-1975, high-tech industrial zones today.
One of the traditional professions that is favored in a large corner is pottery making,
which describes the process of making a ceramic product. There is also jewelry and wood
carving, some silversmith products, silversmith products, and wood carving tools. Here,
there is also a display of weaving machines symbolizing the weaving profession and a set
of censer molds that remind of the bronze casting profession.
* Culture of Saigon – Ho Chi Minh City:

Introducing the beliefs, customs, education and arts typical of Saigon - Ho Chi Minh
City such as: the rich, traditional cultural nuances of the Southern region showing the
continuity of traditional cultural values of the nation and cultural exchange and
acculturation in the process of construction and development; Describes traditional
weddings of different peoples, some customs and beliefs; Collect musical instruments,
costumes, props and images of some famous Cai Luong plays of Cai Luong theater, the
traditional theater art of the Khmer people. In particular, the gallery also introduces
documents about education in Saigon - the place where the national language was spread
and newspapers were first published in Vietnam.
* Revolutionary struggle 1954-1975
Also known as the Saigon-Gia Dinh Command Museum, was built to preserve and
display artifacts, documents, images and documents related to the Vietnam War and the
struggle. Vietnam's struggle for independence from 1954 to 1975. Helps viewers gain
insight into the wars and difficulties that the Vietnamese people experienced during this
time. The museum displays many precious artifacts such as weapons, tools, armor,
images and banners of brave soldiers and fierce battles against the American army. From
there, it can be seen that this is both an important cultural and historical destination of Ho
Chi Minh City and a place that evokes memories and carries profound meaning about the
past of the Vietnamese nation and people. Male.
* Souvenirs of War Resistance:

The gallery of 250 artifacts are relics and recreate the daily life scenes while
participating in combat of revolutionary soldiers participating in the two resistance wars
against the French (1930 - 1954) and the resistance war against the US (1930 - 1954).
1954 – 1975). The relics of his father's generation remind viewers of a time of heroic and
glorious fighting with many difficulties, hardships, sacrifices and losses for the nation's
independence.
* Vietnam currency:
Gallery of Vietnamese coins from the 10th century to present. Introducing a collection
of copper and zinc coins from Vietnam's feudal period (from the Dinh dynasty to the
Nguyen dynasty) and some documents and images illustrating the stages of minting
coins, zinc plates... through historical periods...Through this collection, we can
understand more about the process of economic exchange and trade in the ancient Saigon,
Gia Dinh and Southern regions while also reflecting coin minting techniques and the
development of commodity economy in Vietnam. from the 10th to the 20th century.
* Nature – Archeology:
The pottery room displays many ceramic works from different periods, from the Bac
Ninh - Dong Son period to today. Here, visitors can admire traditional ceramic paintings,
ceramic samples and famous Vietnamese ceramic specialties. In addition, the room also
displays ceramic samples unique to each region of the country - these works are made
with skill and sophistication from natural materials such as clay, enamel and porcelain.
rare.
Hear is a video about Ho Chi Minh City Museum :
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ddMfYcomrAstVaL1w1tgRY2YMKf2Z0vo
 Sources for reference images:
https://bom.so/Bacd2v
https://kienthuc.net.vn/kho-tri-thuc/anh-hiem-co-dinh-thu-co-noi-tieng-nhat-sai-gon-
xua-1278253.html
https://www.hinhanhlichsu.org/2018/06/dinh-gia-long-trong-cuoc-dao-chinh-nam-
1963.html
https://www.flickr.com/photos/13476480@N07/51282960871
https://chuyenxua.net/nhung-cong-trinh-noi-tieng-sai-gon-xua-ky-3-dinh-gia-long-va-
nhung-bien-co-trong-130-nam-lich-su/
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Bài thi kết thúc học phần - Giảng viên : Đinh Việt Phương

Danh sách thành viên nhóm 5 :

 GALLERIES IN THE MUSEUM

* Trade Port – Trade – Service:

* Culture of Saigon – Ho Chi Minh City:

* Souvenirs of War Resistance:

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