The Museum of Ethnology is situated in Hanoi, Vietnam.

Vietnam Museum of Ethnology in Hanoi offers an insight into the 54 different ethnic groups of Vietnam.

The Ethnology Museum has successfully recreated the daily life together with the religious rituals and the symbolic festivals of each ethnic group in Vietnam.

The Ethnology Museum is packed full of information detailing traditional Vietnamese ways of life.

The main functions of the museum: Scientific research on the people of Vietnam, collection, classification, evaluation, preservation, restoration, display...

Water Puppet Show in Ethnology Museum

The Ethnology Museum has over 15,000 artefacts including photographs and other multi-media such as audiotapes.

The Ethnology Museum is considered as the finest modern museum in Vietnam as well asa tourist attraction in Hanoi. Annual number of tourists is always tens of thousands of people.

Museum of Ethnology or Ethnology Museum which is widely acknowledged as the best in the country and has an extensive display dedicated to Vietnam’s 54 Ethnic minority peoples. Museum of Ethnology is located in then center of Hanoi, this is one of is the most worthwhile and fun museums where must be included in your because it is suitable for both of adults and children,  this is one of the most popular sites where you should not miss for your trip travel Hanoi the capital of Vietnam.

What attractions and activities in Ethnology Museum Hanoi?

Ethnology Museum display an insight of 54 different ethnic group of Vietnamese, there are many real models which are made by the real equipment of its own ethnic groups, for example at here there are big, long and tall houses of H’Mong people, Tay people, Dao people, these house are designed and done exactly the same as the houses of the ethnic locals, even you could also enter, sit and relax in these models’ houses on your trip to here. Ethnology Museum is also one of the place where organize a lot of the different activities for the important festivals of Vietnamese such as the mid-autumn festival – August 15th (lunar), International Children’s Day – June 1st, Christmas Day – December 24th…..Arrival here on the festivals, the tourist will have a chance to take part in a lot of the fun and traditional activities of Vietnamese as well as the games of ethnic people such as nem con (throw a small ball from this person to other person in the different two teams), jumping rope, roping the flag…..all of these traditional games can be played by adults and children.

Ethnology Museum also offer free the Water Puppet Show every weekend for the tourists to see once they visit this place, this water puppet show are organized in a small pond, this show is very fun and interested for both of children and adults. Ethnology Museum is very large so that there are many big trees and the cool places for tourists to sit to relax anytime, or sometimes there are many tourists whose prefer to sit on the houses to feel about the removed areas of Vietnam even you do not have a chance to go to these mountainous and removed area is once you arrive here you still also feel about these areas, and Ethnology Museum is not any another museum like that. Ethnology Museum is located in the center of Hanoi, it is situated on the way from the airport to Hoan Kiem Lake the heart of Hanoi capital, almost hotels are built and located around Hoan Kiem Lake because this area is not only the real center of Hanoi but also the old town of Hanoi (Hanoi old quarter) is also located at here.

Useful travel guide before travel to Ethnology Museum?

The ticket enter Ethnology Museum is now 40.000VND around 1.5usd, inside this museum is encompassed a very famous restaurant Hoa Sua Restaurant, so it is very convenient for the tourist whose do not  want to go out to find somewhere to try the local food of Vietnamese because this restaurant offer almost full enough the special Vietnamese food as well as there are a lot of the different kinds ò drinks and ice-creams at here for you to try. In front of Ethnology Museum is a park where you can take your children to here, so if your family has some children is exploring Ethnology Museum is very suitable for them. It is very easy and convenient for you to visit Ethnology Museum directly by yourself during your period in Hanoi, you can ride a bike, cyclo or motorbike (xe om) or taxi to go here, it is also very near from any hotel that is located in Hanoi to go to Ethnology Museum, so you should not miss to travel Ethnology Museum once travel Hanoi and sights must see in the northern Vietnam.