Vietnamese Women’s Museum

The Vietnamese Women's Museum (Vietnamese: Bảo tàng Phụ nữ Việt Nam), is a museum established and operated by the Vietnam Women's Union, officially opened its doors to public in 1995. The four-storey building is in Hanoi, Ly Thuong Kiet Street, situated along the central Hoan Kiem Lake and old quarter. It underwent renovation between 2006 and 2010. It functions as a gender museum and research centre that provides knowledge on the historical and cultural heritage of Vietnamese women among the nation's 54 ethnic communities. By featuring women as its central theme, it illuminates the significant roles and contributions of Vietnamese women in the historical and cultural development of Vietnam. The museum also provides a platform for intercultural exchanges to occur between women in Vietnam and global societies, with the goal of fostering “equality, development and peace.” The museum consists of three permanent exhibitions: (1) Women in Family, (2) Women in History and (3) Women's Fashion. The permanent exhibitions feature more than 1000 materials, photographs and artifacts that describe the roles of Vietnamese women in the nation's history and contemporary society (e.g., arts and domestic life) The museum also organises thematic exhibitions to showcase transformations and new developments that occur in contemporary Vietnam. The museum's key mission is “to enhance public knowledge and understanding of history and cultural heritage of Vietnamese women…thus contributing to promoting gender equality.”

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