Interesting, but with a skosh of unnecessary touch...

To begin with, this museum is another exciting museum in the city, but this time with some additional ( and artificial ) objects/articles, which generally are not meant to be in such kinds of museums.

The Museum has three floors. At the base, there are a plethora of wares. When I went here, there was an exhibition going on the second floor which was conducted in collaboration with another country's relevant authorities. About 2/5th of the boards ( on this floor ) were only in the local language. It was knowledgeable to know about the struggle, freedom movement, and action plans of the leaders back then i.a., and there is information available about plans, their implementation and after-effects during the early and mid-70s. There are also various quotes shown with the names of the leaders ( incl. photos in some cases ), and information about conferences, key strategic decisions and landmark movements/achievements i.a. There is also a succulent mention of the present global relations of the country.

The second and largest floor of the museum has a lot. Due to the time constraint courtesy to their lunch break time, I couldn't get to see even half the museum properly, but based on what I saw, it was again very interesting. There is a collection of objects used during the War times ( like various types of arrows, and prisoner uniforms ), personal items used by popular personalities, some historical paintings, stuff about the life of the founder ( incl a statue ), i.a.

And now the superfluous elements.  The most surprising thing was the presence of some totally unconnected/unrelated items like fake fruits, metal flowers and leaves, and fake masks, i.a. Surely they look more better when they are seen in other shops, but definitely not inside the historical sites like a museum. I am not sure why the organisers saw it worthwhile to have them here, and the same space would have been used for other apposite boards/articles.

The entry ticket is VND 40,000, and like its counterparts, this museum too is closed for the lunch break and on Mon and Fri. There is also a cafeteria on the premises at the base near the exit. As for other museums in Hanoi, it would be in the good interest of the visitors if this lunch closing time is done away with. Surely, staff can go for lunch, but visitors should be allowed to continue to explore the museum. In the absence of the same, it becomes difficult for people who love history and museums to see the whole site in one visit given the timings.