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Bảo tàng Phụ nữ Việt Nam

Hà Nội, Vietnam

Bảo tàng Phụ nữ Việt Nam

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 quart

er. 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...

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