The Vietnam Women’s Museum in
Hanoi delivers a beautifully presented
tribute to the women of Vietnam across
the ages. There are plenty of historical
contexts alongside a wealth of
information on today’s more modern
Vietnamese woman.
The museum is run by The Women’s Union
of Vietnam which is recognised as one of
the country’s most powerful movements.
Inside the Women Museum there is lots of
narrative as women of the rice paddy
fields, service workers, street vendors,
female business leaders, academics and
mothers are all well represented.
Additionally there is plenty of
information on everyday life including
marriage, family life, fashion and life
changing rituals.
The displays are very well presented in
a storytelling format with signs also in
English and French. Historic
documentation including Taoist books of
the Dao people and wedding cards from
the Kinh community will give visitors an
in-depth insight into better
understanding the women of Vietnam.
Photographs and film footage documenting
the life of heroic mothers during
wartime are moving exhibits that should
not be missed.
Vietnam Women Museum in
Hanoi features displays across five
floors delivered over three sections –
women in family, women in history and
women’s fashions. There are more than
1,000 artifacts on display depicting the
many faces and changing roles of
Vietnamese women. The Women in History
section showcases: Vietnamese women from
1930-1954, Southern and then Northern
Women from 1954-1975, Unification,
Vietnam’s Heroic Mothers and Portraits
of Contemporary Women.
The Women museum fascinating exhibits
include a wooden tray that a female
leader of the Indochina Communist Party
once used to print propaganda leaflets
in Long An from 1936-1939. The fashion
section is full of jewellery and
skillfully crafted clothing, including
batik and woven garments. |
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