National Museum of Vietnamese History is composed of the Museum of the Ancient Vietnamese History and the Museum of the Modern Vietnamese History across the street.
The Museum of the Ancient Vietnamese History is divided into 8 halls. It is composed of the prehistoric hall, historical halls of every dynasty in Vietnam and a sculpture hall. Visitors can know some about the history in Ancient Vietnam through ancient stoneware, bronze ware, stone tablets, art of Champa, pottery and ethnic minority costumes. As Vietnam was part of China in ancient times, you can find the old imperial edicts from the Chinese emperors in Mainland China. In addition, the highlights in the museum include the glazed ceramics in Ancient Vietnam, Champa stone carvings, bronze wares from the Li Dynasty (1428 – 1787) to the Nguyen Dynasty (1802 – 1883), ancient furniture and various works of art in ancient Vietnam, imperial edicts written in Chinese by ancient Vietnamese emperors.
the Museum of the Modern Vietnamese History tells the history in Vietnam from the Mid-19th Century to the unity of the country in 1975. The exhibits objectively show the hardship and the spirit of the Vietnamese people in the French Indochina War, the history of the Vietnam War and the history of the North Vietnam and the South Vietnam from separation to unity.