National Museum of Vietnamese History
| Bảo tàng Lịch sử Việt Nam | |
Logo of the National Museum of Vietnamese History
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| Established | September 3, 1958 |
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| Location | Trang Tien street, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi, Vietnam |
| Coordinates | 21°01′29″N 105°51′35″E / 21.024651°N 105.859701°E |
| Type | National Museum |
| Collection size | Vietnamese history |
| Visitors | Local and foreigners |
| Director | Nguyễn Văn Cường |
| Public transit access | , automobile, motorcycle, underbone |
| Website | baotanglichsu.vn |
The National Museum of Vietnamese History (Vietnamese: Viện Bảo tàng Lịch sử Việt Nam; Hán tự: 院寶藏歷史越南) is located in the Hoan Kiem district of Hanoi, Vietnam. The museum building which was an archaeological research institution of the French School of the Far East under French colonial rule (Louis Finot École française d'Extrême-Orient EFEO) of 1910, was extensively refurbished in 1920. It was redesigned between 1926 and 1932 by architect Ernest Hébrard. The museum was acquired by the Government of Vietnam in 1958 and then the artifact collections were expanded to cover eastern arts and national history.
The museum highlights Vietnam's prehistory (about 300,000–400,000 years ago) up to the August 1945 Revolution. It has over 200,000 exhibits displayed covering items from prehistory up to the 1947 revolution and founding of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, arranged in five major sections.
The museum is situated at the back of the Hanoi Opera House. It is in 1 Trang Tien Street, 216 Tran Quang Khai Street, Hanoi.
The museum building used to be the archaeological research institution of the French School of the Far East under French colonial rule (Louis Finot École française d'Extrême-Orient EFEO), which opened in 1910. This was extensively refurbished in 1920, and redesigned between 1926 and 1932 by the architect Ernest Hébrard. It is considered a blend of French colonial and traditional Vietnamese architecture, also called Indochina architecture. The museum was acquired by the Government of Vietnam in 1958 and then the artifact collections were expanded to cover eastern arts and national history. It was formally opened for public viewing on 3 September 1958. The museum's exhibits highlight Vietnam's prehistory (about 300,000–400,000 years ago) up to the August 1945 Revolution.
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