Historical Museum (Bao Tang Lich Su)

This museum was built in 1929 and was called "Musee Blanchard de la Bosse" until 1956. The museum displays a wide range of artifacts from Vietnam's 4,000-year history illustrating the evolution of the cultures of Vietnam, from the Dong Son civilization of the Bronze Age to the Oc-Eo (Funan) civilization to the Chams, Khmers and Vietnamese. The museum presents pieces from the various Vietnamese dynasties, art from the early Chinese and Indonesians, artifacts from various hill tribes and even some pieces related to Vietnam's early communist presence. The entrance is inside the main entrance to the zoo on Nguyen Binh Khiem Street.