Vietnam Museum of Ethnology Bảo tàng Dân tộc học Việt Nam

Galleries and outdoor houses in Nghia Do

Head out to Nghia Do for the Museum of Ethnology. Indoor galleries cover Vietnam's 54 ethnic groups, and the outdoor ground holds full-size stilt houses and thatched buildings set among trees. Leave as much time for the outdoor houses as for the galleries. The museum is closed on Mondays.

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An outdoor house at the Museum of Ethnology

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Fee40,000 VND

Get thereNguyen Van Huyen, Nghia Do

Best monthsApril to June or September to December

Nghia Do

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The outdoor ground holds wooden houses on stilts and smaller thatched buildings set in the trees. Inside, the galleries cover Vietnam's 54 ethnic groups.

A path beside a thatched house at the Museum of Ethnology — A path and a thatched house in the outdoor ground

This is not a walk from the lake: the museum is on Nguyen Van Huyen Street in Nghia Do, west of the center. Go on any day but Monday, and give the outdoor houses as much time as the galleries.

Getting there and around

The museum is on Nguyen Van Huyen Street, Nghia Do, west of the center. Take a car or motorbike from Hoan Kiem.

If the night is in Hanoi, search Old Quarter hotels.

From Hoan Kiem

By car or motorbike to Nguyen Van Huyen Street.

Hours and fees

Hours
8:30–17:30. Closed Monday and over New Year (museum site: New Year's Holiday; English brochure: Lunar New Year).
Closed
Monday, and the New Year holiday.
Admission
40,000 VND (museum site and Vietnam Tourism).