VietNamNet Bridge - About 1,400 unique specimens showing the
formation of life over 3.6 billion years are on display at the Vietnam
Museum of Nature in Cau Giay district, Hanoi.
VietNamNet Bridge - About 1,400 unique specimens showing the formation of life over 3.6 billion years are on display at the Vietnam Museum of Nature in Cau Giay district, Hanoi.
The Vietnam Museum of Nature is located on the campus of the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (No. 18 Hoang Quoc Viet Road, Cau Giay District). This is one of the new, modern museums in Hanoi, which opened on May 15, 2014.
Nearly 1,400 specimens are exhibited over a small area of more than 300 m2 (the total area of the museum is over 1,000 m2), outlining the history of life through 3.6 billion years on the origin of life and the nature of Vietnam.
The biota evolutionary tree is presented ona wooden wall showing the diverse living world, withfive worlds of creatures.
History of life with typical fossils of the four geological development periods: the Precambrian Period (4500-541 million years ago), the Paleozoic (541-252 million years ago), the Mesozoic (252 - 66 million years ago) and the Cenozoic (66 million year to date).
The typical fossil specimens as Archaeopteryx (154 to 135 million years ago, found in Germany) is on display at the museum.
The evolution of men.
Each display area has a screen, presenting to visitors about the evolution, development of flora and fauna of that period.
The marine life and vertebrate species.
A kid is interested in the Indochina bear specimens.
Vertebrate animals began evolution around 530 million years ago. This is the Indochinese tiger skeleton collected at the Hanoi Zoo.
The skeleton of a carp.
Grand cobra.
The moon fish.
Insects appeared around 400 million years ago.
The exhibit space of beetles is the most favorite area of kids.
Display area of plants and fungi.
An ancient specimens of lingzhi fungus collected in Ninh Binh province, Vietnam.
The museum is open from Thursday to Sunday. Tuesday and Wednesday are for pre-registration groups.
The museum welcomes 200 to 500 visitors/day. It opens from 8:30 am to 11:30 am and from 13:30 pm to 16:30 pm, with free admission.
The 3D projector serves four shifts a day, with six films about space science, marine world, dinosaurs, insects, fish, and human evolution. Each shift begins with at least 15 viewers, registered in advance.
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