VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City museums are taking to the road this summer, with mobile exhibitions that aim to offer young people an entertaining alternative to online games and videos.   

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The Museum of Southern Vietnamese Women and its partner, Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province Museum, have staged a show of photographs and paintings, as well as documents and objects featuring Vietnamese women and their contributions in different eras.

“Our shows highlight female soldiers and heroines who fought during the French and American wars,” says museum guide Nguyen Thi My Nga. “We hope to provide youth knowledge about our country’s history and older generations, and their contributions to the nation.”   

Tran Thi Thuy, a sixth-grade student from Dong Nai Province, says her class plans to visit the War Remnants Museum in HCM City this month.

“We’ll have a chance to see images of national heroines such as Nguyen Thi Dinh and Nguyen Thi Ut, who sacrificed their life for the country’s independence.”

The War Remnants Museum this summer is taking two photo exhibitions called "Memories of War" to people living in southern provinces.

"Bringing museums to the public, particularly rural people is our goal," said Nguyen Thi Xinh, director of Ho Chí Minh Museum’s branch in HCM City.

Xinh’s museum has worked closely with schools and universities in the city and other provinces to organise mobile showcases of documentaries, images, and artefacts; providing visitors with a deeper understanding of the country’s history and people.

Members of Xinh’s staff have toured the region, visiting rural areas in Tra Vinh, Soc Trang, Ben Tre, Tien Giang, Vinh Long and Lam Dong.

Images and documents about the life and revolutionary career of President Ho Chi Minh are part of their mobile exhibitions.

"Our staff has also created special programmes to attract primary and secondary school students who like learning history through tangible objects, instead of reading about facts and figures in books," Xinh says.

VNS