Tran Trong Nghia, 18, a student at RMIT University, said that in Singapore he saw a smart zoo that allowed him to see animals and interact with them.

Tran Trong Nghia

The smart zoo made an impression on Nghia and he set to work on a smart zoo of his own after returning home.

“You can’t buy time, even though you have a lot of money. I want to preserve the things and memories of my grandpa,” he said.

Nghia’s grandfather was a Saigon Ranger, Hero of the People’s Armed Force who silently dug dozens of secret bunkers to transport documents, hid weapons and organized them for Saigon Rangers to attack the Independence Palace in 1968.

Believing that traditional museums don’t attract youth and everything depends on narrators, Nghia decided to build a smart museum, utilizing modern technology and 3D images.

Believing that traditional museums don’t attract youth and everything depends on narrators, Nghia decided to build a smart museum, utilizing modern technology and 3D images.

“As society develops, people tend to want higher living quality. They come to visit the museum not just to read the words written on artifacts, but they need to interact with the things that interest them,” Nghia said.

He believes that with the support of technology, the museum not only attracts young people but also foreign visitors.

Nghia’s smart museum is operated on smartphones. Visitors can download the smart museum app to their smartphones. After that, they can choose artifacts and languages they want, and 3D images will appear, together with the voice-over.

The biggest advantage of the smart museum lies in the amount of information. Besides, the app also allows visitors to book transport, hotel rooms, restaurants and air tickets.

The 18-year-old student had to travel a lot to learn about the origin and chronology of each artifact in the museum and interviewed historical witnesses.

In some cases, witnesses had just passed away before his scheduled visit.

“There are some things you must do today, because you won’t have the opportunity to do it tomorrow,” he said, adding that this is the impetus for him to build the museum quickly.

Doan Xuan Nhung, a literature teacher at Vo Truong Toan Secondary School, was impressed, saying that the museum is a wonderful idea.

It is expected that the smart museum will become operational this year end. It is believed to become an attractive destination points for travelers, helping ‘develop cultural heritages in urban areas’, an issue of great concern for tourism experts. 

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