Vietnamese Women’s Museum

The Vietnamese Women's Museum is a museum in Hanoi housed across five floors displaying traditional clothing, marriage customs, and childbirth practices. The exhibitions document these aspects of women's lives across multiple centuries of history.

The museum was founded in 1987 by the Vietnam Women's Union to document women's contributions during both wartime and peacetime. The collection preserves this female perspective on Vietnam's past for future generations.

The museum displays textiles, jewelry, and everyday objects from 54 ethnic groups, showing the different social roles women held across Vietnamese communities. These items reveal how women from various backgrounds shaped their own ways of living, working, and celebrating.

The museum sits near Hoan Kiem Lake in a convenient location for walking tours of the area. Wear comfortable shoes since visiting all five floors involves steady climbing and walking.

The museum maintains an archive of over 25,000 items including handwritten letters from wartime and traditional crafting tools that are rarely seen elsewhere. These intimate objects tell personal stories often missing from standard historical accounts.

Location: Hanoi

Inception: 1987

Official opening: 1987

Address: 36 P. Lý Thường Kiệt,Hàng Bài, Hoàn Kiếm, Hà Nội, Vietnam

Phone: +842438259936

Website: http://baotangphunu.org.vn

GPS coordinates: 21.02346,105.85162

Latest update: December 11, 2025 11:02