About the Museum

The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology (Vietnamese: Bảo tàng Dân tộc học Việt Nam; French: Musée d'ethnographie du Viêt Nam) is a museum in Hanoi, Vietnam, which focuses on the 54 officially recognised ethnic groups in Vietnam. It is located on a 43,799-square-metre (10.823-acre) property in the Cầu Giấy District, about 8 km from the city center. The museum is a member of the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences, an academic institution of the Vietnamese government. A second exhibition building was open in 2013 and has a focus on Southeast Asian cultures and peoples.