Opening hours:  Tue to Sun: 8:30 - 17:30 Monday closed Located at 206/19/30 Long Thuan, Long Phuoc ward, the Ao dai Museum is the dream cherished for 12 years by celebrated “ao dai” designer-artist Si Hoang. Part of Hoang’s 20,000m2 Long Thuan garden house, which boasts rustic southern landscape and age-old wood architecture, the museum showcases more than 60 “ao dai” owned by the Nguyen (1802-1945) kings and royal families, female military leaders, diplomats, artists and actresses. Stories about these “ao dai” and their owners are also featured. A collection of “ao dai” spanning from its earliest days to the modern time as well as its ups and downs is also highlighted. There were times when the costume was considered a luxury item and could be done without in daily life. The museum will also offer exhibition of works in music, literature, cinema and art, which are inspired by the traditional costume. Re-creation of the entirely manual making process and embroidering of the...

 Opening Hours From 7:30 am to noon & 1:30 pm to 5:00 pm (Monday to Friday)  Contact 202 Vo Thi Sau, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Dedicated to Vietnamese women, the Women's Museum in Saigon has exhibitions covering three floors and focuses on ethnic dress, jewellery and women's struggles. The museum is well laid out with signs in English and there is a tour showcasing the invaluable contributions of women to the fight for Vietnamese independence. Check out the library and boutique. The Women's Museum is located on Vo Thi Sau in District 3, HCMC. The Women's Museum was established in 1985 as a locus for cultural and educational activities, traditional meetings, scientific talks and cultural exchanges for women. The museum display areas are divided into 10 rooms. Each room illustrates the tradition of national construction and defense of Nam Bo Women. When in Ho Chi Minh City, make sure to check out the Women's Museum.

Tel: (84.4) 8463752 - 8463757           - Fax : (84-4) 8439837           - Email: bthochiminh@hn.vnn.vn           - Open hours: Ho Chi Minh Museum open for visitors from 8am to 4:30pm every day of the week;              Except Monday and Friday, when it is open 8am to 12pm.   President Ho Chi Minh - Vietnamese hero of national liberation and great man of culture. He devoted his whole life to the national of the Vietnamses people, contributing to the common struggle of peoples for peace, national independence, democracy and social progress. After he passed away on September 2nd 1969, in compliance with the Vietnamese people’s aspiration, the Communist Party of Vietnam’s Politburo decided to build the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and the  Ho Chi Minh Museum. On...