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 The picture that gripped me by bpacker
Yes, I got to see gripping Pulitzer-prize winning photos, deformed babies preserved in formalin and other gory relics, including a French guillotine. Good thing I didn't have too heavy a lunch.
In any case, I was spell-bound, I heard much of the war yet I knew so little about it ! I have to admit that I was quite disturbed by all the images, so were many tourists, some of whom were shaking their head away in disbelief. There was one photo that caught my attention, a grim photo of a mother fleeing away from her enemies with her children. Leave a Comment Address: 28 Vo Van Tan St , District 3Phone: 08/829-0325
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Operated by the Vietnamese government, the museum was opened in September 1975 as the "The House for Displaying War Crimes of American Imperialism and the Puppet Government [of South Vietnam]." Later it was known as the Museum of American War Crimes, then as the War Crimes Museum until as recently as 1993. Its current name follows liberalization in Vietnam and the normalization of relations with the United States, but the museum does not attempt to be politically balanced.
Its exhibits speak for themselves, a distressing compendium of the horrors of modern warfare. Some of the perpetrators of these horrors are on display in the courtyard outside, including a 28-tonne howitzer, a ghoulish collection of bomb parts, and a renovated Douglas Skyraider plane. A series of halls present a grisly portfolio of photographs of mutilation, napalm burns and torture. One gallery details the effects of the 75 million litres of defoliant sprays dumped across the country, including hideously malformed foetuses preserved in pickling jars; another looks at international opposition to the war as well as the American peace movement. The museum rounds off with a grisly mock-up of the tiger cages, the prison cells of Con Son Island. There's a water puppetry theatre (daily 9-11am & 2-4pm; $2) opposite the souvenir shop. A minimum of five people are required for a performance.
The fact that the War Remnants Museum used to be known as the Museum of Chinese and American War Crimes is a good indication as to who the Vietnamese have chosen to portray as the bad guys in this exhibit. Although the recent name change will avoid offending Chinese and American tourists, the pamphlets passed out at the entrance pull no punches, warning stoically, "Some pictures of U.S. imperialists' aggressive war crimes in Vietnam."
Open daily : from 8am to 11:45am and 1.30pm to 4:45pm
Entry : VND10,000 Address: 28 Vo Van Tan Street, District 3, Ho Chi Minh CityPhone: (848) 829 0325Directions: 28 Vo Van Tan Street, District 3, Ho Chi Minh CityWebsite: www.tourism.hochiminhcity.gov.vn
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I didn't take many photos. There were so many shocking exhibits and photos here. Evidence of the effects of agent orange, jars of deformed feotuses, photos of atrocoties and other horrors of the Vietnam war. The courtyard has tanks, bombs, planes & helicopters. It's a sobering experience and records man's inhumanity to man. But I would say a must to visit whilst in Saigon. The photos from Robert Capa's last roll of film capture so much. He died in 1954 stepping on a land mine.
This museum was once known as the "Musuem of Amercian War Crimes". The name was changed to avoid offending Amercian tourists. Address: 28 Vo Van Tran StDirections: Open 7.30 am to 4.30 pm. Closed 12.00-.1.30 pm.
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Tranh) by xiquinhoLeave a Comment Directions: The museum is a three minute walk north-west of the Reunification Palace at 28 Vo Van Tan Street.
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 Tank by muddybok
Be prepare for pictures that never been shown to public and bring along your own tissue papers. You might need them. Leave a Comment
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The War Remnants museum (Nha Trung Bay Toi Ac Chien Tranh Xam) is definitely the must-see museum in Ho Chi Min, to learn a bit more about the atrocities commited in one of the bloodiest wars ever.
In the courtyard you can see several captured US planes, tanks and helicopters, as well as bombs, including the huge B52. Then there are two smaller pavillions, one explaining which foreign armies were in Vietnam and where they were located, and the other dedicated to the Vietnam peaace movements all over the world.
The rest of the museum, which is the main building exhibition and the torture chambers on the left, is a huge chamber of horrors... torture tools, people burned by napalm, deformed phoetuses, shocking photos and a replica of a prison cell. Definitely a tough visit...
The museum is open daily 7:30-11:45 and 1:30-5:15, and the price (2007) was 15000 dongs. Leave a Comment Address: 28 Vo Van Tan StPhone: 08/930-5587Directions: In the 3rd district
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 The Picture that Shock the
World by sailor_p
At the museum, you will be greeted with lots of photo galleries, depicting the horrors of the war - not only the Vietnameses but also the Americans. It was heart-breaking to see the pain and tears the victims have to go through for this war.
When I was there, I saw many Americans taking their own time to read all the writings on the photographs. I could see their sadness in their eyes. This is a truly good educational tour - something that you would not read much about in your history textbooks. Leave a Comment Address: Bao Tang Chung Tich Chien TranhDirections: I won't suggest you to take a cab. It would at most cost less than USD2.
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The War Remnants Museum was opened to the public on September 4, 1975 – less than 5 months after the fall of South Vietnam… The museum was formerly known as the “Museum of American War Crimes”, but with the normalization of relations with the United States, the name was changed to its current name in 1993. The museum is a major tourist attraction and has more than 400000 visitors per year.
The museum contains exhibitions related to the American phase of the Vietnam War. The exhibitions are housed in several buildings and the themes are: “Historical Truths”, “Requiem” - (a photo collection taken by war reporters killed during the Vietnam War), “Vestiges of War Crimes”, “Imprisonment System” - (including a model of the Tiger Cages), “Vietnam – War and Peace” - ( a photo collection), “International Support”, “War and Peace” - (a collection of children's paintings) and in the museum yard you’ll find an exhibition of weapon used in the Vietnam War (tanks, planes, missiles, helicopters and more).
It is not a museum for everyone – gruesome photos of the My Lai massacre and of victims of napalm bombs and Agent Orange… Address: 28 Vo Van Tan, District 3, HCMC
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 by SLLiew
The exact figures and statistics displayed may be disputed by the American side but the photographs do tell the story and remind us the horrors of any wars.
Outside the building are left behind American tank, plane, unexploded bomb, etc.
Require less than an hour to see everything. Do not miss.
The motorcycle and taxi drivers often misunderstand which museums to go, so have it written in Vietnamese the name of the different museums you intend to visit to show to your driver. Address: 28 Vo Van Tan St, District 3, HCMCPhone: 9306325
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