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If you only do one thing in HCMC, this should be it. The War Remnants Museum is fascinating and well worth the visit. Information about the American War comes in the form of media clippings and photographs, and is really interesting. There is also a detailed explanation of the use of Agent Orange, and the effects it has on victims, even today. There are also model tanks, weapons, example cell blocks and much more. They make no attempt to sugar-coat what they have to say here and it is a very sobering experience, you definitely won't leave with a smile on your face. I found it shocking and quite disturbing but I was very glad that I went. Leave a Comment Directions: On the corner of D Le Qui Don and D Vo Van Tan
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Nha Trung Bay Toi Ac Chien Tranh Xam Luoc (War Remnants Museum)
Formerly known as the Museum of American War Crimes, the name has been toned down so as not to offend its US visitors and is now the War Remnants Museum. This is not a museum for the sensitive as it houses instruments of torture and hundreds of photographs of atrocities committed during the 20th century and, in particular, the Vietnam War. Visitors cannot fail to be moved as the exhibits provide a context for a period of history many only know from old newsreels and Hollywood movies. At the front of the museum is a small collection of military hardware and, most interestingly, the mobile guillotine used by the French colonists to dispense justice throughout the country before World War II. Leave a Comment Directions: 28 Vo Van Tan, District 3
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The 'War Museum' in Saigon has the most incredible collection of photos from the American conflict, mostly in memory to the journalist/photographers who were killed. Most photograph sections finish with, 'His/her last photograph', or 'The last sighting of them as they set off for a VC checkpoint'. Or most moving, 'A chaplain reading their last rights'. We were constantly, subconsciously, reminded of the phrase, 'only the victor writes the history'. Leave a Comment
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The War Remnants Museum displays exhibits on war crimes and aftermaths of the various wars fought on Vietnamese soil with the French and Americans. The black and white pictures on display are heart-wrenching and shows the deep suffering endured by the Vietnamese during the war. Although it is a one-sided story of how the governments sees the war, it is proof that nothing good comes out of violence. The main exhibits are grouped into 8 themes:
1) Historical truths - causes, origins and processes of agressive wars.
2) "Requiem" - collection of photos taken by 134 war reporteds killed during the Vietnam War.
3) Vestiges of war crimes & aftermaths
4) Imprisonment system - shows the torture methods used in detention camps
5) Photo collections of Japanese reporters Ishikawa Bunyo & Nakamura Goro
6) International support for the Vietnamese people
7) Children painting colection
8) US weaponry used in the war
Opens daily 7.30 - 12.00 & 13.30 - 17.00
Entrance - VND15,000 Address: 28, Vo Van Tan
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The powerful War Remnats Museum is probaly the most memorable attraction. A powerful and politically charged testimony of the Vietnamese side, it focuses on US atrocities with grisly photos of blown-up and napalmed villagers and bottled deformed foetuses showing the hideous effects of Agent Orange. Impressive tanks, helicopters and fighters are displayed plus a moving tribute to the photojournalists killed on the frontline-Americans included. Madame Guillotine is alsoon show. Disturbing, disgusting, tragic-but essential viewing. Definietlynot for kids. Leave a Comment
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This is a very poignant reminder of the lessons that should be learned in war. The displays are not always suitable for the fainthearted and are quite detailed, especially the photo exhibits. As you may expect, the museum shows the Vietnamese side of the story and in this sense may be seen to be biased. However, this only reminds us how much our western equivalents can be seen in the same light (ie one sided).
Unfortunately as is evident in Iraq now, the lessons were too easily forgotten. Leave a Comment Address: 28 Vo Van Tan St. District 3Phone: 9306325 - 9305587
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When they called this place the War Remnants Museum, they weren't joking - it's full of relics and photographs from the Vietnam War (or the American War as it's called in Vietnam!) and it will open your eyes and churn your stomach.
As you enter the compound there is a photography exhibit to the right which is quite interesting. It shows partly how the War was documented by journalists and photographers, and partly how many horrible things went on. Photos of decapitated bodies and people begging for their lives don't really appeal to me, and I concentrated more on the captions than a lot of the actual pictures. The copies of newspaper clippings are interesting.
The centre builiding houses a number of 'remants', such as weapons and camp tools. There is also a section on Agent Orange which I didn't look at. It features pickled feotuses and photographs.
At the far end is a display of prison cells and 'tiger cages'. I couldn't quite work out whether these were real or replicas. You can walk through and see eerie wax models of prisoners sitting inside.
There is a lighter side, however, and for me the best part of the museum. Between the tiger cages and the middle collection was a display of children's artwork. I'm not sure if it's permanent or not. School children from across Vietnam were asked to draw pictures on the themes of war and peace. Some pictures are sad, others happy, but it gives you a sense of hope for the future and is really uplifiting after the grizzly museum displays.
The Museum is a confronting and depressing place. I think it is important to learn about the horrors of War, particularly this War, but a lot of it was too graphic for my liking; I can learn the value of something without having to see it with my own eyes. I would advise against bringing children here. Leave a Comment Address: 28 Vo Van Tan Street, District 3
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A museum not to be missed while in Saigon. As you enter the site, you are greeted with a number of US military planes, tanks, and other equipment from the American/Vietnam War. The museum itself is comprised of six rooms that exhibit vivid and sometimes gruesome memories of the war. This includes bottled fetuses deformed by Agent Orange and pictures from the My Lai massacre. You can take a look at a partial reconstruction of the Tiger Cages found on Con Son Island. Also outlined are protests from around the world that helped bring an end to the war. The best part of the museum is the exhibit on frontline photographers.
Some visitors feel that the museum is one sided and Communist propaganda. In fact, this museum was originally called the "American War Crimes Museum" which has been toned down for tourism purposes. However, as Basil Fawlty put it, "Who won the bloody war anyway?" So I guess that the Vietnamese can say anything that they want. I don't see many western museums dealing with issues such as Agent Orange and My Lai. Thus, we get to examine both sides and come to our own conclusions about western involvement at that time. No, the place doesn't outline VC atrocities and makes some interesting comments on certain pictures. However, what this museum does for me, and for some others that I know, is eliminate the notion that westerners always hold the moral highground. Take a look around and learn from what you see. That said, the museum is getting better at balancing out but it is what it is.
Admission - 10,000 VND Leave a Comment Address: 28 Vo Van Tan Street, District 3Phone: 8290325
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