Women fashion in Vietnamese women's museum

Anh Kiet - Photographer: Pham Hung

Dec 26, 2020 / 05:09 PM

Just a few minutes to the south of Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem lake, the Vietnamese Women’s Museum attests to the vital role of women in local history and culture as well as fashion from ethnic groups in varioud period.

The main building of the museum is divided into four areas: permanent exhibition, special exhibition, discovery room, and the museum shop. Temporary exhibitions are organised in a nearby area of the main building.

Vietnamese Women’s Museum organizes exhibitions with a new approach of social anthropology; reflecting the development and changes of contemporary society through projects targeting many different groups, particularly vulnerable women and disadvantaged children.

Vietnam Women’s museum in Hanoi is a great place to provide all interesting information about Vietnamese women.

The museum, opened to public in 1995, is dedicated to Vietnamese women

Labelled in English and French, exhibits cover everything from marriage customs to childbirth.

The Vietnam Womens Museum delivers a beautifully presented tribute to the women of Vietnam across the ages. There are plenty of historical contexts alongside a wealth of information on today

Historic documentation including Taoist books of the Dao people and wedding cards from the Kinh community will give visitors an in-depth insight into better understanding the women of Vietnam.

There is plenty of information on everyday life including marriage, family life, fashion and life changing rituals. Interestingly, there are also exhibits on the part women played in Vietnam’s

The museum is run by The Women’s Union of Vietnam which is recognized as one of the country’s most powerful movements.

Photographs and film footage documenting the life of heroic mothers during wartime are moving exhibits that should not be missed.

There are more than 1,000 artefacts on display depicting the many faces and changing roles of Vietnamese women.

The fashion section is full of jewelry and skilfully crafted clothing, including batik and woven garments.

Visitors to the fashion floor can observe the earrings of ethnic Mong women and bracelets worn by Cotu women.

Vietnamese Women’s Museum was built in 1987 with the mission of spreading the public knowledge of Vietnamese women and devoting to gender equality in Vietnam.