Southern Women's Museum, Saigon/HoChiMinh City

Southern Women's Museum, Saigon/HoChiMinh City

The Southern Women’s Museum in Ho Chi Minh City is dedicated to the role played by the women of Vietnam in the defense of the nation and their contribution to its development. It also serves as a center for cultural and educational activities for women in the city.

The Southern Women’s Museum is housed in a building that was once the house of Nguyen Ngoc Loan. He was a Director General of Police of the Saigon Government. It became the Traditional House of Southern Women in 1984. A four story building was added and the complex was converted into a museum.

The Southern Women’s Museum consists of three floors and 10 display halls. One section displays the traditional clothing worn by women in South Vietnam. Another section has over a thousand photographs showing their contribution in times of war including active combat. This section also shows the struggle of women against the French colonial rule and the US occupation. Traditional tools used by rural Vietnamese women are also on display. There is a section with photographs documents and letters showing women of modern Vietnam serving as diplomats, politicians and administrators. The building has a meeting hall, a library and a movie theater, and visitors can purchase souvenirs from the museum gift shop.

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Sight Name: Southern Women's Museum
Sight Location: Saigon/HoChiMinh City, Vietnam (See walking tours in Saigon/HoChiMinh City)
Sight Type: Museum/Gallery

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