On July 27, talking to a reporter from Lao Dong Newspaper, Ms. Vu Thi Tuyet Nga - Director of the Dien Bien Phu Historical Victory Museum - said that the Dien Bien Phu Historical Victory Museum has just proposed to the Department of Culture and Sports. Sports and Tourism of Dien Bien province on adjusting the name to "Dien Bien Phu Victory Museum".
Explaining the reason for proposing to change the name, Ms. Nga said that the Dien Bien Phu victory is a historical milestone of the era, with a pervasive influence on all classes, ages, generations and the whole world. gender.
The value of this victory is not only for the Vietnamese people, it has become a symbol of the victorious strength of peace-loving countries in the world. The name "Dien Bien Phu Victory" is associated with the event and place known to the whole world.
In addition, archival documents about the 1954 Dien Bien Phu war in Vietnam and the world are all associated with the name "Dien Bien Phu Victory".
Ms. Nga said that every year, on each occasion of commemorating the Dien Bien Phu Victory, the Party and State issue documents and instructions to propagate the stature and value of "Dien Bien Phu Victory" and spread it widely throughout the country. nationally and internationally, and this name is also in important documents, resolutions, and propaganda documents from the central to local levels.
“The naming of the museum must also ensure scientificity, accuracy and be directly linked to the event. The word "history" is a type, wanting to express the role and meaning of the Dien Bien Phu Victory, but those contents have been specified in the functions and tasks of the museum" - Ms. Vu Thi Tuyet Nga emphasized. strong.
From those reasons, the Dien Bien Phu Historical Victory Museum has proposed and recommended to the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and submitted to the Department of Home Affairs for approval a plan to adjust the name of the unit for the Victory Museum. History of Dien Bien Phu.
At the same time, it is recommended to supplement the unit's payroll after receiving and operating items under the project to modernize the overall introduction gallery about the Dien Bien Phu Campaign.
It is known that the Dien Bien Phu Historical Victory Museum currently holds more than 7,000 artifacts related to the Dien Bien Phu Campaign. These are precious artifacts collected and preserved for more than 70 years.
Dien Bien Phu Historical Victory Museum is located in the middle of the Dien Bien Phu Battlefield relic complex in Street 3, Muong Thanh Ward, Dien Bien Phu City, Dien Bien Province.
The current Museum project officially started construction in October 2012 on an area of 22,000 square meters and opened to welcome visitors on May 5, 2014 after 19 months of construction. This is a project of monumental scale and modernity.
In the middle of the building is the space for the panorama painting "Dien Bien Phu Campaign" - one of the world's largest murals on the theme of war.
