From 6:00 a.m. on November 3, Mr. Bui Van Truong (40 years old) with his wife and 2 young children rode a motorbike from his home in Van Giang district (Hung Yen) to visit the Vietnam Military History Museum (Nam Tu Liem district, Hanoi).
The distance from home to the tourist attraction is about 35km, but the whole family, especially Mr. Truong's children, were very excited when their parents took them to see military artifacts for the first time.
However, upon arrival, Mr. Truong's family was informed by the security guard at the gate that the Museum would temporarily close to visitors for three days (from now until November 5).
"During the week, my husband and I are both busy with work, and the children are in school, so we can only take our children to visit the Museum on weekends. Because I did not update the news in advance, I did not know that the Museum was temporarily closed to visitors, so my family will have to arrange to come back at a later time," said Mr. Truong, disappointed. He added that he would take his children to Thu Le Park and some other entertainment spots in the city before returning home.
Lao Dong's records on the morning of November 3 showed that many families with small children and groups of young people did not hesitate to travel long distances, gathering in small groups at the entrance to the Military History Museum on Thang Long Boulevard.
Here, they were informed by security guards that the Museum would be closed for three days. Bulletin boards were also placed at the entrances for people to conveniently monitor and grasp the opening and closing times of the Museum.
Many parents stopped their cars on the side of Thang Long Boulevard, taking a few minutes to carry their children up to the fence to be able to see with their own eyes the artifacts such as airplanes and tanks in the Museum grounds.
"My 4-year-old child really liked it and insisted that I let him in to see the exhibits more clearly. After the museum reopens to visitors, I will take him to visit," said Tran Manh Dat (34 years old, Long Bien district, Hanoi).
Previously, on November 2, the Vietnam Military History Museum announced that it would temporarily close and stop receiving visitors for three days, from November 3 to November 5.
The temporary closure is to serve the propaganda work of the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Vietnam People's Army. The museum will reopen on November 6.
The Vietnam Military History Museum officially opened to visitors on November 1. On the weekend of November 2, the outdoor exhibition areas, main hall and galleries inside the museum were packed with people looking at the artifacts.
Many groups of veterans from many provinces and cities left early in the morning to visit this new museum. Many schools also organized tours for their students here.
Currently, the Vietnam Military History Museum is preserving and displaying more than 150,000 artifacts, including four national treasures, including two MIG-21 aircraft with serial numbers 4324 and 5121, T54B tank with serial number 843 and a map of determination to fight in the historic Ho Chi Minh Campaign.
The new Vietnam Military History Museum also uses many technological applications, such as 3D mapping or 3D films, in its displays.
