Both physical and intangible cultural treasures are abundant in Ben Tre, indicating historical and cultural values and illuminating the way of life and spirit of the Ben Tre people throughout their creation and growth. Therefore, if you get the chance to visit Ben Tre, take advantage of the chance to visit the Ben Tre museum.
1. General Information about Ben Tre Museum
- How long to spend there: 1.5 hours
- Where: 146 Hung Vuong Street, Ward 3, Ben Tre City, Ben Tre.
- Must to Know: Visitors to the Ben Tre Museum may not only take in the items and photographs from the battle, but they can also discover more about the valiant past of Ben Tre.
- Nearby attractions: On your route to and from the Ben Tre Museum, are you looking for places to stop? Or perhaps the driving was too far for you? We have some suggestions! Look at our list: Thoi Son Island (15 km), Cho Lach Flower Village (22 km), Ben Tre Coconut Candy (9 minutes), Ben Tre Brick Factory (10 minutes), Dong Khoi Guerrilla Village (4 minutes), Ben Tre City Center (2 km), Son Doc Rice Paper Village (6 km),…
Ben Tre Museum
2. Travel Guide to Ben Tre Museum
The 474m2 home was constructed with brick walls, tiled roofs, and numerous arched windows decorated with fruit and animal motifs. It has two floors and a ground level. The house, which has entrance gates facing four directions and three sides that border the city’s three main thoroughfares—Hung Vuong, Cach Mang Thang Tam, and Le Dai Hanh—is regarded as being in the city’s most picturesque, practical, and charming location. It is situated on a campus that is more than 13,000 square meters in size. Because of this, the French colonists who invaded Ben Tre at the beginning of the 20th century erected this mansion. This residence was chosen as the Governor’s Palace by the US as well following the Geneva Agreement (July 20, 1954). The house was seized by the Provincial Party Committee of Ben Tre after the country was united and given to the Department of Culture and Information (now the Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism) in 1976 to be used as the Museum’s Preservation Room before becoming the Official Ben Tre Museum on October 26, 1981.
Looking at this home alone won’t suffice to show that French colonists invaded Ben Tre territory. Considering that significant historical occurrences connected to the two resistance wars of the Ben Tre army and people against the French and Americans formerly took occurred here. Even though it was the enemy’s headquarters, this residence was once a top-secret inline printing facility in 1938, run by Pham Thai Buong, the secretary of the Ben Tre Provincial Party Committee, where the ceremony for and the signing of the leaders of the Ben Tre Provincial Party Committee’s decision to establish the Military Corps took place in October 1945.
Ben Tre Museum
3. What to Do – See – Eat at Ben Tre Museum
The people of Ben Tre’s imagery and traditional revolutionary relics from the two resistance fights against foreign invaders are presently on display in this museum with old architecture. More than 3,000 objects, photographs, and papers, including a timeline of Ben Tre’s history from the turn of the 20th century to the end of the anti-war resistance fight, are shown throughout all rooms and halls.
In accordance with Provincial People’s Committee Decision No. 2234/2002, the Ben Tre Museum constructed a new facility in 2002 around 20 meters from the previous structure (located behind Hung Vuong Guest House). The home, which has a scale of 1 ground floor and 2 stories, highlights the province’s economic, cultural, and social accomplishments as well as its security and defense. This is the pride of Ben Tre because so few provinces now have a sizable and organized gallery like this, according to Ms. Pham Thi Lan, the deputy director of the Ben Tre Museum. Currently, this location houses over 14,000 objects, some of which, according to Ms. Lan, are antiques costing tens or hundreds of millions of dong but which are also priceless because of their historical significance. The Museum has preserved a number of collections for over 30 years, including a collection of relics that illustrates how much the locals admire Uncle Ho and other historical characters from the region. collecting folk relics made of many materials and origins, including collecting Vietnamese, Chinese, Thai, and lime pots, ceramic lamps, Vietnamese cedarwood, bronze artifacts, agricultural implements, and handicrafts; However, book printing is also a recent strategy adopted by museums to reach out to families and educational institutions with their treasures. A new book, “Letters in the Rain of Bombs and Bullets,” published by the Ben Tre Museum, presents the love letters sent by revolutionary fighters to their motherland, friends, family, and loved ones. Readers have paid close attention to the book.
The museum is a location where collections of natural and social history are preserved and displayed to meet the requirements of the public for study, education, sightseeing, and cultural enjoyment.
Ben Tre Museum
Ben Tre Museum
