Vietnam Museum of Ethnology

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Entrance to the Museum of Ethnology

An outdoor exhibit at the museum, consisting of an Ede dwelling from the Central Highland region

The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology (Vietnamese: Bảo tàng Dân tộc học Việt Nam) is a museum in Hanoi, Vietnam, which focuses on the 54 officially recognized ethnic groups in Vietnam. It is located on a 3.27 acre property in the Cầu Giấy District, about 8 km from the city center.

It is widely considered to be the finest modern museum in Vietnam and a tourist attraction in Hanoi.^{[citation needed]}

The proposal for the museum was officially approved on December 14, 1987. Construction lasted from 1987 to 1995, and it was opened to the public on November 12, 1997.

The exhibition building was designed by the architect Hà Đức Lịnh, a member of the Tày ethnic group, and the interior architecture was designed by the French architect Véronique Dollfus.