Although Hanoi is Vietnam’s capital city, the larger Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon) is home to some of the country’s best museums. Though most of the museums in the city are dedicated to Vietnam’s independence struggles and the Vietnam War, there are a number of fine art and culture museums as well.
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Ho Chi Minh City Museum of Fine Arts – An Art Museum in a Historic Mansion
The Saigon Museum of Fine Arts has an impressive collection, but the building itself is something of a work of art as well.