Southern Women's Museum

About this location

Southern Women's Museum – A space of history, culture, and the memories of Southern Vietnamese women. Established on April 29, 1985, the Southern Women's Museum was formerly known as the Southern Women's Traditional House. The museum is tasked with collecting, preserving, researching, and exhibiting documents and artifacts related to the history, culture, and roles of Vietnamese women, with a particular focus on those from the Southern region. The museum space includes a system of exhibition halls, storage facilities, administrative areas, and a large auditorium. Collections focus on revolutionary history, traditional costumes, Ao Dai, traditional crafts, family life, and Southern culture. The exhibition building covers approximately 3,699 m², and the auditorium has a capacity of nearly 1,000 people. Regarding filming value, the location is suitable for historical films, documentaries, socio-cultural films, films about women, war, urban memory, and scenes recreating Southern life, especially for scenes requiring exhibition spaces for artifacts, historical documents, and traditional culture. Source: Information compiled by PTIT Photo source: PTIT

Location rules

• Strictly prohibited content: revealing state secrets, anti-state propaganda, distorting history, infringing on sovereignty, undermining national unity, or insulting national heroes and historical figures. (Article 9, Law on Cinema)
• Special attention is required when filming in Zone I of special national monuments in Ho Chi Minh City, such as the Cu Chi Tunnels or the Independence Palace; crews must also comply with specialized management regulations for military, security, and defense zones, as well as sites with special protection requirements.
• International film crews are required to use production services provided by a Vietnamese film entity and must obtain a permit from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to provide filming services in Vietnam. The current processing time is 12 working days from the date of receiving a complete and valid application.

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