Introduction to the Hanoi History Museum: The Hanoi History Museum is located in the center of Hanoi and has been open to tourists since 1920. It is a place for storing and displaying precious historical relics of the Vietnamese nation. The national history is classified by time, from primitive times to ancient times. The prehistoric period lasted until the August 1945 Revolution. The History Museum was originally the Far Eastern Academy built by French colonists in 1926. It was completed in 1932 and has been the Vietnam History Museum since 1958.