Nguyen Van Huy
Nguyen Van Huy was educated in ethnology at Hanoi University, from where he graduated in 1967. He received his Ph.D. in historical sciences from the supreme Examination Council of the SR. Vietnam in 1988; before that time, he conducted ethno-sociological research in the former U.S.S.R. (1974-1975), served as Head of the section on ethno-social research (1976-1993), served as Scientific Secretary of the Institute of Ethnology (1979-1984), and was Deputy Director of the Institute of Ethnology as well as Director of the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology (1983-1995). In 1990, Huy conducted ethnological research at the Smithsonian Institution in the United States, and from 1992 until 1995, he took part in many research projects at the State level, as Secretary of the State Level Research Program on Social Policies.
Huy is presently Director of the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology and General Secretary of the Vietnam Ethnology Association.
Vietnam Museum of Ethnology
The opening of the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology, part of the National Center for Social Sciences and the Humanities, allows a novel orientation for study in the field of ethnology, which contributes to the social sciences in general, through the displayed objects and audio-visual resources. It is also a chance for scientists, and particularly ethnological and antropological museums worldwide, to interact and cooperate on different matters concerning the culture and ethnology of the countries of the world.
With a wide collection of well-preserved objects and documents, the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology hopes to contribute to the conservation of cultural heritages which embrace the values of various Vietnamese ethnic groups. It also offers researchers and experts in the field a unique center of research in Hanoi, which has the resources to enable them to carry out their study covering all the regions of the country.
With its diverse exhibitions, the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology showcases the lives, cultural activities, and identities of Vietnam’s 54 ethnic communities, hopefully enhancing public knowledge and cross-cultural relationships among the groups and between Vietnam and the rest of the world.