Through the different exhibits that can be seen, the museum portrays Vietnam’s history from ancient times (approximately 300,000 years ago) up to the 1930s, when Vietnam’s Communist Party was founded.

The museum’s exhibits are divided according to the following topics:

A second part of the museum displays specific characteristics of the Southern area of Vietnam such as the Oc-Eo culture, the ancient culture of the Mekong Delta, Cham art, the Ben Nghe Saigon art, the Vietnamese ethnic minorities, and ancient pottery of various Asian countries.

Ton Duc Thang Museum
5 Ton Duc Thang Street, District 1
The Ton Duc Thang Museum was established on the occasion of the late President Ton Duc Thang's centennial birthday anniversary (August 20, 1988). It was established in the former residence of Tran Thien Khiem, Premier of the Saigon government prior to 1975. The exhibits are a lively reflection of the life and cause of President Thang.

The museum has more than 600 items, documents and photos relating to the life of the former president, who is remembered as a great patriot and model fighter. President Thang was the only Vietnamese who participated in the anti-war activities on a French warship on the Black Sea in 1917; these activities supported the success of the world's first proletarian revolution, the Russian October Revolution. He replaced President Ho Chi Minh in 1969.

Nam Bo Women's Museum
202 Vo Thi Sau Street, District 3
This building once belonged to Nguyen Ngoc Loan, Director of the General Police Department under the former Saigon government. In 1984, it was turned into the Traditional House of Nam Bo Women. Later, another four-storey building was added and the whole complex became the Nam Bo Women's Museum.

The 2,000 sq. m display area of the museum is divided into 10 rooms, each showing the tradition of national construction and defense of Nam Bo Women. A 500-seat meeting hall, a movie theatre, a library and a boutique are also included in the complex.

The Nam Bo Women's Museum opened in 1985 as a center for educational and cultural activities, traditional meetings, scientific seminars and cultural exchanges for women. The museum aims to preserve and highlight the fine traditions of women.

Municipal Revolutionary Museum :
The construction of the museum started in 1885 and was completed in 1890 under the design of French architect Alfred Foulhoux, who also designed the Saigon Court.  The Municipal Revolutionary Museum was originally intended to display items from Nam Ky (the former name of South Vietnam), but the Governor of Nam Ky enlisted  it as his residence. Following that, the building became the residence of Japanese Governor Minoda. It was also the office of the Nam Bo Provisional Administrative Committee (1945) and of the Republic of France High Commissioner. The building was later reconverted into the residence of the Governor of Nam Ky. It was not until August 1978 that the building was finally turned into the Ho Chi Minh City Revolutionary Museum.

The museum displays items related to the invasion of Vietnam by French colonialists, the founding of the Vietnam Communist Party, the anti-French resistance in Saigon-Gia Dinh (1945 to 1954), the anti-American movement, the national resistance of Saigon-Gia Dinh and the Ho Chi Minh Campaign.

Ho Chi Minh Campaign Museum
2 Le Duan Street, District 1
The Ho Chi Minh Campaign Museum introduces the determination of the Party, and the people as a whole, to liberate the South and reunify the country. The events of April 30, 1975 are reflected in the following themes of exhibitions: the Ho Chi Minh Trail, the Phuoc Long Campaign, the Buon Me Thuot Campaign, the Hue-Danang Campaign and the Ho Chi Minh Campaign.

Furthermore, the museum has a film room, an exhibition room about the staff of Saigon’s government and a display of heavy weapons. There are also works of art that give a complete view of the final period of national resistance.

Ho Chi Minh Museum
1 Nguyen Tat Thanh,  District No.1 Ho Chi Minh City
The Nha Rong Wharf, or Uncle Ho’s souvenir area, is located at the junction of the Ben Nghe Channel and the Saigon River. This museum mostly contains pictures and objects relating to President Ho Chi Minh.

It is from this area that 21 year old Ho Chi Minh set sail on a French ship named Admiral Latouche Treville in June 1911.

The Dragon House Wharf, originally called Nha Rong, was a French shipping company built in 1862. The first ship left Nha Rong in November 1862.

In September 1979, the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City chose Nha Rong as the Ho Chi Minh Museum–Dragon House Wharf. The name was taken from the two dragon-shaped symbols on the top of the building.

Over time, approximately ten million people, local as well as international, have visited the Ho Chi Minh Museum. In addition, events such as artistic festivals and the introduction of new members into the Youth Union and Communist Party have been held in this museum.