Museum calls for donation of Dien Bien Phu Campaign-linked items
A museum is calling for the donation of documents and objects linked to the Dien Bien Phu Campaign, which saw Vietnam defeating the French colonialists to put an end to their rule in Indochina in 1954.
Participants in the launch of donation raising campaign have a look at the donated items relating to the Dien Bien Phu Campaign (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – A museum is calling for the donationof documents and objects linked to the Dien Bien Phu Campaign, which saw Vietnamdefeating the French colonialists to put an end to their rule in Indochina in1954.
Organisations, individuals, revolutionarycontributors, families of martyrs and veterans, overseas Vietnamese, andinternational friends were encouraged to donate documents and artefacts to theDien Bien Phu Victory Museum, based in the northwestern province of Dien Bien,so as to help diversify evidence of the heroic period in the country’s historyand educate people, especially younger generations, on patriotism and nationalpride.
At the launch in Hanoi on March 6, theorganising board received 36 documents and 22 items donated by two collectivesand five individuals. They include 36 issues of the Quan doi Nhan dan (People’sArmy) newspaper published during the Dien Bien Phu Campaign.
Vice Chairman of the Dien Bien provincialPeople’s Committee Le Van Quy said that while 65 years have passed, the valuesof the historic Dien Bien Phu victory remain intact as a great source ofsupport for national construction and defence.
The Dien Bien Phu Victory Museum is lookingafter 4,000 original objects associated with important events and persons, butit still needs more items to create a more defined exhibition and leave a strongimpression on visitors.
He noted that his province made a survey andfound that there are many documents and items relevant to the Dien Bien PhuCampaign that are still kept by organisations, individuals, and those who wereinvolved in the campaign. Therefore, it is calling for donations to helpdomestic and foreign visitors understand more about the event.
The Dien Bien Phu Campaign lasted from March toMay 1954 under the command of General Vo Nguyen Giap. Its victory on May 7,1954 led to the signing of the 1954 Geneva Accords in which France agreed towithdraw its forces from its colonies in Indochina. –VNA
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Participants in the launch of donation raising campaign have a look at the donated items relating to the Dien Bien Phu Campaign (Photo: VNA) 
