Art in Hanoi

The French colonial prison later known as the “Hanoi Hilton”. Sombre but essential; evening tours run on some nights.

Fifty-four ethnic groups, with full-size village houses in the garden. Allow half a day; closed on Mondays.

Clear, moving galleries on family life, fashion and women in wartime. One of the best-designed museums in the city.

Lacquer, silk painting and folk prints in a former French boarding school opposite the Temple of Literature.

Bronze drums and ancient treasures in Ernest Hébrard’s 1932 building, which blends French and Vietnamese forms.

A restored tube house showing how Old Quarter merchant families lived around a central courtyard.