Reception[edit]
The War Remnants Museum is currently one of the most popular museums in Vietnam, attracting approximately half a million visitors every year. According to the museum's own estimates, about two-thirds of these are foreigners. However, visitors' opinions are mixed, ranging from favorable to "[the viewing of the exhibits] need to be taken with a grain of salt",[2] with some going so far as to claim that Vietnamese regime has "borrowed images from the West and inserted them into a "distorted" history", using images of the war to substantiate their version and views on Vietnam War history.[1]
Although the exhibits are "blatantly one-sided" with "many exhibits in the museum contain[ing] a heavy dose of anti-American propaganda" and need to be taken with a grain of salt, they do graphically portray the horrors of war. The War Remnants Museum is worth a visit no matter your opinion on U.S. involvement in Vietnam."[2] Another states that the museum "is unlike any museum I have seen. Most museums I have visited around the world have done well to deal with sensitive issues while presenting facts and not taking sides. ... At the War Remnants Museum however, it’s a no holds barred barrage of propaganda, overwrought with emotive language and typical propaganda buzzwords. The museum would have visitors believe without consideration, that the United States Government was evil; that American atrocities against civilians and Viet Cong soldiers were heinous and knew no bounds; and that the entire world, including the American people, were against the war. Conversely, the Viet Cong are supposed to have been kind to the soldiers they captured; they never wilfully harmed innocents; and all that the beloved leader Ho Chi Minh (or “Uncle Ho” as he is warmly referred to by the Government) wanted was peace.".[3]
US anthropologist Christina Schwenkel wrote in a 2009 book that the exhibition is "full of propaganda", and while the description "war crimes" has been dropped from the official text, the museum still exhibits pictures that are considered controversial [4] like that of a "smiling U.S. soldier proudly displaying a VC head as a war trophy" accompanied by a caption that is still hinting at a criminal element, in this case: "after decapitating some guerrillas, a GI enjoyed being photographed with their heads in his hands".[1]
An analysis of the impression books (which the tourists may use to leave their comments in at the exit) revealed that the museum's visitors used to be mostly Europeans and North Americans before 2005, but that its audience became much more varied after Vietnam dropped their visa requirement for ASEAN countries that year. The impression books also record mixed responses to the museum; some visitors noted down their own anti-American sentiments, especially after 2001. Others simply praised Vietnam, while some Europeans and Americans harshly criticized the museum for its "propaganda" and "glorification of [their] victory".[1]
Reception[edit]The War Remnants Museum is currently one of the most popular museums in Vietnam, attracting approximately half a million visitors every year. According to the museum's own estimates, about two-thirds of these are foreigners. However, visitors' opinions are mixed, ranging from favorable to "[the viewing of the exhibits] need to be taken with a grain of salt",[2] with some going so far as to claim that Vietnamese regime has "borrowed images from the West and inserted them into a "distorted" history", using images of the war to substantiate their version and views on Vietnam War history.[1]แม้ว่ายุค "blatantly ด้านเดียว" กับ "การจัดแสดงในพิพิธภัณฑ์มากประกอบด้วย [กำลัง] ยาหนักโฆษณาชวนเชื่อต่อต้านอเมริกัน" และต้องดำเนินการ ด้วยเม็ดเกลือ พวกเขาภาพวาดภาพความน่ากลัวของสงคราม พิพิธภัณฑ์สงครามได้ชมว่าความคิดในการมีส่วนร่วมของสหรัฐในเวียดนาม" [2] อีกระบุว่า พิพิธภัณฑ์ "นั้นแตกต่างจากพิพิธภัณฑ์ใด ๆ ที่ฉันได้เห็น พิพิธภัณฑ์ส่วนใหญ่ที่ผมได้เข้าเยี่ยมชมทั่วโลกได้ทำดีเพื่อจัดการกับปัญหาสำคัญในขณะที่นำเสนอข้อเท็จจริง และไม่มีฝ่าย ... ที่พิพิธภัณฑ์สงครามอย่างไรก็ตาม ก็ไม่ถือกีดขวางเขื่อนกั้นน้ำของโฆษณาชวนเชื่อ overwrought กับภาษามากและโฆษณาชวนเชื่อโดยทั่วไป buzzwords พิพิธภัณฑ์จะมีผู้เข้าชมที่เชื่อโดยไม่พิจารณา การที่รัฐบาลสหรัฐอเมริกาคือความชั่วร้าย ในยามสงครามอเมริกันกับพลเรือนและทหาร Viet Cong heinous และรู้ขอบเขตไม่ และว่า โลกทั้งหมด รวมถึงคนอเมริกัน ถูกต่อต้านสงคราม ในทางกลับกัน ควรคอเวียดที่ได้กรุณาให้ทหาร พวกเขาจับ พวกเขาไม่เคย wilfully อันตราย innocents และทั้งหมดที่รักผู้นำโฮจิมินห์ (หรือ "ลุงโฮ" ตามเขาเป็นอย่างอบอุ่น โดยรัฐบาล) ต้องมีความสงบ " [3]US anthropologist Christina Schwenkel wrote in a 2009 book that the exhibition is "full of propaganda", and while the description "war crimes" has been dropped from the official text, the museum still exhibits pictures that are considered controversial [4] like that of a "smiling U.S. soldier proudly displaying a VC head as a war trophy" accompanied by a caption that is still hinting at a criminal element, in this case: "after decapitating some guerrillas, a GI enjoyed being photographed with their heads in his hands".[1]An analysis of the impression books (which the tourists may use to leave their comments in at the exit) revealed that the museum's visitors used to be mostly Europeans and North Americans before 2005, but that its audience became much more varied after Vietnam dropped their visa requirement for ASEAN countries that year. The impression books also record mixed responses to the museum; some visitors noted down their own anti-American sentiments, especially after 2001. Others simply praised Vietnam, while some Europeans and Americans harshly criticized the museum for its "propaganda" and "glorification of [their] victory".[1]
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