The designer has spent 10 years completing the project of ao dai museum.

The ao dai museum is one of the two private museums in Saigon - PHOTOS: THANH HOA

The museum, which was put into operation in 2014, displays ao dai designs developed in different historical periods. Each ao dai showcased there has an interesting story.

The museum complex also features a green space which gives visitors an impression that they are very close to nature.

Inside the museum

Some ao dai designs on display

Tu than (four-part dress), commonly regarded as the predecessor of the ao dai, was popular in northern Vietnam

Several ao dai designs for royal members in Vietnam

Visitors can witness how ao dai is made

The museum with its greenery
 

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Ao dai, the identity of Vietnamese culture

Ao dai, the identity of Vietnamese culture

Through thousands of years of changes in fashion, ao dai, the Vietnamese traditional long dress, has retained its proud position. Carrying the cultural traits through ages, ao dai has become a cultural symbol showing the Vietnamese identity.