Published:  00:00 Monday - October 04, 2010

An exhibition displayed more than 500 objects, documents and photos highlighting Vietnam’s national heroes and cultural celebrities at the Vietnam Revolutionary Museum in Hanoi on October 4.

The exhibition aimed to help visitors learn more about Vietnam – its land and people, and lives and careers of national heroes and Vietnam’s cultural celebrities. The event also displayed Thang Long and Hanoi in the track of development and integration, as well as elegant Hanoians.

Director of the Vietnam Revolutionary Museum, Pham Quoc Quan, said the event also aimed to educate young people about patriotic tradition and the pride of the nation on the occasion of the grand ceremony to mark the 1,000^th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.

The event, which is organized by the Hanoi Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, will last until December 31.