(VOVworld)-16 national treasures will be on display at the Vietnam National Museum of History from January to May, 2017. The artifacts include a Ngoc Lu bronze drum dating back 2,500 years ago, a seal of the Tran Kings in the 13^th century and President Ho Chi Minh’s Prison Diary.

The top of a Ngoc Lu bronze drum (Sources: Vietnam National Museum of History)

The Museum is home to nearly 20,000 original documents and artifacts representing thousands of years of Vietnamese culture and history.