The Museum of Worldwide Arms, officially the Robert Taylor Museum of Worldwide Arms, is a museum of military history and equipment in Vũng Tàu, Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu, Vietnam. Established in 2016, the privately owned museum hosts a large number of weapons, uniforms, and other historical artifacts.
Description
The museum was established by Robert Taylor, a British national who had amassed a private collection of military artifacts in the United Kingdom. Taylor was married to a Vietnamese national, and lived in Vũng Tàu since the early 2000s. The efforts to establish the museum were supported by the local government, which viewed the museum as a way to increase tourism to the city. The museum was granted a license in 2011 and was opened in 2016. [1] [2]
The museum's collection contains several thousand objects, including weapons, uniforms, and other military paraphernalia. [3] It is the largest private arms museum in Vietnam. [2] [4]
References
- ^ Peter (2017-09-19). "Robert Taylor Museum of WorldWide Arms". Travel Southeast Asia. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
- ^ a b "A call to arms". nationthailand. 2016-07-22. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
- ^ "Worldwide Arms Museum opened in Ba Ria-Vung Tau - News VietNamNet". english.vietnamnet.vn. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
- ^ "Museum in Vũng Tàu houses weapons from around the globe". vietnamnews.vn. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
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The Museum of Worldwide Arms, officially the Robert Taylor Museum of Worldwide Arms, is a museum of military history and equipment in Vũng Tàu, Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu, Vietnam. Established in 2016, the privately owned museum hosts a large number of weapons, uniforms, and other historical artifacts.
Description
The museum was established by Robert Taylor, a British national who had amassed a private collection of military artifacts in the United Kingdom. Taylor was married to a Vietnamese national, and lived in Vũng Tàu since the early 2000s. The efforts to establish the museum were supported by the local government, which viewed the museum as a way to increase tourism to the city. The museum was granted a license in 2011 and was opened in 2016. [1] [2]
The museum's collection contains several thousand objects, including weapons, uniforms, and other military paraphernalia. [3] It is the largest private arms museum in Vietnam. [2] [4]
References
- ^ Peter (2017-09-19). "Robert Taylor Museum of WorldWide Arms". Travel Southeast Asia. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
- ^ a b "A call to arms". nationthailand. 2016-07-22. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
- ^ "Worldwide Arms Museum opened in Ba Ria-Vung Tau - News VietNamNet". english.vietnamnet.vn. Retrieved 2021-05-01.
- ^ "Museum in Vũng Tàu houses weapons from around the globe". vietnamnews.vn. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
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