Alexandre Yersin Museum
Alexandre Yersin Museum
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Anh Dang
World21 contributions
Oct 2022
The museum is small but informative about the truly amazing man, and even more special to Vietnam and Nha Trang. I read some books about him before but still learned more about what he did in his entire life in many fields in this museum. Very worth a visit. We spent about 1 hour here. You should note the opening times of the museum if you plan to visit as it does not open whole day/week.
Written October 5, 2022
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tripper006
Auckland11 contributions
Jun 2020
We had the pleasure of exploring this little museum in February 2020 (just before covid struck). I had not heard of Alexandre Yersin before my visit - but had heard of Yersinia pestis, the bacterium involved in the plague. I found it fascinating to learn more about this interesting man and see his photos of Vietnam in the 1890s and early 1900s. Definitely worth an hour or 2 of your time in Nha Trang.
Written May 18, 2021
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scotchmist428883
Rio de Janeiro, RJ71 contributions
Dec 2019
Not a very large museum but did give an interesting insight into the life of the man, and some fundamental education on virology and mechanisms of disease transfer. We enjoyed it but it may not be for everyone. Not much for small kids. Don't get confused where to go, as this is still on the site of an active Clinic giving out shots!
Written January 7, 2020
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Discover417662
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Apr 2021
If you are a history buff and would like to learn about a genius of a man and his life then do come here and spend some time. Yersin was an amazing person who changed the world to become a better place to live. Because it is COVID time the tourists are scant but if you are here in Nha Trang and are wondering what to do, visit the museum. It is well displayed and the staff (lady) is very informative and was a pleasure to speak with.
Written April 8, 2021
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Gert-Jan A
Roeselare, Belgium10 contributions
Jul 2014 • Couples
Entrance fee (40.000 VND pp?). Simple museum, technically not very advanced, but you got a lot of informative panels with information in French and English telling about Dr. Yersin's life as he was born, went to Paris where he worked in the Institute Pasteur, the way he arrived in Nha Trang as he worked on a ship travelling between Ho Chi Minh City, Manilla, Nha Trang and Hai Phong, and eventually how he settled in Nha Trang (the place he fell in love with), where he raised an Institute Pasteur and where he did his discoveries of the plague bacille. Nice lettres to read, e.g. to his mother where he wrote he liked her biscuits a lot, and he had thousands of things to tell her, but he had no time because two corpses (died by plague) were waiting for autopsy. ("Mother, don't forget to wash your hands with soap after reading this letter"). Also exposed were some classical scientifc instruments he took on his expiditions, e.g. to measure light intensity, ampères, ... There is a little video about his life on a small tv-screen
Written July 30, 2014
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onitada
Wellington, New Zealand94 contributions
Aug 2016 • Solo
What I learn't about this place was the history of the bubonic plague and one mans life that revolved around trying too cure this curse. Well, Nha Trang is a holiday beach resort so it is kind of a left field activity for this place.
There were a lot of parent- children combinations visiting while I was there.
There were a lot of parent- children combinations visiting while I was there.
Written September 8, 2016
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Robert B
Huddersfield, United Kingdom68 contributions
Mar 2016 • Couples
This was a really interesting place to visit and is fairly easy to find. The entrance is on the main coast road at the northern end of Nha Trang and do not forget to pay the lady at the entrance but I don't think that you will get past her on the way in! The museum itself is on the upper floor of one of the old colonial buildings and has the bonus of being air conditioned. Although the museum itself is fairly small it does contain some very useful information and we both found it to be very informative and we were glad that we visited it. There is some useful information in the exhibits and we enjoyed looking at the photographs of old Nha Trang/Vietnam and discovering more about the life of Alexandre Yersin. I must show my ignorance prior to visiting the museum having never heard of Alexandre Yersin but I left with great admiration for him and what he achieved during his lifetime. Although the museum is small the entrance fee is small and I think that it should be considered for a visit and hopefully you would not be disappointed.
Written March 23, 2016
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Fyti
George Town, Malaysia240 contributions
Mar 2015 • Couples
Alexandre Yersim Museum, Na Trang, Vietnam
Although this museum is easily found on the beach front road, it seemed neglected by visitors even though the entry fee is only Dong 26,000 orUS$1 . The displays are static in nature but the explanation of the exhibits is more often than not in English, French and Vietnamese.Can be viewed in under 1 hour but an informative experience and well worth the time spent
Dr. Yersim, a European immunologist, arrived in Na Trang in 1891 to study infected animals and proceeded to spend the rest of his life in Na Trang until his death in 1943.
He never married and devoted most of his life to scientific discoveries and appeared to have a remarkable intellect.
Although this museum is easily found on the beach front road, it seemed neglected by visitors even though the entry fee is only Dong 26,000 orUS$1 . The displays are static in nature but the explanation of the exhibits is more often than not in English, French and Vietnamese.Can be viewed in under 1 hour but an informative experience and well worth the time spent
Dr. Yersim, a European immunologist, arrived in Na Trang in 1891 to study infected animals and proceeded to spend the rest of his life in Na Trang until his death in 1943.
He never married and devoted most of his life to scientific discoveries and appeared to have a remarkable intellect.
Written March 21, 2015
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Roy f
Newark-on-Trent, UK229 contributions
Feb 2020 • Couples
How can anybody fulfill so many different roles that required immense knowledge whilst facing dangerous situations a lot of the time? If you want to know the answer visit Yersin's museum and marvel at the ability of the man and his achievements in producing vaccines to combat plaques and to have established institutions that continue his work. A small museum but well worth a visit with a small entrance fee of 20000 dongs.
Written February 25, 2020
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TomTalksTooMuch
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Aug 2019 • Solo
This is an excellent museum. I spent an hour going around reading every snippet of info (available in vietnamese, english and french) and I left keen to discover more. Very well curated 1 room exhibit about a very, very interesting man. I highly recommend.
Only downside is I would have liked to see some books for sale in the gift shop.
Only downside is I would have liked to see some books for sale in the gift shop.
Written August 9, 2019
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RoxaneB1975
Beaconsfield, Canada21 contributions
Hello, I would like to know what days and times the museum is open to visitors. Will it be open on December 24th? Thank you
Ha Mai
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam252 contributions
Hi, as I remember, they open all days for visitors. To be sure, let check on their website.
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