Viet Museum

Viện Bảo Tàng Việt Nam

The Viet Museum is a museum focusing on the experience of Vietnamese Americans and their journey from Vietnam to the United States. It is located in the historical Kelley Park in San Jose, California, United States and was opened on August 25, 2007.

The museum was created by the San Jose-based nonprofit organization Immigrant Resettlement & Cultural Center (IRRC), Inc., headed by Vu Van Loc, a former Colonel in the Army of the Republic of Vietnam. Planning for the Museum began in 1976, taking over 30 years to realize. The Museum is housed in Greenwald House, in the History Park at Kelley Park.

The Viet Museum's collections focus on three periods:

1950–1975: The Republic of Vietnam and the War in the name of Freedom
1975–1996: The "Boat People" and the quest for Freedom
1975–2007: Vietnamese Americans today and the building of Liberty