National Festival Day – Ballots of Trust and Responsibility exhibition features more than 200 photos, documents and artefacts. —VNA/VNS Photo

HUẾ — An exhibition titled National Festival Day – Ballots of Trust and Responsibility opened at the Hồ Chí Minh Museum in the central city of Huế on May 19 to mark the 136th birth anniversary of President Hồ Chí Minh (May 19, 1890–2026).

Organised by the municipal Department of Culture and Sports, the exhibition features more than 200 photos, documents and artefacts divided into three themes: President Hồ Chí Minh and the National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of Việt Nam; Hồ Chí Minh’s ideology of encouraging citizens to exercise their rights and responsibilities in electing deputies to the National Assembly and People’s Councils at all levels; and Huế during the “National Festival Day”.

The exhibition retraces the revolutionary history of Việt Nam's National Assembly as the highest representative body of the people and highlights President Hồ Chí Minh’s role in founding and building the Democratic Republic of Việt Nam- a state “of the people, by the people and for the people”.

It also reflects the active participation and sense of responsibility shown by Huế residents in general elections and elections of deputies to the National Assembly and local People’s Councils through different historical periods, from the first nationwide election on January 6, 1946, during the early days of the revolution, to the country’s renewal and international integration process.

Đinh Thị Hoài Trai, Director of the Hồ Chí Minh Museum in Huế, said the exhibition offers not only historical evidence but also vivid memories of a land rich in revolutionary traditions and closely linked with the nation’s development.

The exhibition is open free of charge to residents and tourists until August 30. — VNA/VNS