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Education, Culture, and Recreation

Ho Chi Minh City has two major universities, Ho Chi Minh University (formerly the University of Saigon, founded in 1954) and the privately run Thang Long College (1989). Government agencies and ministries also run several specialized training institutes. A number of museums are found in the city, including the War Crimes Museum; the Vietnam Revolutionary Museum (1959); the National Art Gallery (1966); the Vietnam History Museum (1958), with exhibits on 3,000 years of human existence in Vietnam; and the Ho Chi Minh Museum (1977), which chronicles the life of Ho Chi Minh. There is also a large zoo. Ho Chi Minh City’s extensive sports facilities include a large tennis center that was formerly a French-run tennis club.