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Lao People’s Army Museum
 Street address: Thanon Phonekheng, Ban Nonesangthor, Muang Saysettha, Vientiane, Laos
Telephone: 856 (0) 21 900662
Proprietor: Ministry of National Defence
Contact: Bounpheun Nuanthalavong Director
Telephone: 856 (0) 20 980 0783 (mobile)
E-mail: Poungpa Dalavong Deputy Director
Telephone: 856 (0) 20 980 0784 (mobile)
Opening hours: 8am-11am, 2pm-4pm Mon-Fri, closed Sat-Sun
The Lao People's Army Museum was opened close to the Ministry of Defence compound in Ban Nonesangthor in 1976. It contains a range of artefacts and photographs relating to the role of the Lao People's Army in the revolutionary struggle from its inception in the 1950s until the establishment of the People's Democratic Republic of Laos in 1976 and its achievements since that time. An armoured personnel carrier and a tank may be seen in the museum forecourt. A new museum is currently under construction behind the existing building and is scheduled to open in late 2005.
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