Hanoi, Aug. 22 -- Nearly 160 photographs, documents and artefacts - many shown publicly for the first time - are on display at the Vietnam National Museum of History's exhibition opened on August 22 to mark the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day (September 2).

Highlights include a guest book recording reflections by leaders and intellectuals on the mass literacy campaign; a badge created by revolutionaries imprisoned on Con Dao Island in 1951 to promote literacy classes in jail; and items donated by families of historical witnesses.

According to Museum Director Nguyen Van Doan, the exhibition, titled "Popular Education - Lighting the Future," offers the public, particularly younger generations, a deeper understan...