Alexandre Yersin Museum
Bảo tàng Alexandre Yersin
A small museum inside the Pasteur Institute, honoring Alexandre Yersin, who discovered the plague bacillus. It tells the story of this French-Swiss physician and his connection to Nha Trang.
The Yersin Museum is inside the Pasteur Institute at the northern end of Tran Phu seafront. It honors Alexandre Yersin, a French-Swiss bacteriologist who discovered the plague bacillus in 1894. He settled in Nha Trang for nearly 50 years, where he founded the institute and introduced rubber and cinchona trees. He also helped establish Da Lat. He is still deeply respected by Vietnamese people, and several streets are named after him. The museum preserves his study, lab equipment, microscope, telescope, letters and photographs. It is very small and takes about 30 minutes to see. Admission is about VND 20,000–50,000, and it is closed on Sundays. His grave is in the outskirts at Suoi Dau, where followers often go to leave flowers.
Opening hours
Mon–Fri 07:30–11:00 and 14:00–16:30; Saturday mornings
Nearby sights
- Dam Market
- Nha Trang Beach
- Nha Trang Cathedral
- Tram Huong Tower
- Nha Trang Night Market
- Xom Bong Bridge
- Po Nagar Cham Towers
- Long Son Pagoda