Sa Huynh Culture Museum in Hoi An

Sa Huynh Culture Museum in Hoi An (address - 149 Tran Phu street) exhibited a collection of unique and rich, with over 1.000 artifacts related to the ancient people of Sa Huynh culture dating 2000 years ago.

The archaeological sites of Sa Huynh culture in Hoi An are distributed mainly along the ancient flow, derived river - sea - marshes which are formed by the process of receding sea and deposition of sediment. The artifacts at Sa Huynh Culture Museum in Hoi An with documents, photos attached... made clear their position in the ground, and demonstrate:

- In time of Sa Huynh culture: rice farming; mining and processing the material of river and sea; the crafts such as forging, weaving, carpentry, jewelry... were quite developed, and also expressed the relationship, cultural exchange with other countries in North, South and regions. Since this time, Hoi An was a port town in central Vietnam.

Especially, Sa Huynh Culture Museum in Hoi An also exhibits a number of artifacts, which were discovered in Bai Ong (Cham island) archaeological site, demonstrated the local residents was living here since 3000 years ago.

In addition, Sa Huynh Culture Museum in Hoi An also reflects more information about burial customs, conceptions of life and death, aesthetic awareness, exchange relationships... of the ancient people of Sa Huynh culture in Hoi An.

* Museum of Sa Huynh culture in Hoi An is open from 7:00 to 21:00 every day. Particularly on the 10th of every month, the museum is closed to perform maintenance.