Museum of Sa Huynh – Champa Culture is a must see attraction between Hoi An and My Son Sanctuary. It exhibits the collection of ancient relics which belong to Sa Huynh and Champa cultures, two disappeared cultures in the area. Nowhere else, visitors have the chance to see both collections in one place. This museum is not too far from Tra Kieu Citadel, the former capital city of Champa kingdom. Now, let’s HoiAn Day Trip Company provides all the information about Sa Huynh – Champa Culture Museum.
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Must Knows about Museum of Sa Huynh – Champa Culture
– Location/address: DT610 (road), Duy Son commune, Duy Xuyen district, Quang Nam province, Vietnam
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– Opening hours: 7:30 am to 4:30 pm, closed on Saturday and Sunday
– Ticket price: free
– Reason(s) to visit: the only museum where both Sa Huynh and Champa antiquities are exhibited in the same place, a good place to visit en route from Hoi An to My Son Sanctuary (or vice versa)
– Best time to visit: anytime during the day
– Time to spend: 30-45 mins
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– Tour guide: contact +84968009827 (hotline/whatsapp/line/zalo)
– Food & drink: not available
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History & Architecture of Museum of Sa Huynh – Champa Culture
The Museum of Sa Huynh – Champa Culture was constructed from 2003 to 2009. It opened in December 2009, aiming to honor and introduce two cultures that existed in the area in the past: Sa Huynh and Champa. Sa Huynh culture is older than Champa’s culture.
Architecture of the Museum of Sa Huynh – Champa Culture looks like a Kalan, the way Cham people call the worshipping building of their temple. One temple often has many constructions and it will be the tallest and the largest one. Inside Kalan, holy objects Linga and Yoni or the statue of Cham king are worshipped. Although all Kalan look to the east where the sun rises, this museum faces north where the main road is. In the back of the museum, there is a small hill.
This museum is on the way from Hoi An to My Son Sanctuary (a Unesco world heritage site), so will be a good place to stop and learn about the history. During the year, thousands of students from different grades and schools in the area come here to see ancient relics and listen to explanations.
Exhibitions of Museum of Sa Huynh – Champa Culture
Sa Huynh Culture Exhibition
Sa Huynh culture flourished in the central Vietnam region from 1000 BC to 200 AD. Traces of this culture were firstly discovered in 1909 at Sa Huynh, Quang Ngai province by French archaeologists from the French School of the Far East. Sa Huynh means ‘yellow sand’, reflecting the feature of the location where it’s founded. During more than 100 years of research, Duy Xuyen district where the museum is located, has one of the largest number of Sa Huynh culture sites in the country. The district lies along the south bank of the Thu Bon River, from east to west. It has mountainous, midland and coastal habitats.
Exhibition of Sa Huynh Culture at the Museum of Sa Huynh – Champa Culture has about 150 artifacts including large burial jars, pottery, accessories and artefacts (axes, swords, spearheads, knives and sickles). Their age is from 2,000 to 2,500 years old. They are discovered in dozens of sites across Duy Xuyen district by both French and Vietnamese archaeologists. The most impressive artifacts in this collection are burial jars. The largest jar is up to 1,8 meters tall and has a diameter of 70 centimeters, well fitted to an adult. It would be used to preserve the body of dead people or the ash, together with accessories and other valuable items to bring to the next world.
See also: Museum of Sa Huynh Culture in Hoi An
Champa Culture Exhibition
The Champa kingdom existed in central Vietnam from the 2nd to 19th centuries. Emperors of this independent state were ones who requested to build My Son Sanctuary, the holiest and the largest complex of Hindu temples in present-day Vietnam. In Duy Xuyen district, the land lying on the south bank of the Thu Bon River, stretching from My Son to Hoi An, has numerous Cham towers and ruins. More specially, the first capital of Champa kingdom Tra Kieu or Simhapura Citadel was here. It lived between the 4th and 8th centuries before the king constructed a new capital in the south.
The exhibition of Champa Kingdom’s Culture at the Museum of Sa Huynh – Champa Culture has more than 150 artifacts. There are bricks to build Hindu temples, stone sculptures depicting Hindu gods, goddesses and other mythical figures, items which Cham people used in daily life in the past, weapons,…that dated back from 1st to 8th centuries. These objects are discovered and collected around Tra Kieu area where the museum is located and other Cham sites across Duy Xuyen district. So it means that their original location is actually not far from the museum.
See also: Museum of Cham Sculpture in Da Nang
Exhibition of Agricultural Tools & Traditional Crafts
On 9th October 2024, Museum of Sa Huynh – Champa Culture has the new exhibition in which there are over 100 agricultural tools and traditional crafts. They are collected by the Cultural Department of Duy Xuyen District, Management Board of My Son Sanctuary and donated by locals. All of the items have been used, including tools for rice cultivation and processing, for catching fishes in the river, for cooking and eating, for making sedge mats or pottery,…
See also: Museum of Folklore in Hoi An
Tips to Visit Museum of Sa Huynh – Champa Culture
– Visitors must buy a ticket to visit My Son Sanctuary which costs 150,000 VND each adult. This entry ticket includes admission to the My Son Sanctuary Museum.
– My Son Sanctuary Museum and My Son Sanctuary will be closed when the area is flooded, in the rainy season, between October and December/January.
– Introductions and explanations are available in Vietnamese, English, and Japanese. Other languages are not available yet.
– Visitors must turn off flashlights when taking photos by phone or camera while visiting the My Son Sanctuary Museum.
– Toilets are outside the exhibitions, and free to use.
– Visitors can not touch on artifacts.
– Don’t bring weapons, explosives, flammable substances, toxic and polluting substances, pets into the My Son Sanctuary Museum.
– No dress code is required at this museum, so visitors just wear comfortable clothes.
– No locker for personal belongings, so visitors should keep it on their own.
– No smoking, no eating and no drinking in the museum.
– In the dry season, don’t forget to bring sun cream, sun glasses, hat/cap or umbrella, and bottles of water for drinking once you go to the Ancient Town.
– In the wet season, don’t forget to bring a rain poncho/jacket, umbrella, sandals or waterproof shoes. Before going to the museum, please remove rain poncho/jacket or umbrella, to keep the floor dry.
– It’s better to visit the My Son Museum with a local guide. Contact us by +84968009827 (hotline/whatsapp) to book.
Places to Visit near Museum of Sa Huynh – Champa Culture
Near the Museum of Sa Huynh – Champa Culture, visitors can go to these places: Marian Shrine of Our Lady of Tra Kieu (distance: 800 meters), My Son Sanctuary (distance: 20 km).
Guided Tours to My Son Sanctuary Vietnam
Here are popular guided tours to My Son Sanctuary:
– My Son Half Day Tour: Morning/Afternoon Tour with Cham Show
– My Son Sunrise Tour: Early Morning Tour to Beat Crowd & Heat
– My Son Sunset Tour: Late Afternoon Tour to Avoid The Crowd
– My Son & Marble Mountain Tour: Temples, Caves, Craft Village
– My Son Tour by Boat: Hindu Temples, Sunset Cruise, Cham Show
– My Son & Thanh Ha Pottery Village Tour from Hoi An
– My Son & Hoi An Coconut Village Tour
– My Son & Hoi An Vegetable Village Tour
– My Son, Pottery Village & Coconut Village Tour from Hoi An
– My Son & Golden Bridge/Ba Na Hills Tour
– My Son Private Tour from Hoi An
– My Son Private Tour from Da Nang
– My Son & Hoi An Tour from Da Nang
– My Son Bike Tour from Hoi An
– My Son Sanctuary & Lady Buddha Tour from Da Nang
HOIAN DAY TRIP CO.,LTD organizes My Son tours everyday, from Da Nang or Hoi An. Contact us by +84968009827 (hotline/whatsapp/line/zalo) or browse www.hoiandaytrip.com to book. Thank you very much!
How to Get to Museum of Sa Huynh – Champa Culture
The Museum of Sa Huynh – Champa Culture is on DT610 (provincial road), Duy Son commune, Duy Xuyen district, Quang Nam province, Vietnam. It’s not far from Tra Kieu Citadel or Simhapura Citadel, the old capital of Champa kingdom from the 4th to 8th centuries.
From Hoi An, visitors can go to the Museum of Sa Huynh – Champa Culture by car/bus and motorcycle. The distance is 18 kilometers, so if going by car/bus, the drive will be 40 minutes long. If going by motorbike, the best route starts from Cam Kim Bridge in Thanh Ha Pottery Village. From here, visitors need to go across it, then straight ahead until the end (Truong Sa Street). After that, turn left and follow Truong Sa Street until the end. Turn right and turn left (at the traffic light) to enter Hung Vuong Street. Follow it until seeing the museum on the left side of the road. After sightseeing, continue going on the road in the front of the museum (westwards) to go to My Son Sanctuary.
From Da Nang city downtown, the distance to the Museum of Sa Huynh – Champa Culture is around 35 kilometers. Visitors can go by car/bus or ride the motorbike. The drive by car/bus will be about 1 hour. The best motorbike route is the highway QL1A and at Nam Phuoc town, follow Hung Vuong Street until seeing the museum on the left side of the road. After sightseeing, continue going on the road in the front of the museum (westwards) to go to My Son Sanctuary.
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