Cham Museum is located at the intersection of the two most beautiful streets in Da Nang City at No. 2, 2/9 Street, Hai Chau District, Da Nang, Trung Nu Vuong Street, and Bach Dang Street, opposite with the Vietnam Television Center in Da Nang City, Cham Museum is the largest museum of artifacts in Vietnam, under the Da Nang Museum. This is a museum built by the French, which collects, stores and displays sculptural artifacts of the Cham kingdom found in the Cham towers and ramparts in the South Central coastal provinces from Ha Tinh to Binh Thuan and the Central Highlands provinces.

In the heart of Da Nang city, to discover the Cham Museum will bring tourists unforgettable moments on the journey to discover the unique culture and sophisticated works of Vietnamese ancient people in here. The Cham Museum owns nearly 2,000 artifacts, including 288 artifacts inside the museum, 187 artifacts in the yard and more than 1,200 artifacts outside. The layout of the museum is mainly divided into many rooms corresponding to the geographic areas of the exhibits, including Tra Kieu, My Son, Dong Duong, and Quang Nam, Quang Tri gallery, and corridors, …

Tra Kieu Chamber reminds to Tra Kieu, Quang Nam Province, the first and oldest capital of Champa, built in the late fourth century under the king Bhadresvara called Sinhapura, meaning the Lion City. There are 43 works, dating from the seventh to the eighth and eleventh and twelfth centuries, on display at the Tra Kieu Chamber of the Cham Museum. Also, Tra Kieu Chamber is exhibiting some prominent works that mark the very first success in Cham architecture including Linga-Yoni Church, Tra Kieu Temple, Vishnu Temple, Tra Kieu Dance Theater, and Siva Protestant Church.

My Son Chamber is the place to display some relics of My Son, Quang Nam, an important center of belief in the Champa kingdom, where more than 70 stupas were built, mostly for the worship of Siva. In the My Son Chamber of the Cham Museum, there are 18 exhibits, consisting of three groups: the artifacts in the main towers, the artifacts in the auxiliary towers, and the decorative objects on the door or on the wall.

Dong Duong Chamber similarly displays artifacts in Dong Duong, Quang Nam, not only marked the birth of a new dynasty for the kingdom of Champa, but also performed the change in belief from worshiping Siva to worship the Buddha and Bodhisattva. At the Cham Museum, the statue of Buddha Bodhisattva with 114 cm in height, and delicate carvings, is one of the most incarnations of Bodhisattva.
Mam Tower is the place to display many Cham monuments, typical of the system of temples and towers built continuously during the period from the 11th to the 15th century, the time of the political center of Champa. The Cham Museum exhibits 67 artifacts from the 12th to 15th centuries such as Brahma, God Siva, Makara Monster, Dragon, Garuda God, …

Extended Gallery is the expanded gallery of the Cham Museum with nearly 150 works of various art styles, mainly collected after 1975, some prominent works are American goddess, Hanuman monster statue, Elephants, …
The corridor of Quang Nam is known for 32 exhibits, dating back to the 7th-VIII and IX-X, being excavated from many localities in Quang Nam province. Quang Ngai Corridor: displays 14 exhibits dating from the late 10th to the 11th centuries, mostly excavated from Chanh Lo and some other places in Quang Ngai Province. Finally, Quang Tri Corridor: owns 14 works, mostly dating from the 7th-8th centuries, excavated from sites in Quang Tri Province such as Nam Giap, Ha Trung, Thach An and Da Nghi.

Visiting the Cham Museum in Da Nang city, tourists will see most of the work originated from three main materials: sandstone, terracotta and bronze, familiar with the most reputable architecture in the world. From the seventh to the fifteenth centuries, there was a great diversity of art styles, shapes and carvings. Highlights are the painter, Siva, Brahma, … Especially, My Son church has sophisticated structure to any details, showing the creativity of the talents of the ancient artisans. It seems that every sculpture carries a story over the centuries, like the change of the stars, or life experiences, …which urge tourists to be more curious about this museum.
Let’s come to the Cham museum and dive in the Cham ancient value in here!