Located in a beautiful colonial-style building at Tran Phu Street, a short walk from Hoi An Heritage Center, Sa Huynh cultural museum revitalizes the 2,000-year culture of the earliest settlers in Vietnam. Coming to Sa Huynh Cultural Museum, visitors will be observed prehistoric weapons and pottery painted in many colors from one of the most mysterious culture of Vietnam, the ancient jar collection as well as blow their mind with the Bronze Age and Iron Age villages where these artifacts are found.
Sa Huynh Cultural Museum preserves more than 200 artifacts describing religious ceremonies, daily life and business cooperation with the neighbor culture in Hoi An. One of the first exhibits exhibited rough cutting tools. There are axes, spears and metal hoes that have been used as weapons in combat as well as for hunting. Also, tourists have opportunities to admire the colorful ceramic artifacts.
Along with the large plates and jugs, visitors will also find tools and pots that have been used to prepare food. These exquisite artifacts remain intact after thousands of years. When looking closely, visitors will notice that many of the objects are decorated with engravings of religious symbols or complex paintings of plants and animals. The main attraction of the Sa Huynh museum is the collection of more than 200 well-preserved tombs. Small pottery jars are often decorated with scripts and symbols of the early period.
Along with other collections of artifacts displayed at the Sa Huynh Museum, the collection of ceramic artifacts, jewelry, and the collection of iron artifacts are considered to have outstanding value of Sa Huynh culture. These collections include 28 artifacts discovered in 4 sites: Hau Xa I, Hau Xa II, Xuân Lâm, and An Bang. Based on functional use, these collections of artifacts are divided into two groups: work tools and weapons along with the original stories of Sa Huynh culture developed in the regions from Da Nang, Quang Nam, to Binh Thuan.
Let’s experience the ancient value of Hoi An right at Sa Huynh cultural museum!
