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Museum of Cham Sculpture in Da Nang

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  With their history dating back as far as 192 AD, Vietnam's indigenous Cham people of Champa Kingdom lived an Indian way of life in both culture and language. The Cham Sculpture Museum in Danang is dedicated to this period and the Champa existence which began predominantly in the coastal areas in Central Vietnam. Housing the biggest exhibition of Cham sculpture in the world, the Cham Sculpture Museum displays almost 300 terracotta and stone works of art ranging from the 7th to the 15th centuries. Opening Hours: Daily from 07:00-17:00 Location: At the intersection of Bach Dang and Trung Nu Vuong in Danang by the Han River Entrance Fee Ticket: 40.000VND/Person Many of the exhibits in the museum are considered masterpieces of their field showcased according to the area in which they were found with a total of ten separate interior exhibition rooms. All of the sculptures on display in this museum fall into one of the following sections – icon, pedestal, ped