Can Tho Museum

Can Tho Museum is the largest museum in the Mekong Delta, located on Hoa Binh Avenue in Tan An Ward, Ninh Kieu District, central Can Tho City. Established in 1976, it preserves and displays the history, culture and natural heritage of Can Tho and the Mekong Delta region. The museum houses over 5,000 artifacts, documents and photographs across nearly 3,000 sqm of exhibition space.

Visitors can expect a two-storey modern museum building with indoor exhibition halls organized thematically. Ground floor displays focus on natural characteristics, ethnic cultures (Viet, Khmer, Cham, Hoa), and traditional crafts and agriculture of the Mekong Delta. Upper floor presents the history of Can Tho from early settlement to modern development. Exhibits include artifacts, models, dioramas, photographs, traditional boats, tools and costumes with Vietnamese and English captions in an air-conditioned setting near Ninh Kieu Park.

Established in 1976 and opened in its current building on Hoa Binh Avenue, the museum documents the history of Can Tho and the Mekong Delta from early settlement through French colonial period to contemporary development, with extensive collections of artifacts, documents and photographs related to local history and culture.

The museum showcases the multicultural heritage of the Mekong Delta, highlighting the traditions, costumes, crafts, festivals and daily life of the Viet, Khmer, Cham and Hoa communities, as well as the region's agricultural and river-based culture.