Museum of Sa Huynh Culture

The Museum of Sa Huynh Culture is located at 149 Tran Phu Street in Hoi An Ancient Town, Da Nang, Vietnam. Established in 1994, it houses more than 200 artifacts from the Sa Huynh culture that flourished between 1000 BCE and the 2nd century CE. The collection includes burial jars, pottery, jewelry and iron tools excavated in central Vietnam. It is notable for illustrating early maritime trade and burial customs within the Hoi An World Heritage complex.

Visitors can expect a small two-storey museum in a historic building in Hoi An Ancient Town displaying archaeological artifacts of the Sa Huynh culture. The ground floor presents pottery, burial jars, ornaments and tools with explanatory panels, maps and photographs of excavation sites. The setting is quiet and indoor, suitable for self-guided viewing and learning about early inhabitants of central Vietnam before exploring the surrounding Ancient Town streets.

The museum preserves evidence of the Sa Huynh culture, an Iron Age culture that flourished in central Vietnam from around 1000 BCE to the 2nd century CE and is considered a predecessor to the Champa Kingdom. Artifacts were excavated from sites in Quang Nam and central Vietnam after the culture was first identified in 1909 at Sa Huynh, Quang Ngai. The museum was established in 1994 to display finds from Hoi An area excavations.

The museum illustrates burial customs, daily life, craftsmanship and maritime exchange of the Sa Huynh people. Displays of jar burials, jewelry and tools highlight cultural connections with Southeast Asia, India and China, contributing to understanding of early cultural development in central Vietnam and the heritage values of Hoi An Ancient Town World Heritage Site.