About World Coffee Museum
The World Coffee Museum is a specialty museum in Buon Ma Thuot City, Dak Lak Province, the coffee capital of Vietnam. Located on Nguyen Dinh Chieu Street in Tan Loi Ward, it is part of the Trung Nguyen Legend Coffee City project and opened in November 2018. The museum houses more than 10,000 coffee-related artifacts from the Jens Burg collection, showcasing global coffee history and culture through distinctive architecture inspired by Central Highlands longhouses and modern exhibition design.
Visitors guide
Visitors can expect a modern museum complex with five interconnected buildings inspired by the longhouse architecture of the Central Highlands, set within landscaped gardens. Inside are open-plan exhibition halls displaying coffee artifacts, brewing tools, historical documents and multimedia installations tracing global coffee history. Areas include permanent and thematic exhibition spaces, a coffee library, seminar and tasting areas, a cafe and outdoor photo spots with curved, undulating architecture.
Key highlights
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Collection of over 10,000 coffee artifacts from the Jens Burg collection
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Distinctive architecture inspired by Ede longhouses and Central Highlands culture
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Multimedia exhibitions on history, cultivation and culture of coffee worldwide
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Coffee library and seminar spaces for tasting and educational programs
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Landscaped outdoor gardens and iconic curved buildings for photography
History of World Coffee Museum
Opened on 23 November 2018 as the centerpiece of the Trung Nguyen Legend Coffee City project. Houses the Jens Burg collection assembled over 20 years in Germany, comprising more than 10,000 artifacts documenting nearly three centuries of global coffee history, production tools and consumption culture.
Culture & Context
Celebrates Buon Ma Thuot as the coffee capital of Vietnam and the coffee heritage of the Central Highlands. The museum promotes Vietnamese coffee culture, particularly Robusta, and global coffee traditions through exhibitions, education and cultural events, with architecture blending Ede longhouse forms and contemporary design.
Route
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