Museums of Hoian - Hoian Information

Hoi An Museum of History an Culture Located at 7 Nguyen Street an built in 1989 the building used as the museum today is the former Ba Pagoda, contains 212 exhibits an documents concerning the formation an development of Hoi An. The exhibit includes pottery, ceramics, bronze, iron paper, wood and so on, which are classified into three eras: prehistory, Champ Period and Dai Viet Period. These phases correspond to Sa Huynh Culture (before 2nd century AD), Champa Culture (2nd - 15th century AD) and Dai Viet, Dai Nam Culture (16th-19th century) respectively. I the development process, Dai Viet is prominently highlighted as a bright period in the historical path of Vietnam. The documents displayed here constitute a numerous and diverse cultural treasure that testifies the formation and development of Hoi An through the great creativity of many generations of local residents.

Visiting Hoi An Historical Museum is also a chance for tourists to explore more interesting things about this land; for instance, the history of Tran Phu Street, the oldest street of Hoi. An, the folk meaning and conception of the "eyes" on the doors of ancient houses and of the spiral carved patterns "De leaf" "Yin and Yang", and many others.