This museum is officially known as the Museum of Champa Sculpture. The kingdom of Champa (or Lin-yi in Chinese records) controlled what is now south and central Vietnam from approximately 192 through 1697. The empire began to decline in the late 15th century, became a Vietnamese vassal state in 1697, and was finally dissolved in 1832.
Magnificent collection here. Appreciate the explanations you provide in these galleries too - makes it easier to research and learn more about these cultures and their history. V!
Choukasar
12-Oct-2007 20:43
Amazing that the Vietnamese government allows the Cham Museum to exist, considering that it tells history of Vietnamese greed for territorial expansion; it is trying to expand more territory into neighboring Khmer Kingdom (or Cambodia) today as well. How unfortunate that the Kingdom of Champa lost its state control to Vietnam, and therefore the Kingdom of Champa is extinct today; the Vietnamese is trying that age old technique on Khmer as well-- they will never succeed!!!
