First museum of sunken artifacts opens in Hue
PSNews - The very first museum of sunken artifacts dating back thousands of years kicked off in Hue on April 17 at 120 Nguyen Phuc Nguyen, Huong Long ward, Hue city, Thua Thien Hue province, displaying 2,500 artifacts that have been retrieved from the Huong (Perfume) River and collected by Vietnamese-born German Thai Kim Lan.
A range of sunken artefacts made of pottery and dating back thousands of years are on display at a museum in Hue city of Thua Thien-Hue province, central Vietnam.
The museum, that opened to the public on April 17, are showcasing more than 2,500 artifacts that have been retrieved from the Huong (Perfume) River and collected by Vietnamese-born German Thai Kim Lan.
The exhibits themed The Perfume River – the Rendezvous of Cultures are divided into three groups belonging to the pre-Sa Huynh and Sa Huynh Culture, about between 3,000 and 2,500 years ago, the Champa Culture from the first millennium BC, and the Ly-Tran-Nguyen dynasties, from the 19th and 20th centuries.
It is the only museum nationwide which is currently displaying ceramics retrieved from from the Huong (Perfume) River in Thua Thien-Hue province.
The opening marks the third non-public museum in Thua Thien-Hue and the 55th museum of ancient pottery in the country.
