What is thought to be the first privately-run museum in central Vietnam opens it doors, showcasing various artifacts from Vietnam’s past.
Antiquities at Chu Lai Museum
Viet Nam Net, 01 April 2012
Thousands of Vietnamese antiques from the 18th to 19th centuries and hundreds of Cham cultural items are exhibited at the Chu Lai Museum in the central province of Quang Nam.
The museum is built on five hectares in Tam Nghia commune, Nui Thanh district. This is the first private museum in this region.
The museum’s owner – Mr. Pham Xuan Long – says that he collected these antiques for nearly 40 years. Some items are worth millions of USD. “There are antiques that you cannot buy with money. There are items that I offered very high prices, but owners refused to sell until I told them that I bought the items to exhibit in my future museum. It turned out that they were afraid that I would sell antiques overseas,” Mr. Long says.
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This is not quite correct – if you not say first private museum CENTRAL Vietnam. The first private museum of Vietnam opened some years ago in Phu Quoc Island…See my entry on my blog:
http://karsteninvietnam.blogspot.com/2010/12/das-museum-von-phu-quoc.html
I am sorry, at that time I only wrote my blog in German, but have some pictures of it included (google translater is quite nice)….
I’ll defer to your knowledge Karsten!