The Quang Tri collection was acquired by the museum in 1918 and 1935 and includes 14 works. Mostly found in Nam Giap, Ha Trung, Thach An and Da Nghi, they date from the 7th to the 8th century.
32 works dating from 8th to 10th century and collected from many places in Quang Nam Province are on display in this gallery.
The Quang Ngai gallery displays 14 works, mostly dating from the 10th to 12th century, found in Chanh Lo and elsewhere in Quang Ngai Province. Chanh Lo was named by Boisselier as the intermediate style between My Son A1 and Thap Mam.
The Tra Kieu relics were found at Duy Son Village in Duy Xuyen District, Quang Nam Province. Chinese annals refer to Tra Kieu as the seat of Sinhapura ( Lion city ), the first capital of Champa kingdom.
My Son was the most sacred place of Champa kingdom. It is on the present day Quang Nam province, about 30 kilometres west of the site of Simhapura, the capital of Champa until 1000 CE. Protected by a circle of mountains, there were over 70 structures of brick and stone, most of which were dedicated to Siva.
300km south of Da Nang, Binh Dinh Province is home to numerous Cham relics of which the most significant has been the system of Hindu temples built continuously from the 11th to 15th century when the power center of Champa kingdom was concentrated there.
Officially opened in 28th, April, 2004 the enlarged buiding is home to a new collection of approximately 150 works belonging to various styles of Cham art and mainly collected after 1975.
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