Not only being well-known for its amazing tourist attractions, Da Nang is also now home to many museums which are famous for their great historical and cultural values, and their unique architectural styles.

The Da Nang Museum of Cham Sculpture is located at 2 September 2 Street, Binh Hien Ward, Hai Chau District. The museum was first established in 1915. After several major expansions, it still retains the original architecture. Photo: XUAN SON

The Da Nang government-funded refurbishment of the Da Nang Museum of Cham Sculpture started in 2016 and completed in the following year. The purpose of the refurbishment was to improve the displays of the existing artifacts and the organisation of scientific events, as well as to cater for the increase in numbers of visitors to the museum. Photo: XUAN SON

The Museum of Da Nang was established in 1989 at 78 Le Duan. In April 2011, the museum was relocated to the campus of the Dien Hai Citadel special national relic site at 24 Tran Phu, Thach Thang Ward, Hai Chau District. Photo: XUAN SON

The over 3,000m2 museum houses more than 2,500 documents, photos and artifacts which tell stories about the history, culture, and the development of the city and neighbouring localities. Photo: XUAN SON

The Da Nang authorities have given a nod to grant more than VND84 billion to implement the 2nd stage of the Dien Hai Citadel restoration and embellishment project during the 2019-2024 period. Following the project, the museum will be moved out of the Dien Hai Citadel site to relocate to the current headquarters of the municipal People’s Council at 42 Bach Dang. In the photo: A cannon is being displayed in the campus of the museum.

Located at 78 Le Duan in Thach Thang Ward, Hai Chau District, the Da Nang Museum of Fine Arts was inaugurated on December 19, 2016 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Da Nang's recognition as a centrally-governed city on 1 January 1997. Photo: Xuan Dung

The 3-storey museum covers an area of 1,875m2, with the display area of 1,185.5m2.

Located at 1 Duy Tan Street, the Military Zone 5 branch of the Ho Chi Minh Museum was built in 1976 in Da Nang. On May 19, 1977, the museum officially opened its doors to the public and was ranked as a second-class National Museum in 1995. Photo: XUAN DUNG

Covering an area of ​​over 9 hectares, this museum is divided into two main parts: the outdoor exhibition area and the internal galleries. The outdoor display area features a replica of late President Ho Chi Minh’s stilt house in Ha Noi, with a tree garden, a fishpond, a house on stilts, and more. Meanwhile, the indoor display area features artifacts during the two resistance wars against the French and the American. Photo: Xuan Dung

The Hoang Sa Exhibition House located at the corner of coastal Hoang Sa and Phan Ba Phien streets in Da Nang’s Son Tra District acts as a link between the local marine culture space and Viet Nam’s indisputable sovereignty over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) Archipelago.

Being the first of its kind in Viet Nam, the house features displays of hundreds of valuable exhibits which re-affirm Viet Nam’s legitimate sovereignty over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) Archipelago

Reporting by XUAN SON, XUAN DUNG - Translating by M.DUNG