For the first time, 19 national treasures of Da Nang were introduced to the public.

(CLO) For the first time, the public has the opportunity to directly admire rare artifacts at the exhibition "National Treasures - Heritage in the heart of Da Nang".

From November 19 to December 25, the exhibition "National Treasures - Heritage in the Heart of Da Nang" will take place at the exhibition spaces of the Da Nang Museum of Cham Sculpture.

This is a highlight activity of the Museum to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Vietnam Cultural Heritage Day (November 23, 2005 - November 23, 2025).

The restored statue of Bodhisattva Tara with a snail and lotus. Photo: Xuan Dung

The exhibition introduces to the public for the first time full information and images of 19 national treasures in the new city of Da Nang. Visitors will have the opportunity to directly admire 14 original artifacts and 2 versions. The remaining 3 treasures, due to their association with the relic and the requirements of preservation work, will be introduced through documents and photo sets exhibited at the same time.

Of the 14 original treasures this time, 12 have long been preserved and displayed at the Da Nang Museum of Cham Sculpture, including: Tra Kieu Altar, Tra Kieu Apsara Relief, My Son Altar E1, Brahma Birth Relief My Son E1, Ganesha Statue, Shiva Statue My Son C1, Bodhisattva Tara Statue, Dong Duong Altar, Phong Le Dancing Shiva Relief, Uma Chanh Lo Relief, Gajasimha Statue and Thap Mam Dragon Statue.

Notably, the original Tara Bodhisattva statue, which is kept and preserved in a special warehouse and is only introduced during diplomatic events, is also on display this time.

Two treasures of the Dong Son culture, including the Dong Son bronze drum and the Dong Son bronze jar, kept by the private collection of Luong Hoang Long (Hoi An ward), were also present at the Da Nang Museum of Cham Sculpture on this occasion.

According to Ms. Le Thi Thu Trang, Director of the Da Nang Museum of Cham Sculpture, this is the first time the Tara Bodhisattva Statue has been displayed to the public in its complete form, after two important details, the snail and the lotus, were restored.

Besides the original artifacts, there are two 1:1 scale versions of the national treasures being kept at the My Son World Cultural Heritage Management Board and Da Nang Museum, Facility 2 (former Quang Nam Museum), including: Ekamukhalinga/Linga with one god's head and Siva god's head.

National treasures such as My Son A10 altar, Lai Nghi gold jewelry collection and Lai Nghi animal-shaped agate beads of Sa Huynh culture, are also introduced in this event with close-up photos and detailed documents, creating conditions for the public to admire and learn about their value.

Two national treasures, the Dong Son bronze drum and the Dong Son bronze jar, have been transferred to the Da Nang Museum of Cham Sculpture. Photo: Quoc Cuong

Also on this occasion, the Da Nang Museum of Cham Sculpture organized a series of activities to experience unique cultural heritage.

Notable among these are the activities of experiencing pottery making using the ancient Bau Truc pottery technique, My Nghiep brocade weaving technique (these are two traditional craft villages of the Cham people in the old Ninh Thuan province, now Khanh Hoa province), and printing woodcuts on Do paper with images of patterns and artifacts modeled after Cham sculpture.

Through these activities, visitors have the opportunity to learn and experience firsthand the process of traditional Cham crafts, folk painting printing techniques, and have the opportunity to own unique and impressive experiential products as souvenirs of their visit to the Museum.

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