page_title: Museum of Cham Sculpture
hierarchical_section_title: Museum of Cham Sculpture
caption_attribution_description: English: Early view of the Cham Sculpture Museum in Da Nang showing the École française d'Extrême-Orient (EFEO) at the left panel and "Section des Antiquités chames" (meaning Chams antics section) on the right panel. Français&#160;: Musée de sculpture chame à Đà Nẵng. On peut y voir inscrit à gauche École française d'Extrême-Orient (EFEO) et à droite Section des antiquités chames.
context_page_description: The Museum of Cham Sculpture is a museum located in Hải Châu District, Đà Nẵng, central Vietnam, near the Han River.
  The establishment of a Cham sculpture museum in Da Nang was first proposed in 1902 by the Department of Archaeology of EFEO. Henri Parmentier, a prominent archaeologist of the department, made great contributions to the campaign for its construction. Reportedly founded in 1915 as the Musée Henri Parmentier, its first building opened in 1919 and was designed by two French architects, M. Deleval and M. Auclair, who were inspired by Parmentier to use some traditional Cham elements in the composition. Prior to the establishment of the museum, the site was known as the "garden of sculptures" and many Cham sculptures that had been collected in Da Nang, Quảng Nam and elsewhere had been brought there over the preceding twenty years.
  The museum has been expanded twice. The first expansion was in the mid-1930s, with two new galleries providing display space for the objects added in the 1920s and 1930s. Henri Parmentier directed the display based on the areas where sculptures were found.
context_section_description: The Museum of Cham Sculpture is a museum located in Hải Châu District, Đà Nẵng, central Vietnam, near the Han River.
  The establishment of a Cham sculpture museum in Da Nang was first proposed in 1902 by the Department of Archaeology of EFEO. Henri Parmentier, a prominent archaeologist of the department, made great contributions to the campaign for its construction.  Reportedly founded in 1915 as the Musée Henri Parmentier, its first building opened in 1919 and was designed by two French architects, M. Deleval and M. Auclair, who were inspired by Parmentier to use some traditional Cham elements in the composition.  Prior to the establishment of the museum, the site was known as the "garden of sculptures" and many Cham sculptures that had been collected in Da Nang, Quảng Nam and elsewhere had been brought there over the preceding twenty years.
  The museum has been expanded twice. The first expansion was in the mid-1930s, with two new galleries providing display space for the objects added in the 1920s and 1930s. Henri Parmentier directed the display based on the areas where sculptures were found. The 1000 meter square of floor space was arranged for the collections of Mỹ Sơn, Trà Kiệu, Đồng Dương, Tháp Mẫm, Quang Tri, Quảng Ngãi, Bình Định and Kon Tum.  In 2002, the Museum was again expanded with the two-story building providing an additional 1000 square meters.  The new building provides not only space for display, but also for storage, a library, a restoration workshop and offices for staff.
  Before 2007, the Museum was managed by Da Nang Museums, an administrative organ in charge of the city's museums and heritage.  In 2008 it became affiliated with the city Department of Culture, Sport and Tourism.
  The museum houses the world's largest collection of Cham sculpture and is a popular tourist destination.
caption: Early 20th-century view of the museum showing the École française d'Extrême-Orient (EFEO) sign.
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