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After construction started in 1915, the Museum of Cham Sculpture opened in 1919 but the collection process of sculptures had been underway for 20 years. The French colonial building is situated in a wonderful spot on the city's September 2 street (Duong 2 Thang 9 named in honour of Vietnam's Independence Day) by the riverside.Today, the museum has a collection of nearly 2,000 large and small sculptures. Of these, 288 are on display inside the museum, 187 objects are in the garden and more than 1,200 objects are reserved in the storehouse.The museum's layout helps visitors gain an understanding of the genesis of Champa, its golden period, and eventual decline through Cham art. Originally, established by archaeologists and experts of the Ecoie Francaise de L'Extreme Orient, this museum contains the world's largest and most valuable sculpture collection from Champa, collected by French archaeologists from various temple sites including Tra Kieu (Singapura), Dong Duong (Indrapura) and Thap Mam (Vijaya), and dating from the seventh to the 15th centuries.Coming to visit the museum, visitors will quickly see this was a civilization, which had a passion for art and innate creative talent. Among the artifacts displayed at the museum you can see altars, statues and decorative works collected from Hindu and Buddhist temples and towers. Standing before these artistic masterpieces, you can comprehend the noblest ideals of art while appreciating the finite nature of all things.All artifacts were classified into different galleries, which represent two periods of Cham art. The first-period  starts from the latter half of the seventh century and lasts until the end of the ninth century; a prosperous era which witnessed the flowering of Cham art.Among the masterpieces of this period on display at the museum is the Tra Kieu Altar. The altar was used for the worship of Siva, the creator and destroyer of the universe, and the symbols of her creative ability, the Linga and Yoni, are present on it. The four scenes carved around the base of the altar tell the story of Prince Rama.The Tra Kieu relics were found 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, which was built at the end of the fourth century.A collection of 43 works of Tra Kieu, mostly dating from seventh to eighth century and 11th to 12th century is now exhibited in the Tra Kieu gallery of the museum. Other works are being kept in storage.The Quang Tri gallery 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 dating from the seventh to eighth century.The artifacts in the Dong Duong gallery create a deep impression with their vigorous style and represent the highest development of Cham art in the 9th and 10th centuries. These statues of the first Cham kings have a characteristic vivid and imposing appearance.The second period lasted from the 11th to the 15th centuries. Numerous wars took their toll on Champa forcing the relocation of the capital from Tra Kieu to Tra Ban (Binh Dinh province) in about the year 1.000. At this time, a different kind of beauty began to emerge in Cham art. The decorative motifs on the animals statues became more ornate whereas those depicting humans became dull, gradually losing the expressive characteristics of the early period.The artifacts discovered at Thap Mam (12th to 14th centuries) are monumental sculptures of large animals such as elephants, makara (sea monsters) and garudas (the birds of the gods), which served as protectors of the temples and towers. The Thap Mam style with its enormous artifacts represents the last efforts of a civilisation on the decline. There are 67 works from those excavations on display in the Thap Mam  Binh Dinh gallery.In addition, in 2004 the museum's management board officially opened the enlarged building which is now home to a new collection of approximately 150 works mainly collected after 1975. In recent years, the museum has benefited from the Programme on the Preservation of Cham Civilisation and Heritage, set up with the support of the Musee Guimet in Paris, which has organised workshops on the preservation and restoration of relics and helped to restore several of the sculptural works.Despite being profoundly influenced by the architecture and sculpture of the Indian civilisation, the ancient realm of Champa, nevertheless, clearly had a vision of life and religion according to their own subtle and distinctive beauty. The museum is open daily from 7.30am to 5.30 pm, entrance is VND30.000.The museum has a collection of nearly 2.000 large and small sculptures. with 288 on display inside the museum and 187 objects are in the garden. The rest are in storage.