On April 17th 2022, the Huong river museum of ancient pottery located at 120 Nguyen Phuc Nguyen street (Long Ho ward, Phu Xuan district, Hue city) was officially opened to visitors.
Formerly, it was a space where ancient potteries found on the Huong river collected by Prof. Dr. Thai Kim Lan, a Vietnamese-born German and her elder brother, late painter Thai Nguyen Ba collected over nearly 40 years were on display. Some of the antiques showcased at this private museum were gathered by researcher Ho Tan Phan.
At a spacious garden house in Kim Long ward, visitors have a chance to admire thousands of potteries picked up from the Huong river as well as other places. These valuable antiques date back to the 17th, 18th and 19th century.
Lan Vien Co Tich is the only museum across the country where artifacts found from rivers in a narrow geographical space (Thua Thien Hue province) were on display. Located in the area of 700m2, the museum is currently home to nearly 5.000 artifacts, mainly picked up from the Huong river. They date back to several historical periods and cultures such as Cham, Sa Huynh, prehistory, protohistory, Le So, etc as well as those produced at Phuoc Tich ancient village, My Xuyen ancient village, etc.
Trees, grass and flowers available at the museum create an open space.