Cham sculpture museum to be upgraded

PANO - The Cham Sculpture Museum in Da Nang city will be upgraded at a cost of nearly VND 45 billion, according to the city’s People’s Committee.

The move aims to introduce such a typical heritage to participants of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit to be hosted by the city in 2017.

A photo exhibition in the museum drawing lots of tourists

The museum consists of two main blocs, including the old one built in 1915.

As planned, the old bloc will be kept intact during the upgrade which will be started this November on the occasion of the 100^th anniversary of the museum (1915-2015) and the Vietnam Cultural Heritage Day on November 23^rd, and is expected to be completed next year.