The ceramic and porcelain collections on shipwreck in Vietnam Sea at History Museum in Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam): History, Preservation and Promotion.
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The ceramic and porcelain collections on shipwreck in Vietnam Sea at History Museum in Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam): History, Preservation and Promotion.
Description
In Vietnam, underwater cultural heritage is a new field developed in the late twenty century until now. Interest in
this field began with the discovery of shipwrecks in Vietnamese waters in the 1990s. Through international
cooperation as well as the support of modern equipment, Vietnam has approached and explored ancient
shipwrecks in Hòn Dầm (Phu Quoc), Hòn Cau (Con Dao), Cà Mau, Cù lao Chàm (Quang Nam), and in recent
years, the ancient shipwrecks Chau Thuan Bien in Quang Ngai. From 1993 to 2000, The History Museum in Ho
Chi Minh City received more than 7000 artifacts from these shipwrecks assigned from the Ministry of Culture
and Sports of Vietnam. Most of these archaeological materials are Chinese ceramics dating from the Ming to Qing
Dynasties, some Thai ceramics such as Sawankhalok ceramics, Sukhothai ceramics, and Vietnamese Chu Dau
ceramics dating from the 15th century. In this paper, we would like to give a brief introduction to these collections,
preservation and promotion agenda alongside the History Museum in Ho Chi Minh city. Accordingly, the article
will include three parts: the first is an overview of the historical museum and underwater heritage collections
which include the number and types of artifacts. In the second part, we will present about our museum’s actual
preservation and exhibition covering the difficulties and limitations that we are facing. In the discussion part, we
will present possible ideas about cooperation on exhibition, communication and conservation of the UCH
collection in our museum case.
this field began with the discovery of shipwrecks in Vietnamese waters in the 1990s. Through international
cooperation as well as the support of modern equipment, Vietnam has approached and explored ancient
shipwrecks in Hòn Dầm (Phu Quoc), Hòn Cau (Con Dao), Cà Mau, Cù lao Chàm (Quang Nam), and in recent
years, the ancient shipwrecks Chau Thuan Bien in Quang Ngai. From 1993 to 2000, The History Museum in Ho
Chi Minh City received more than 7000 artifacts from these shipwrecks assigned from the Ministry of Culture
and Sports of Vietnam. Most of these archaeological materials are Chinese ceramics dating from the Ming to Qing
Dynasties, some Thai ceramics such as Sawankhalok ceramics, Sukhothai ceramics, and Vietnamese Chu Dau
ceramics dating from the 15th century. In this paper, we would like to give a brief introduction to these collections,
preservation and promotion agenda alongside the History Museum in Ho Chi Minh city. Accordingly, the article
will include three parts: the first is an overview of the historical museum and underwater heritage collections
which include the number and types of artifacts. In the second part, we will present about our museum’s actual
preservation and exhibition covering the difficulties and limitations that we are facing. In the discussion part, we
will present possible ideas about cooperation on exhibition, communication and conservation of the UCH
collection in our museum case.
Creator
MA. Nguyen Thi Huynh Nhu
Publisher
The Museum of Underwater Archaeology
Date
2023
Language
English
Bibliographic Citation
Thi Huynh Nhu, Nguyen . 2023. “The ceramic and porcelain collections on shipwreck in Vietnam sea at History Museum in Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam): History, Preservation and Promotion.” Edited by Jennifer Craig, Jay Mok, and T. Kurt Knoerl. In Proceedings of Fifth Asia Pacific Regional Conference on Underwater Cultural Heritage: Gwangju, The Republic of Korea, November 13-18 2023. The Museum of Underwater Archaeology. URL: https://apconf.omeka.net/exhibits/show/apconfproceedings/item/1984
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MA. Nguyen Thi Huynh Nhu, “The ceramic and porcelain collections on shipwreck in Vietnam Sea at History Museum in Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam): History, Preservation and Promotion.,” Asia Pacific Regional Conference on Underwater Cultural Heritage Proceedings, accessed October 12, 2026, https://apconf.omeka.net/items/show/1984.