The Museum of Folk Culture stands on Nguyen Thai Hoc Street in Hoi An, in Vietnam's Quang Nam Province. It is also known as the Hoi An Folk Culture Museum. Its collection turns to everyday Vietnamese life as it was lived in the Quang Nam region, rather than to grand monuments or royal history.
What you will see
The museum displays traditional costumes, farming tools, crafts, and objects used in daily life and in ceremonies. For a visitor, this makes it a useful counterpart to the older streets and houses of Hoi An: the displays show the working and domestic side of the culture that shaped the town and the countryside around it.
What kind of visit it makes
A visit suits anyone interested in ordinary material culture, whether that means clothing, tools, or ritual objects. It is a museum to walk through at your own pace, and it can be combined with a wider look at the town.
- Location: 33 Nguyen Thai Hoc Street, Hoi An
- Focus: traditional folk culture of Quang Nam
- Collection: costumes, farming tools, crafts, and ceremonial objects
- Contact: +84 235 3861 540
Because the museum is on Nguyen Thai Hoc Street, it is within reach of the rest of central Hoi An, so it works well as one stop among several in a day's walking. For current opening hours and admission details, call the number above before you go.
