Can Tho Museum
Bảo tàng Cần Thơ
A city museum offering a systematic introduction to the history of the Mekong Delta and the folk cultures of the Kinh, Chinese and Khmer communities. Free admission.
Can Tho Museum is on Hoa Binh Boulevard. Its galleries cover the city's founding history, the resistance wars against France and the United States, farming and river life, and the folk traditions of the Kinh, Chinese and Khmer peoples, including a re-created Chinese assembly hall, a Khmer monastery and traditional house scenes. Admission is free, and it is generally open Tuesday to Sunday, roughly 8:00–11:00 and 14:00–17:00, closed Mondays. Explanations are mainly in Vietnamese, with some English. It is about 10 minutes on foot from Ninh Kieu Wharf, and there is a military region museum nearby.
Opening hours
Tue–Sun 08:00–11:00, 14:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Ong Pagoda (Quang Trieu Assembly Hall)
- Ninh Kieu Wharf
- Munirangsyaram Pagoda
- Ninh Kieu Night Market
- Can Tho Ancient Market Hall
- Ninh Kieu Pedestrian Bridge
- Can Tho Bridge
- Binh Thuy Ancient House