Cham Museum features rich Cham sculptures to admire. You’ll find a variety of stone statues, stone beasts and fine architectural stone sculptures of Champa.

The museum has many stone sculptures head of which is that of the elephant but the body is that of human being. This kind of sculptures reflects Champa was deeply affected by the Indian culture. In early age, the region Champa ruled had been under the governance of China before. The stone sculptures of dragons in the museum tell this point. Champa culture is a fusion of Indian culture and Chinese culture.

Some sculptures also show the Indian Yoga was also popular in the ancient time. Many of the sculptures are religious. Some also demonstrate the social life at that time. The Champa characters on a stone tablet there are still unknown for now.

Through the sculptures, you’ll know some about the costume of the Champa during that period of time. Some wear a skirt without underwear and the upper body is naked. The sculptures of the male and female genital organs reflect the distinctive worship of Cham for the organ.