DAK LAK – Besides coffee, visitors also learn about many cultural artifacts only available at the two largest museums in the city. Buon Ma Thuot.
Dak Lak Museum , located on Y Ngong street in the center of the city. Buon Ma Thuot, where visitors can learn about the land of elephants and coffee in the Central Highlands. Photo: Luong Viet Cuong
The project is designed based on the typical long-house architecture of the Ede community, the most populous ethnic group in Dak Lak.
Inside the museum, about 1,000 artifacts introducing the history, natural geography and culture of the indigenous ethnic communities such as Ede, Mnong, Gia rai, Xo Dang, Gie are stored and displayed inside the museum. Trieng, Ma …
The artifacts are mostly prototypes or miniature models, reflecting the daily life and culture of indigenous peoples such as bins, looms, musical instruments, hunting tools …
The museum dedicates its own space to recreate the profession of taming elephants, activities associated with the life of the people of Dak Lak from ancient times. There are some artifacts that visitors may no longer see in real life, such as an elephant armchair and a roof on their back, a joystick, neck strap, foot shackles …
At the local agricultural area, guests can touch and smell coffee beans, pepper, anise … and see the many specialties Dak Lak can buy as gifts.
Visitors can take turns visiting Dak Lak Museum according to notes and instructions in each different themed space. In particular, the annotations of the exhibits are shown in 4 languages, including Vietnamese, English, French and Ede.
Time is 7:30 – 16:30, from Tuesday to Sunday (including holidays, New Year). Ticket price is 30,000 VND / adult, 20,000 VND / child from 6 years old.
Nearly 3km from Dak Lak museum, Coffee World Museum is a must-see attraction when coming to Buon Ma Thuot because of its fancy architecture, which is likened to “West sky” by many tourists in the middle of the mountain town. Photo: Hoang Tuan Anh
The museum’s architecture is also modeled after the stylized long house mixed with modern features, with many open spaces. The coffee-related artifacts, such as production and processing tools, are displayed inside, divided into different zones. Photo: Hoang Tuan Anh
The special feature here is that more than 10,000 coffee artifacts have been collected from all over the world over many periods, their origins and cultural features are annotated in detail.
At the drink bar, visitors will be awakened by three styles of coffees from the Ottoman, Roman civilizations and Zen coffee. In the photo is a set of tools to prepare and enjoy the Ottoman style, the cradle of world coffee civilization.
In addition to the world coffee collection, the museum also displays many local coffee production and processing items from primitive to present.
In addition to the display space, guests can enjoy coffee drinks at the museum grounds.
It is open from 8am to 6pm every day. The ticket price to visit is 75,000 VND / adult, 40,000 VND / child, combined with watching some exhibitions to collect tickets of 100,000 VND / visit, guests can buy combo tickets for 125,000 VND. Tickets are reduced by 30% for students in the Central Highlands region, 50% for ethnic minorities, beneficiaries of preferential policies for cultural enjoyment. Photo: Hoang Tuan Anh
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