Coi Nguon Museum — Attraction in Phú Quốc

If you want to know all about Phu Quoc island, the old life, the history and every little things around the island, this is a place for you. I was there very late in the afternoon. Maybe I was the last guest . The entry ticket was 20.000 VND. Although I was a little late, the staff was still friendly to me. She took me around the museum, told me about the history of the island, how people lived, how they built houses, how they made fish sauce and every old things people found nearby sea area. It was really interesting to visit the museum. From the top of the building, it was the nice place to see the sunset. The museum was at the opposite site of my hotel so I could see my hotel from the top of the...

Initially, my expectations of the museum were high enough, but after visiting this place I am left with mixed feelings. On the one hand, it is obvious that when the museum was created, its authors had some plan of development, but today, due to improper maintenance, this museum can be immediately put in another museum of dust and vanished items - all exhibits are poorly explained, present in numerous copies of mediocre quality and do not create any impression of the island, its history, or the people who inhabited and inhibiting this land. My verdict is that this museum still has a good potential, but there is no one who would...

Great experience, a mish-mash of everything but fun to see. More explanations in English would be great, as interesting as the exhibits were it was hard to know what we were seeing... what were the bones from? Why were the pots and plates of interest, how old were they and where did they come from, etc. Support this museum if you get here, you can see that funds are desperately needed for repairs to this amazing building and to assist staffing that would result in cleaner exhibit cases. 50,000 dong is really cheap for this experience. Well done to...