Although the Lao National Museum may not be filled with plenty of significant artifacts to make up a national museum, the museum still makes up for it with its often interesting exhibits. The museum was formerly known as the Lao Revolutionary Museum and is housed in an old colonial structure that was built in 1925.
Despite being limited in displays, the museum features a wide range of varied exhibits such as dinosaur bones found in the country, a sandstone sculpture of Shiva (the famous Hindu God), machine guns, and old photos of guerillas that fought American troops before the communists ruled in 1975. …