at an exhibition, which opened in Hanoi on October 4 in the presence
of the Swiss, French, Swedish and Indonesian diplomatic corps in Hanoi.
The exhibition, “A glimpse of South East
Asia”, which presents costumes, lacquer art and Indonesian tribal art
paintings on glass, is part of a Southeast Asia Corner project, a
virtual museum on the regional cultures.
The project aims to enrich public knowledge of the diverse and vibrant Southeast Asian culture.
It is also expected to help visitors discover the similarity and
difference between nations in the region, said organisers from the
Vietnam Ethonology Museum , which will house the Southeast Asian
Corner.
Since 2006, the museum has collected over
2,000 objects, 8,000 documentary pictures and more than 30 video tapes
from the other nine members of the Southeast Asian Nations, namely
Thailand, Cambodia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei,
Singapore, Laos and Myanmar.
Under the project, a
building called “Kite” is now under construction to showcase fabrics and
costumes, daily life, social life, performance art and religion of the
regional countries.
The Head of the Southeast
Asian Section, Dr. Vi Van An, said the collection has highlighted the
traditional weaving technology with special techniques and products
popular not only in the region but also in Europe .
He cited two Gadang costumes of tribes living in north of the Philippines .
Also worth of notes are nine lacquer-painted objects of Myanmar , including those dating back hundreds of years.
“A Glimpse of Southeast Asia” exhibition will last until November 5, 2011./.
