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Page 1 of 3 Introduction to the Traditional Arts and Ethnology Centre (TAEC) Luang Prabang, Lao PDR 2016-2017 The Traditional Arts and Ethnology Centre is a museum in the UNESCO World Heritage town of Luang Prabang, Lao PDR. It is the only independent museum and resource centre in Laos dedicated to the collection, preservation, and interpretation of the traditional arts and lifestyles of the country’s many and diverse ethnic groups. TAEC features professional exhibitions on the ethnic cultures of Laos, a Museum Shop promoting handicrafts from village artisans, activity centre, library, and a café serving cold refreshments. In addition, the TAEC Boutique on the main street in Ban Vat Sene, features locally produced, fair trade products including the exclusive Heirloom Collection. The Heirloom Collection features products made by master artists and certified for authenticity. To date, TAEC has welcomed over 120,000 Lao and international visitors, and has rapidly emerged as a regional leader in cultural heritage management and community development. TAEC is guided by a Board of Advisors, consisting of anthropologists and textile scholars. The Centre was founded by Tara Gujadhur and Thongkhoun Soutthivilay who now serve as Co-Directors. Tara Gujadhur is an American with an anthropology background and 15 years’ experience in indigenous community development and sustainable tourism in southern Africa and Southeast Asia. Thongkhoun Soutthivilay is a Luang Prabang native trained in Japan, the Netherlands, and Thailand who worked at the Luang Prabang National Museum for over 10 years as the Collection Manager and a conservator. Together they began work on TAEC in 2006, building a collection, researching, and working with ethnic communities, and curating the permanent exhibitions. The Traditional Arts and Ethnology Centre was launched on 5 July 2007. Today, TAEC is engaged in a broad range of museum and community engagement activities, reflecting its commitment to supporting living ethnic minority communities to preserve and promote their cultural heritage while looking towards the future. TAEC’s exhibit information is in Lao and English, with French, German, Spanish, Chinese and Japanese translations also available. TAEC’s Activities Include: • Exhibitions The permanent exhibition contains text, photographs, and objects from villages throughout the north of Laos. These exhibits explore the unique cultural aspects of four of Laos’ most well known ethnic minority groups: Akha, Hmong, Kmhmu and Tai Lue. The newest special exhibition, “Seeds of Culture: From Living Plants to Handicrafts” opened in September 2016. This exhibit features the Job’s tears (Coix) plant, indigenous to mainland southeast Asia, to demonstrate the important relationship between humans and nature. It was guest curated by Dr. Yukino Ochiai, a Japanese ethnobotanist at Ryukoku University, who has researched Job’s tears for over 15 years, amassing an unparalleled collection of objects featuring the plant’s seeds. TAEC’s information is in Lao and English, with French, German, Spanish, Chinese and Japanese translations also available. Based on professional museum standards, artefacts are rotated regularly and archival lighting, mounting, and display techniques are employed.

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IntroductiontotheTraditionalArtsandEthnologyCentre(TAEC)LuangPrabang,LaoPDR

2016-2017TheTraditionalArtsandEthnologyCentreisamuseumintheUNESCOWorldHeritagetownofLuangPrabang,LaoPDR.ItistheonlyindependentmuseumandresourcecentreinLaosdedicatedtothecollection,preservation,andinterpretationofthetraditionalartsandlifestylesofthecountry’smanyanddiverseethnicgroups.TAECfeaturesprofessionalexhibitionsontheethnicculturesofLaos,aMuseumShoppromotinghandicraftsfromvillageartisans,activitycentre,library,andacaféservingcoldrefreshments.Inaddition,theTAECBoutiqueonthemainstreetinBanVatSene,featureslocallyproduced,fairtradeproductsincludingtheexclusiveHeirloomCollection.TheHeirloomCollectionfeaturesproductsmadebymasterartistsandcertifiedforauthenticity.Todate,TAEChaswelcomedover120,000Laoandinternationalvisitors,andhasrapidlyemergedasaregionalleaderinculturalheritagemanagementandcommunitydevelopment.TAECisguidedbyaBoardofAdvisors,consistingofanthropologistsandtextilescholars.TheCentrewasfoundedbyTaraGujadhurandThongkhounSoutthivilaywhonowserveasCo-Directors.TaraGujadhurisanAmericanwithananthropologybackgroundand15years’experienceinindigenouscommunitydevelopmentandsustainabletourisminsouthernAfricaandSoutheastAsia.ThongkhounSoutthivilayisaLuangPrabangnativetrainedinJapan,theNetherlands,andThailandwhoworkedattheLuangPrabangNationalMuseumforover10yearsastheCollectionManagerandaconservator.TogethertheybeganworkonTAECin2006,buildingacollection,researching,andworkingwithethniccommunities,andcuratingthepermanentexhibitions.TheTraditionalArtsandEthnologyCentrewaslaunchedon5July2007.Today,TAECisengagedinabroadrangeofmuseumandcommunityengagementactivities,reflectingitscommitmenttosupportinglivingethnicminoritycommunitiestopreserveandpromotetheirculturalheritagewhilelookingtowardsthefuture.TAEC’sexhibitinformationisinLaoandEnglish,withFrench,German,Spanish,ChineseandJapanesetranslationsalsoavailable.TAEC’sActivitiesInclude:• Exhibitions

Thepermanentexhibitioncontainstext,photographs,andobjectsfromvillagesthroughoutthenorthofLaos.TheseexhibitsexploretheuniqueculturalaspectsoffourofLaos’mostwellknownethnicminoritygroups:Akha,Hmong,KmhmuandTaiLue.Thenewestspecialexhibition,“SeedsofCulture:FromLivingPlantstoHandicrafts”openedinSeptember2016.ThisexhibitfeaturestheJob’stears(Coix)plant,indigenoustomainlandsoutheastAsia,todemonstratetheimportantrelationshipbetweenhumansandnature.ItwasguestcuratedbyDr.YukinoOchiai,aJapaneseethnobotanistatRyukokuUniversity,whohasresearchedJob’stearsforover15years,amassinganunparalleledcollectionofobjectsfeaturingtheplant’sseeds.

TAEC’sinformationisinLaoandEnglish,withFrench,German,Spanish,ChineseandJapanesetranslationsalsoavailable.Basedonprofessionalmuseumstandards,artefactsarerotatedregularlyandarchivallighting,mounting,anddisplaytechniquesareemployed.

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• AdvocacyandLivelihoods

TAECrecognisestheneedtosupportlivelihooddevelopmentinethnicminoritycommunities,whichrepresentadisproportionatepercentageofthepoorinLaos,aswellasfosterthemorelong-termgoalofculturalprideandidentitybuilding.TAEC’sMuseumShop,TAECBoutique,andonlineshopsellscraftssourceddirectlyfromartisancommunities,promotinghandicraftskillsandlivelihoodsbasedontraditionalarts-keepingthesepreciousartsaliveandreducingtheneedtomigratetolargercitiesandtownsforemployment.Onaverage,50%oftheshop’sincomegoesdirectlytothehandicraftproducersthemselves,andcurrentlyprovidesover600ethnicminoritywomen,menandtheirfamiliesin12provinceswithsupplementaryincome.Accordingtofair-tradeandsustainabilityprinciples,TAECworkscloselywithhandicraftproducers,providingsmallloansandpaymentsupfront,traininginproductdesign,qualityandsmallbusinesspractices,andlogisticalsupport.TAEChassupportedartisanstovisitLuangPrabangtoparticipateinculturalexchangeactivities.TAECisdevelopingfurtheradvocacyactivitieswithethnicminoritycommunities,andiscurrentlyworkingonplansforanetworkofcommunitymuseumslocatedinethnicvillagesinnorthernLaos.

• EducationTAECencouragesLaocommunitiesandyouthtolearnaboutLaos’ethnicdiversitybyofferingfreeadmissiontoallLaocitizensandrunningschooloutreachactivitiesandstudenttours.TAECalsoprovidesprofessionaldevelopmentandtrainingforculturalandtourismworkers.In2010TAECstagedacommunityfestivaltopromoteunderstandingofandrespectforethnicculturesinLuangPrabang.TAEChasagrowinglibraryofbooks,articles,CDs,DVDsandphotographsonethnology,Laos,history,andSoutheastAsianarts,andactsasarepositoryforethnologyresearchinLaos.ResourcesareinEnglish,Lao,Thai,andFrench.Whenfundingpermits,TAECplanstodevelopapublicresourceroom,withsearchabledatabasesandlendingcapabilities.

• PreservationandDocumentationTheTAECpermanentcollectionconsistsofover400objectsfrom30ethnicgroups,documentedandpreservedforfuturegenerationsusinglocallyappropriatearchivalmethods.TheCentreisalsoresponsibleformaintainingartefactsonloanfromprivatecollections.

• Research

TAECconductsprimaryresearchinethniccommunities,developingcloserelationshipstolocaliseandenrichtheinformationcollected.TAEC’sownteamvisitsthefieldperiodicallytodocumentfestivalsandspecialevents,gatherinformationoncollectionobjects,andresearchfutureexhibitthemes.TAECisanactiveparticipantininternationalethnologyandtraditionalartsscholarship,andhaspresentedconferencepapersinMalaysia,Singapore,Thailand,theUSA,andVietnam.

VisionTobecomeacentreforlearningandexchangeontheethnologyandartisanalheritageofLaosthatpromotesappreciationfortheculturesandskillsofLaos’peoples,stimulatesinvestmentandpreservationoftheircrafts,andsupportstheirsustainablelivelihooddevelopment.MissionTopromoteprideandappreciationfortheculturesandknowledgeofLaos’diversepeoples,supportethniccommunitiestosafeguardtheirtangibleandintangibleculturalheritage,andpromotetheirsustainablelivelihooddevelopment.

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LOCATIONSTAECMuseum&MuseumShop-ExhibitionsandMuseumShopatthefootofPhousiHillbehindDaraMarketEntryFee:25,000KipandfreeforLaocitizensOpenTuesday–Sunday9am-6pmPhone:+856071253364TAECBoutique–FairTrade,handmade,ethnichandicraftsmadeinLaos.LocatedonthemainroadinBanVatSene,acrossfromVillaSantiHotel.OpenEveryday9am-9pmPhone:+8560305377557

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