“Connecting community heritage” supports ethnic minority women in preserving cultural heritage

(PLVN) - In order to encourage creative exploitation of cultural heritage for artistic development and sustainable livelihoods, on May 30 in Hanoi, the British Council Vietnam in collaboration with the Center for Research and Promotion of Cultural Heritage Values ​​(CCH Center) and the Vietnam Women's Museum organized the exhibition & talk show event "Connecting community heritage".

The exhibition "Connecting community heritage" includes 3 parts:

- Exhibition of the project "Enhancing the capacity of Mong women in Pa Co commune, Mai Chau, Hoa Binh from traditional handicraft techniques" implemented by the Vietnam Women's Museum in collaboration with the London College for Design and Fashion. The project introduces a collection of products combining traditional dyeing and beeswax pattern painting techniques from student designs to enhance the applicability of handicraft products, meeting consumer needs. At the same time, through this, the project hopes to improve the livelihoods of local communities, especially ethnic minority women.

The project "Empowering Mong women in Pa Co commune, Mai Chau, Hoa Binh from traditional handicraft techniques" introduces a collection of products combining traditional dyeing and beeswax pattern drawing techniques from designs by students of the London College for Design and Fashion . PV

- The exhibition of the project "Photovoice - Recording the local culture of the Thai people in Hoa Tien village" is a vivid and authentic slice of life through the eyes of 10 children about the life, culture and heritage of their homeland in the Thai village in Hoa Tien, Chau Tien commune, Quy Chau district, Nghe An province.

A traditional dish was captured in photos by Sam Trung Hieu and Sam Gia Bao when participating in the project "Photovoice - Recording the local culture of the Thai people in Hoa Tien village". PV

- Exhibition of the Project "Restoring the "Tâm Húc Màn" technique in Hoa Tien village, Chau Tien commune, Quy Chau district, Nghe An province" displays ancient textiles, co-created products between artisans and designers; at the same time, explore the cultural story behind each pattern "upside down to form clouds, upside down to form flowers" through exchanges with artisans.

Visitors are fascinated by the ancient weaving technique "Tam Huc Man" in Hoa Tien village, Chau Tien commune, Quy Chau district, Nghe An province. PV

At the exhibition event, talking to reporters, Ms. Song Thi Mia, a Mong woman in Pa Co commune, Mai Chau, Hoa Binh, said: “When participating in the project “Improving capacity for Mong women in Pa Co commune, Mai Chau, Hoa Binh from traditional handicraft techniques”, the method is still following the traditional method but more creative in that it is possible to make colorful patterns from trees, tubers, and fruits, instead of a single indigo color like before. The products are also more diverse instead of just dresses like before, there are also fashion items, bags, blankets, pillowcases…”. According to Ms. Song Thi Mia, participating in the project, Mong women in Pa Co commune are very happy because they see a way to improve their livelihoods.

Ms. Song Thi Mia introduces traditional products that have been enhanced in application, meeting consumer needs through project activities. PV.

As for Ms. Sam Thi Bich, a Thai woman in Hoa Tien village, Chau Tien commune, Quy Chau district, Nghe An province, when approaching the project "Restoring the "Tam Huc Man" technique", she was very happy because the traditional craft taught by her mother and grandmother had not been lost. "We Thai women are very skillful, so in the ancient weaving technique "Tam Huc Man" there is a saying "turning the hand over to form a cloud, turning the hand over to form a flower" to refer to the skillful hands of Thai women, sitting at the weaving machine to weave beautiful fabrics with flowers, leaves, and clouds", Ms. Sam Thi Bich said.

Ms. Sam Thi Bich, a Thai woman in Hoa Tien village, Chau Tien commune, Quy Chau district, Nghe An province, next to textile products that demonstrate the skillful hands of Thai women. PV

Speaking at the event, Mr. Ngo Duy Ung - Deputy Director of the Vietnam Women's Museum expressed: "As a gender museum, under the Vietnam Women's Union, the Vietnam Women's Museum is not only a place to preserve memories, artifacts and stories of Vietnamese women across the country, but also a space connecting the past and the present, between the community and the public. With the mission of preserving and promoting the cultural heritage values of women of all ethnic groups in Vietnam, we always turn to the community, taking the community as the center of all our activities.

Mr. Ngo Duy Ung - Deputy Director of Vietnam Women's Museum spoke at the event.

Over the years, the Vietnam Women's Museum has organized many events and activities to accompany ethnic minority women and children at the Museum and across the country. And today, the event "Connecting community heritage" held at the Vietnam Women's Museum continues to be a vivid testament to that journey - the journey of preserving and promoting cultural heritage in the community; creating a meeting space between the heritage practice community, design artists, researchers and the public, thereby spreading the message "Living heritage - Common creativity - Wide spread".

The results of the shared projects are the efforts of us and our colleagues, students, and especially the determination of Mong and Thai ethnic women... to have extremely diverse creative methods on the basis of heritage, contributing to improving capacity in preserving and promoting cultural heritage".

Hong Minh

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