Traditional Arts and Ethnology Centre

This is a really interesting Arts Centre and well worth a visit for the informative and well laid out exhibition of Laos traditional clothing. The Centre has an excellent shop where you can purchase at good prices, traditionally made crafts. One point of notice, the road leading to the centre is steep and unpaved so care should be taken when on foot.

Interesting place located in post colonial building. Provides essential information about different ethnic groups living in Laos. Interesting exhibition of traditional clothing. Entrance ticket costs 35k LAK. You need to leave your bag/backpack before entering (for free)

The best surprise and the best museum so far. Although a small cultural center and museum, it’s very informative. The exhibition content is very well written and well translated into English too. Recommend spending some time watching the video about the Maxmara case- very inspiring and educative to learn about the cultural IP issue.

It's a small museum but you can still learn some things about the ethnic peoples of Laos. There is a tour on Friday at 3pm, but you still have to pay entry. Honestly you can learn everything from the plaques on the walls, the tour isn't necessary. Would love to see the centre move to a bigger location, was underwelming for me to be honest. I did learn some things though so I appreciate that.

Very interesting if you’re into traditional fashion, shows how clothing and purses etc are made, and shows the impact that the fashion industry has on Lao indigenous using there designs.

Excellent small museum doing important work to preserve heritage, craft & culture. Really interesting and thought provoking exhibits. Amazing to see how the center is working with local communities to protect their knowledge and that these resources they are developing are available for other similar communities around the world to use. Highly recommend, one of my favorite things I did during my time in Luang Prabang!

Absolutely amazing to visit, very interesting to learn about traditional cultures and clothing / traditions. Beautiful gift shop that is done in partnership with local communities. A fantastic museum that promotes great values of ethically working with traditional cultures.

A small, but really great museum offering an insight to the Laotian ethnic mosaic. The quantity of information provided is just right to understand how beautifully diverse the country is. Additionally, a series of short audio recordings and videos showcase sounds of music instruments, handicraft techniques or traditions and beliefs. Great place! If you need to choose just one museum in Luang Prabang, go for this one 😊