ASEAN Culture House exhibits several new pieces of artwork donated by ASEAN member States in the Permanent Exhibition Gallery. 

Come take in these exhibits and experience the beauty of ASEAN art and culture.

 

Puppets

Marionette dolls tied to strings are used in Myanmar’s traditional performances

 

Royal Page Boy

An image portraying a scene from a traditional Myanmar marionette show in which a performer with a marionette plays as a page boy who serves the royal family

 

 

Lord Buddha Image and Worship Set

Statue of the Buddha representing holiness, spiritual peace, sacred protection, and good fortune

 

Ball of Holy Thread 

Used to pray for a blessing for a family or individual as well as to connect monks with statues of the Buddha during religious events

 

Tung (Traditional Lanna Banner)

Traditional Lanna-style fabric banner used during religious rituals or festivals held in the northern provinces of Thailand

 

Kong and Mallet

Kong, a metal instrument used to play traditional Thai music

 

Kathin Ceremony Set

A small tree made out of wooden sticks which are used before the kathin ceremony to request donations for Buddhist temples in Thailand

 

Palm Leaf Fish Mobile (Pla Tapian)

People in the central region of Thailand weave banana or palm leaves into mobiles in the shape of fish (Pla Tapian) to wish for blessings and health for a baby.

Monk’s Robe on Tray

A saffron colored monk’s robe on a tray, as carried by men entering the Thai Buddhist monkhood during a Buddhist initiation ceremony.

 

Maroon Cloth

Maroon colored monk’s robes are among the rewards offered to people who participate in Buddhist initiation ceremonies

 

Krathong

A basket made with banana leaves and filled with flowers, a candle, and incense sticks, which is released to float on the river during the Loi Krathong festival

 

Songkran Set

During the Songkran (Thai New Year) festival, water sprinkled with traditional incense and flower petals is poured over statues of the Buddha to wash away dust as a sign for a good new year.

 

Miniature Phi Ta Khon Masks

During the Phi Ta Khon festival, people wear colorful costumes and masks made of old bamboo baskets originally used for steaming sticky rice.