Research

TAEC conducts primary research in ethnic communities, developing close relationships to localise and enrich the information collected. TAEC’s own team visits the field at least twice a year to document festivals and special events, record oral histories of community elders, research artefacts in our collection, and explore future exhibition themes. This research informs our exhibitions, is shared with students and academics, and is recorded in film, photographs, and written accounts in the TAEC library.

TAEC field trips have taken our research teams to the far ends of the country, from Phongsaly to Houaphan to Attapeu. TAEC has also commissioned and collaborated with researchers including Dr. Jacques Lemoine, Dr. Yukino Ochiai, and the staff of the Centre for Ethnic Studies and Development at Chiang Mai University. For the “Voices of the Wind”, ethnomusicologist and researcher, Dr. Marie-Pierre Lissoir, collected over one thousand photographs, videos and recordings. In 2018 TAEC was also commissioned to conduct a cultural inventory in Dakcheung District of Sekong Province, an important step to safeguard cultural heritage in a quickly changing environment.

Research

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