After two arrivals in Vietnam in 1967 and 2001, American physician Mark Rapoport decided to stay in the culturally-rich country 

His gallery is now home to over 1,000 antiques of ethnic minorities in the northern mountainous region and hundreds of items from ethnic minorities in the Central Highlands

A corner of his gallery at 33 Hang Bun street, Hanoi

Rattan papoose of Ede people is among his most favourite items in his collection

A corner for exhibiting daily tools of ethnic minorities in the northern mountainous region

He has a collection of items relating to dragon, a mythical creature

Tools used in water puppetry performance are displayed in Mark’s gallery

Tools used in water puppetry performance are displayed in Mark’s gallery

Wooden masks of people in the Central Highlands

Tools used in water puppetry performance are displayed in Mark’s gallery

Items used in Vietnamese worshipping rituals are exhibited in his gallery

Mark Rapoport has donated hundreds of items to arts museums, including Metropolitan in New York, Brooklyn museum, etc.