More than 800 artifacts, photographs and documents at the Khmer Ethnic Culture Museum in Vinh Long Province offer visitors a vivid journey through the cultural traditions, spiritual beliefs and everyday life of southern Vietnam’s Khmer community across different periods.

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Set beneath the leafy canopy of the Ba Om Pond-Ang Pagoda complex, the Khmer Ethnic Culture Museum continues to welcome visitors seeking a closer look at one of the Mekong Delta’s distinctive cultures. The museum is one of the region’s notable cultural destinations, preserving traces of everyday life and the identity of the Khmer community in southern Vietnam.
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Covering more than 1,700 square meters of floor space, the museum stands on a roughly one-hectare site filled with trees, creating a cool and tranquil setting throughout the year. Its design blends traditional Khmer architectural elements with a modern style, providing a functional exhibition space while retaining a strong sense of cultural identity.
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The museum currently preserves and displays more than 800 artifacts, photographs and documents reflecting both the material and spiritual life of the Khmer people, from longstanding traditions to contemporary culture. The main exhibition area occupies the upper floor of the two-story building, where exhibits are arranged systematically by theme to help visitors follow different aspects of Khmer history and daily life.

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The museum is divided into several themed galleries. Together, they provide a broad picture of Khmer culture, ranging from spiritual practices associated with Khmer Theravada Buddhism to everyday life, agricultural work and traditional crafts. Other sections explore folk and contemporary performing arts, as well as the Khmer community’s participation in revolutionary movements during Vietnam’s two resistance wars between 1930 and 1975.

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Among the exhibits are miniature wooden boats that evoke the waterways that have shaped generations of Khmer life in the Mekong Delta. Pham Do Minh Trung, a visitor from Cai Khe Ward in Can Tho City, said the miniature wooden boats on display revealed the meticulous craftsmanship and skill of their makers. For him, the models vividly recall the river-based way of life that has long been closely intertwined with the Khmer community.

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Another exhibition space is devoted to Khmer culture and the arts, introducing visitors to traditional performance forms including Ro-bam dance, Du-ke theater and pinpeat music. Musical instruments, costumes and theatrical masks are presented throughout the gallery, providing a visual introduction to these distinctive art forms and attracting considerable interest from visitors.

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While the museum’s exhibition space is relatively modest, its thematic arrangement gives visitors a broad view of Khmer cultural life, bringing together religion, livelihoods, craftsmanship, performing arts and history within a single cultural space.


Tao Dat