The opening ceremony was attended by leaders of the Department of Culture - Sports , Ho Chi Minh City Cultural Heritage Association and museums in the city, along with many experts, cultural researchers and visitors.

Delegates cut the ribbon to open the thematic exhibition.

The Ma ethnic group lives mainly in Lam Dong and Dong Nai provinces. In Ta Lai commune, Dong Nai province, the Ma people have created a unique cultural space, in which the traditional brocade weaving craft emerges as a core cultural expression.

From the age of 8 to 9, Ma girls begin to learn the first techniques from their grandmothers and mothers, thereby cultivating the qualities and social roles of women in the community. Each exquisite brocade piece is a unique “text”, expressing the worldview and the close symbiotic relationship between humans and nature. Ma brocade patterns are rich, from winding rivers, deep eyes, animals, plants, to stilt house motifs, human figures, and zigzag lines that represent stability, protection and the cycle of life.

Delegates attending the opening ceremony.

Visitors learn about traditional brocade weaving products of the Ma ethnic people.

In his opening speech, Mr. Nguyen Quoc Chinh, Deputy Director of the Southern Women's Museum, said: This thematic exhibition not only introduces the daily life and traditional beliefs of the Ma people, the hand-weaving process with a simple loom, the technique of dyeing yarn from natural materials such as turmeric and the bark of the Barringtonia acutangula tree, but also clearly depicts the image of Ma women in preserving and promoting this precious heritage.

Exhibition space "Traditional brocade weaving of Ma ethnic women in Ta Lai commune, Dong Nai province" at the Southern Women's Museum.

The Southern Women's Museum wishes to introduce artifacts and documents about traditional hand-weaving, helping visitors explore the memories, identity and creativity of Ma women in Ta Lai commune, Dong Nai province.

Thereby, honoring those who are silently preserving the “soul” of ethnic culture in the contemporary flow. The exhibition runs until April 18, 2026.

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