As many as 42 objects related to Southeast Asian cultures are being displayed at an exhibition that opened in Hanoi on October 4 in the presence of the Swiss, French, Swedish and Indonesian diplomatic corps in Hanoi.

The exhibition, “A glimpse of South East Asia”, which presents costumes, lacquer art and Indonesian tribal art paintings on glass, is part of a Southeast Asia Corner project - a virtual museum on the regional cultures.

The project aims to enrich public knowledge of the diverse and vibrant Southeast Asian culture.

It is also expected to help visitors discover the similarity and difference between nations in the region, said organizers from the Vietnam Ethonology Museum, which will house the Southeast Asian Corner.

Since 2006, the museum has collected over 2,000 objects, 8,000 documentary pictures and more than 30 video tapes from the other nine members of the Southeast Asian Nations, namely Thailand, Cambodia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, Laos and Myanmar.

Under the project, a building called ‘Kite’ is being built to showcase fabrics and costumes, daily life, social life, performance art and religion of the regional countries.