Myanmar First Lady visits Traditional Lao Silk Residence, Lao Art Museum

 

Daw Kyu Kyu Hla, Spouse of President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar U Min Aung Hlaing, currently on a State Visit to the Lao People’s Democratic Republic with the President, visited the Traditional Lao Silk Residence and Lao Art Museum yesterday.

The First Lady, accompanied by the wife of the Myanmar Ambassador to Laos and responsible officials, arrived at the Traditional Lao Silk Residence, where she was warmly welcomed by Mrs Naly Sisoulith, Spouse of the President of the Lao PDR, and officials from the museum.

They observed the museum, and the relevant officials of the museum explained the silkwares on display.

Daw Kyu Kyu Hla signed the guest book of the museum and exchanged commemorative gifts with the museum officials.

The museum is an important cultural heritage museum and exhibition hall in Vientiane. It was officially opened in October 2024 under the leadership and support of Mrs Naly Sisoulith, Spouse of Lao President Mr Thongloun Sisoulith, through the Traditional Lao Handicrafts Association. The museum building combines French colonial architectural design with traditional Lao architecture and allows visitors to comprehensively study the silk culture of various ethnic groups across Laos in one place.

Daw Kyu Kyu Hla and party then visited the Lao Art Museum, and they observed the museum.

She signed the guest book of the museum and exchanged commemorative gifts with the museum officials.

The Lao Art Museum, opened on 5 January 2025, displays artworks from different periods of Lao history, including paintings and sculptures in one place. It features works ranging from senior artistes to young emerging creators, including traditional Buddha statues as well as modern imaginative sculptures, oil paintings, watercolour paintings, and other artistic creations arranged by category.

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