Yunnan Nationalities Museum

A museum beside Dianchi presents clothing, written materials, instruments and other collections. Its exhibition categories shape how different cultural practices are introduced to the public.

A Pumi woman’s outfit in Yunnan Nationalities Museum, Kunming.
A Pumi woman’s outfit in Yunnan Nationalities Museum, Kunming.

Yunnan Nationalities Museum

A Pumi woman’s outfit in Yunnan Nationalities Museum, Kunming.

How a Museum Displays Yunnan’s Cultural Diversity

A museum does more than collect objects: it places them into categories and tells visitors how to look. At the Yunnan Nationalities Museum, the listed displays range from clothing and scripts to instruments, masks, crafts and pottery.

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  1. A Pumi woman’s outfit in Yunnan Nationalities Museum, Kunming.Daderot · 2011-08-13 02:13:46 · Public domain Photo source ↗ Resized without cropping or upscaling; converted to WebP.