Currently, the project has been completed and submitted to the People Committee’s for review and approval.

The aim of the project is to collect exhibits on the history and material culture of the ethnic communities in the province throughout history. These will then go on display in order to introduce the people of the province, as well as domestic and foreign tourists, to the richness of the culture and history in the southern Highlands.

Through the project, the Department hopes to preserve the valuable cultural and historical artifacts, of which precious few are left, while educating and promoting the nation’s historical and cultural tradition for young people both now and in the future.

From now until 2015, the branch will focus on collecting the historical artifacts from the wars against the French and the Americans, along with the other cultural artifacts of the indigenous M’nong, Ma and Ede peoples. The project will also place particular emphasis on collating artifacts from the Gong indigenous people who boast a history over 100 years.