5 places to discover
Ban Bang Sadet Court Doll Centre is a handicraft and cultural centre in Bang Sadet Subdistrict, Pa Mok District, Ang Thong Province, Thailand. Established as a royal SUPPORT Foundation project initiated by Queen Sirikit, it preserves the traditional art of making Thai court dolls (Tukta Chao Wang). The centre displays and sells handmade dolls dressed in traditional Thai costumes and demonstrates the doll-making process by local artisans.
Basohli Painting Craft Centres are artisan workshops and training centres in Basohli town, Kathua district, Jammu and Kashmir, dedicated to the Basohli miniature painting tradition. This early Pahari school, which originated in the late 17th century, is known for vivid natural colours, gold detailing and expressive figures. The centres preserve and promote the GI-tagged craft through live demonstrations, training and sale of authentic paintings.
Luangmual Handicrafts Centre is a government-run handloom and handicrafts production and sales centre located in the Luangmual locality of Aizawl, Mizoram. Operated under the Mizoram Handloom and Handicrafts Development Corporation (ZOHANDCO), it showcases traditional Mizo textiles, bamboo and cane products, and wood crafts. The centre serves as a workshop, training facility and retail emporium, notable for preserving and promoting indigenous weaving techniques and artisanal skills of Mizoram.
Phia Thap Incense Village is a traditional craft village in Phia Thap hamlet, Phuc Sen Commune, Quang Uyen District, Cao Bang Province, northern Vietnam. Inhabited by the Nung An ethnic group, the village has produced handmade incense for over a century. It is notable for hillsides and courtyards covered with vibrant bundles of drying incense sticks, offering visitors an authentic view of rural craft heritage and seasonal production linked to Lunar New Year demand.
The Shadow Puppet Museum, also known as Suchart Subsin House of Shadow Puppet, is located in Nai Mueang, Mueang Nakhon Si Thammarat City, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province. Founded by National Artist Suchart Subsin, it preserves the southern Thai art of Nang Talung shadow puppetry. The museum displays hundreds of intricately carved leather puppets, tools, and performance screens, and is notable for live demonstrations and workshops that showcase this traditional performing art.