Permanent exhibitions of photographs by Gertrude Duby Blom, dating back to 1943, provide a visual record of Lacandon genealogy, history and religion. In addition, artisans donated dozens of pieces of arts and crafts for permanent installation. Each community is building a shop to sell craftwork and in Lacanj there is a traditional organic garden. Ethnographic, geographic and genealogical material along with audio visual equipment are planned for installation soon. For the inauguration at Lacanj the Sna Tzibajom collective gave a theatrical performance dealing with the migration of highland Maya into the rain forest and the many problems such as poverty, landlessness, deforestation and the racism and duplicity on the part of the government.
Cultural exchange is part of the project as well.
The first temporary exhibition in Lacanj was about Inuit culture in Canada, This opened with a slide presentation and discussion of the traditional lifestyle of the Inuit in the Arctic. A greater contrast to Lacandon life in the rainforest seems hard to imagine. But in many ways they face similar challenges to their cultural survival. The Casa de la Cultura, Naj is built from traditional materials - but for the convenience of a few nails and electricity. Na Bolom Cultural Centre Av.