The village, besides remembering Monsopiad, has two main objectives:

Cultural Village

The aim of the cultural village is to become a living museum, a showcase of Kadazandusun culture, and a unique attraction for travellers to Sabah, be they from international or national destinations.

The objective of creating a living museum is that people can take part in the different activities and thus acquire first hand experience.

The Monsopiad Cultural Village has been built with traditional materials the way the Kadazandusun, as many other ethnic entities in Borneo, having until recently erected their houses.

Many daily activities at the village are the customary work of the people here, such as the preparing of rice, the making of lihing (rice-wine), and handicraft.

Through informal educational ways, the village also aims at assisting in creating a cultured and knowledgeable society, and instilling pride amongst the many ethnic entities in Sabah, particularly amongst the Kadazandusun. This will also create greater awareness of the importance of Sabah's cultures amongst Sabahans themselves, and enhance their cultural identity.

Research Centre

The village aims at becoming a centre of research and dissemination of information for the cultural, historical and natural heritage of the Kadazan people.

The objectives of the village as research centre are to record the wisdom of the Bobohizan, to write down the old stories and legends, and document and keep alive traditional crafts. Equally, traditional musk; and dances are being taught and performed in the village.

Concept

The concept of the Monsopiad Cultural village is to document, revive and keep alive the culture and traditions, as well as the beliefs of the Kadazan people. This can be done in form of a living museum, whereby traditional work, handicraft and dances will be performed in the cultural village.

The concept Includes local people, attired in traditional gear, who pursue the different daily activities of the Kadazan and Dusun people, as a showcase of the rich traditional heritage. A guided visit gives you a unique insight into the Kadazan Culture as it was, with the possibility of taking part in it. 

The artefacts and the handicraft produced in the village will be for sales, the profit going to the people making them.

Activities at the village, and in which visitors can take part (unfortunately not all of the activities can be performed on a regular basis):