Over the years, Sarawak has seen both successes and disappointments in the area of heritage protection and urban development. Looking back, one cannot help wondering whether some of the tensions, regrets and controversies we experienced might have been reduced if we had earlier adopted a process known internationally as Heritage Impact Assessment (HIA). Many […]
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Heritage Speakers Series #30: Melanau Cultural Objects in European Museums (Sat 11 April 2026)
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[updated 12/04/2026] On 11 April 2026 SHS hosted its 30th Heritage Speakers Series session, by Dr. Rolf Schlömer, an independent researcher from Germany who has spent years tracing and cataloguing Melanau cultural artefacts held in European museums. Dr. Schlömer, who worked in rural Sarawak in the 1970s under the German Volunteer Service, shared his […]
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Heritage Speakers Series: “Islands of Influence” by Dr. John Ting, Sunday 8th February 2026 2:30 p.m.
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All are welcome to this public talk. Please register by scanning the QR Code or clicking on the link https://forms.gle/TTtray62muWFdGvA6 and sending in the form or send an email to <sarawakheritagesociety@gmail.com> or Whatsapp message to 6018 780 2006.
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Old Nurses Quarters, Kuching: a glimpse of the condition of the building in June 2025 (2 short videos)
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View 360 Tour of the ONQ
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Please be reminded the talk in the SHS Heritage Speakers Series by Inch Lim, renowned landscape architect will take place on Saturday 17 May at 2 p.m. at Swinburne University Lecture Theatre Join us to see how he integrates nature and heritage into his beautiful award winning designs, while preserving the environment and still achieving development […]
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SHS Heritage Speakers Series: “Communing with the Dark Side – Borneo’s Masks and Masquerades” – Sat 11 May 2024, 2pm
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Our next talk in the SHS Heritage Speaker Series, entitled ‘Communing with the Dark Side‘ will focus on Borneo’s Masks and Masquerades. We usually associate tribal masks with African and Melanesian cultures, but they are also part of our rich cultural heritage. This illustrated talk will discuss the different masquerade cultures of the major ethnic […]