A private tour of Yu Lin Art Gallery, which houses one of the largest private collections of Sarawak art- a hidden gem. Passionate about Sarawak art and wishing to increase the appreciation of home-grown talent and promote art culture in Sarawak, Mr. Chai Chin Khiong opened the Yu Lin Art Gallery in 2010. On display […]
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A talk by Ms Yon Syafni, on ‘Bergendang‘ and its spatial use in the traditional Malay house. [Bergendang is a musical performance unique to Sarawak Malays involving pantun (Malay verse) and dancing that was often held during traditional social gatherings in houses]. The talk will describe how the spaces in the traditional Sarawak […]
‘Heritage Conservation and Adaptive Reuse’ was the topic of our special year-end session of our Heritage Speakers Series that took place on 18 December 2022. Though efforts have been ramping up in recent years, heritage conservation in Sarawak seems to suffer from scant heritage management and limited personal interest; a far cry from states such […]
NOT TO BE MISSED! our SPECIAL YEAR-EN EVENT in our HERITAGE SPEAKERS SERIES, on ‘HERITAGE CONSERVATION AND ADAPTIVE REUSE’. Date & Time: Sunday 18th December 2022, 10:30 a.m.- 4 p.m. (doors open at 10 a.m. for registration) Venue: Borneo Cultures Museum, Arts & Crafts Gallery, Level 2 Three speakers, Ar. Tan Bee Eu, Ar. Au […]
Join in a conversation on Melanau culture and traditional healing practice, and The Realm Between” with Dr. Rolf Schlömer and Ms Diana Rose. Sunday 21st August, at 3 p.m. (doors open at 2:30) at the Borneo Cultures Museum, Kuching (Arts and Crafts Room, Level 2). (Access through main BCM entrance. You will not be charged […]
Earlier this year Badan Warisan Malaysia (BWM) ran a series of six web talks entitled ‘Spotlight on Sarawak’, curated by YBhg. Tan Sri Leo Moggie and Puan Sri Elizabeth Moggie. BWM has now produced and uploaded the video recordings of these talks on its YouTube channel. Below are the links to these recordings: DATE SPOTLIGHT […]


