🌿 Santubong Heritage & Nature Trail Journey through Santubong’s remarkable past and natural landscape with the Sarawak Heritage Society Heritage Speaker Series. Explore the archaeological heritage of Sungai Jaong, uncover Santubong’s historic trade connections at Bongkissam & Bukit Maras, and discover the scientific and natural legacy of Alfred Russel Wallace at the Wallace Centre. […]
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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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UPDATE (18/11/2024) : As of 18 November 2024, our petition (see below) has garnered 2800 signatures. SHS has been informed that the Sarawak Department of Irrigation and Drainage has issued a Stop Work Order on 7 August on the works of the drainage project in the area of the old Nurses Quarters. Dayak Daily reported […]
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SHS Heritage Speakers Series #27 – “Revealing the Invisible in Heritage Preservation”, Fri 20 Sept. 6 pm
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The next talk in our Heritage Speakers Series, “Revealing the Invisible in Heritage Preservation“, will be given by Dr. Derham Groves. When assessing buildings for their heritage value and whether they should be preserved, belief systems such as feng shui, spiritual associations, and back-stories are often ignored. Dr Groves will discuss the importance of these […]