The Brooke Rajahs built a number of timber forts during their reign for defense and administrative purposes. This talk by Dr. John Ting (Universty of Canberra, Australia) will delve into the origins of the carpentry of these forts, which range from Malay to Straits Chinese. Date & Time: Sunday 26th November, 2 p.m. Venue: Borneo […]
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SHS Heritage Speakers Series: “Preserving Indigenous Knowledge of Melanau Traditional Healing Rituals” – Sat 25 Nov 2023 2:30pm
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Traditional healing rituals within the Melanau community are being forgotten. Several types of Melanau traditional healing rituals that are no longer carried out today due to the availability of modern medicine and religious conversion. Dakan/bilum are two of the rituals that are still practiced, but the number of practitioners with the knowledge is dwindling. Muhammad […]
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 […]
Heritage News/Info, SHS News
Save the date: SHS Heritage Speakers Series: ‘Bergendang’ and Its Spatial Use in the Traditional Malay House, Sat 15 April 2023, 10 a.m.
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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 News/Info, SHS News
An Inspiring session on Adaptive Re-use and on the Penang and Malaka experience
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‘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 […]