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 […]
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SHS Heritage Speakers Series: THE RED BRIDGE – Sun 22 Oct 2 p.m. Telang Usan Hotel, Kuching
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Come and uncover the story of the mythical Red Bridge of Kampong Seropak, a steel suspension bridge in the remote forest of Bau District known to the local villagers of Kampong Seropak but only discovered by some outsiders in 2005. Ib Larsen and Louise Teo were intrigued by it and embarked on researching the history […]
In this SHS HERITAGE SPEAKERS SERIES event three speakers will share their work in transforming iconic old buildings in Kuala Lumpur and Kuching for contemporary use without destroying their unique characters: – Shin Tseng and Shin Chang are the co-founders of REXKL and run their designs firm in Kuala Lumpur, Urban Agenda Design and Mentah […]
This SHS ‘Heritage Speakers Series’ first ‘physical’ talk since 2020 was co-hosted by SHS and the Sarawak Museum Department. It was attended by 90+ persons. The Borneo Post and the new Sarawak Tribune reported on the talk: 2022 07 30 ‘State Government Looking into Rejuvenating Heritage’ – Borneo Post [ link ] 2022 08 […]
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On 29th March, members of SHS gave a briefing on the history & heritage of the Petanak and Blacksmith Road area of Kuching to a group of thirty-six Architecture undergraduates and lecturers from the Faculty of Built Environment, UNIMAS (Universiti Malaysia Sarawak), led by Dean Prof Ar NurAkmal. Afterwards the students were led on an […]
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The Sarawak Heritage Society Committee led by its President Dato Sri Robert Jacob Ridu paid a courtesy call to the Chief Minister of Sarawak Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Abang Openg on 14th November 2017. We presented a SHS Position Paper and discussed the status of Sarawak’s heritage conservation framework, how SHS can play a key […]
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