Our call for conservation of Kuching’s old Nurses’ Quarters building
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 that on Nov. 12, in an reply to a question at [...]
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SHS Heritage Speakers Series #27 – “Revealing the Invisible in Heritage Preservation”, Fri 20 Sept. 6 pm
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 invisible contributions to the richness and significance of place making. Dr [...]
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SHS Heritage Speakers Series: “Communing with the Dark Side – Borneo’s Masks and Masquerades” – Sat 11 May 2024, 2pm
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 groups of Borneo. The speaker, Dr. Michael Heppell has studied Iban [...]
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SHS Heritage Speakers Series: Preserving our Underwater Heritage – 9 Dec. 2023 in Miri
At this first SHS event in Miri, Dr. Azmi Hassan (Geostrategist/Research Fellow at Nusantara Academy for Strategic Research (NASR), Geoffrey Lee (scuba diver and underwater photographer) and Jimmy Yong (founder of Miri Divers) broached the topic of protection of underwater heritage, under both angles of cultural heritage (shipwrecks and other historical underwater heritage…) and natural heritage (marine biodiversity, pollution…). A lively event, supported by the Sarawak [...]
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SHS Heritage Speakers Series: Origins of the Carpentry in the Brooke Rajahs’ timber forts – Sun 26 Nov. 23023 2:00 pm
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 Cultures Museum Function Room, Ground Floor Admission Free. All are welcome. [...]
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SHS Heritage Speakers Series: “Preserving Indigenous Knowledge of Melanau Traditional Healing Rituals” – Sat 25 Nov 2023 2:30pm
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 Faiz has conducted a study on indigenous knowledge of the Melanau [...]
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