Upon a recent visit to George Town in which she was impressed by Penang’s commitment to protecting and enhancing the town’s physical and cultural assets, Violet Yong, Sarawak State Assembly member, suggested that the Sarawak Government set up a Government-linked corporate body entrusted with heritage conservation, along the lines of George Town World Heritage Incorporated […]
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Datin Patinggi Datuk Jamilah Anu, wife of Sarawak’s Chief Minister, launched an exhibition of local heritage buildings sketches on Friday 21 November at the Old Court House, Kuching. The exhibition is a follow-up of the limited preview that took place a few months ago. Organized by SHS in partnership with the Kuching Urban Sketchers group, […]
A follow-up event to view the interior of the recently completed building restoration before it is fitted with dated furniture and artefacts. Participants will also be guided to the transformations of the surroundings, that complement the restoration work. Where and when : Fort Alice, Sri Aman, Monday 17 Nov. , 2:30 to 4:00 pm Open […]
Kuching’s Fort Margherita is reopened to the public after an extensive 14 months restoration, which was supported by the SHS. It will host a gallery on the Sarawak’s Brooke and British colonial era. The Brooke Gallery is being set up by the Sarawak Museum Department with support of the Brooke Heritage Trust, the Friends of […]
_______________________________________________ Borneo Post, September 1, 2014 “8 lighted arches to enhance city’s beautification” “Eight lighted arches will be erected along the Main Bazaar. (…) They will (…) compliment the ‘Golden Bridge’ to be completed by 2016 to link Petra Jaya and Kuching. Under the 11th Malaysia Plan, Brooke Dockyard will be restored and renovated into […]
Borneo Post Article, October 28, 2014 “Universiti Teknologi Malaysia’s (UTM) Faculty of Built Environment aims to be a pioneer in recording and documenting heritage buildings in Southeast Asia. Its Centre for the Study of Built Environment in the Malay World (Kalam) mentions to have over 400 collections of building documentation such as houses, palaces, mosques, […]