Tag Archives: Events

Misc. Heritage News: Sarawak – Aug.-Sept.-Oct. 2016

download pdf version of this bulletin The Brooke Gallery, Fort Margherita and the new “Urang Sarawak” exhibition at the Sarawak Museum opened in September, just 4 days apart. Both are valuable additions to the Sarawak history and heritage scene. See our articles of 29 Oct. and 31 Oct. 2016, respectively, on these exhibits. The Sarawak […]

Misc. Heritage News – April 2016

[last updated 04/05/16 21:10] download pdf version SARAWAK New sketch book of Kuching heritage buildings –  “Kuching, Legacy of the White Rajahs”, featuring 24 sketches of Kuching heritage buildings by Hanzhen, a talented young Malaysian autist artist, was launched by the Malaysian Institute of Architects Sarawak Chapter (PAM Sarawak) on 2nd April and at a […]

Kuching Heritage Race – Saturday 30 January am – Register!

  Following similar events hold in Singapore and Bangkok, the first Kuching Heritage Race will take place Saturday 30 January. An initiative of travel industry stakeholders, it is a charity event organized by a committee of local volunteers including SHS members. A good occasion for an outing with family or friends to discover or to […]

Visit to Rajah Charles Brooke Memorial Hospital (ex-) leprosarium and mini-museum – Sun. 6 Sept. 2015, 9:00 am

A site visit organized by the Sarawak Heritage Society When : Sunday 6 September 2015, 9am to 12pm Where : Rajah Charles Brooke Memorial Hospital, ’13th Mile’, Jalan Borneo Heights, past Semenggoh Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre. Who: for SHS members – members can bring along friends and family. The visit will be conducted in English. Free […]

Site visit : Old Hokkien School, Kuching – Sat. 22 Aug. 8:30am

PAMSC (Malaysian Institute of Architects), Sarawak Chapter and SHS Sarawak Heritage Society will run a heritage site visit to the Old Hokkien School on Saturday (22. Aug 2015), at 8.30am. The Old Hokkien School, at the head of Jalan Tabuan, is now part of Chung Hua Primary School No.1. “As early as 1912, the Hokkien […]

Seminar : ‘The Architecture of Sarawak Before 1963’ – Sat. 25 Jul. am, Kuching

This seminar, given by John Ting, architect and historian, prominent expert in Sarawak built heritage, is jointly organised by PAM (Malaysian Institute of Architects), Sarawak Chapter and the Sarawak Heritage Society. When : 25 July 2015 (Saturday), 9.00am-12.00pmWhere : Kuching, PAMSC [Queen’s Court, Jalan Wan Alwi, Lot 7915, 2ndFloor, Sub-­Lot 56] Registration required, by 23 […]