Malaysian Museums lose a pioneer
Former Director General of the Department of Museums Malaysia, Dato’ Dr Adi Taha, 60, died after a long battle from cancer at his house in Setapak, Kuala Lumpur on 4 February 2012. Read More
Sarawak Museum Department, Malaysia
The Sarawak Museum, Malaysia, was established by Charles Brooke the Second Rajah in 1860, thanks to the influence of the great naturalist, Alfred Russell Wallace. Read More
Terengganu State Museum, Malaysia
The Terengganu State Museum, Malaysia, was established in the year 1976. The history of the museum begins with the discovery of the Terengganu inscription stone in Kampung Buloh, Hulu Terengganu by Syed Hussein Ghulam Al Bukhari in the year 1902. This was to be an iconic artefact for the new museum. Read More
Sacred Ikat: From Heirloom to Trade Exhibition
Ikat textiles are found in cultures all over the world. The National Textile Museum in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia is holding an exhibition and forum to discover two ikat traditions : amongst the Ibans and the Sumbanese. Read More
Preservation Project
From the start, preservation of the shared heritage has been high on the ASEMUS agenda. In 2003, an international workshop on the exchange of approaches to preservation and presentation was jointly organised by the Department of Museums and Antiquities in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of […] Read More
International Workshop on Flexible Materials in Asian Collections
The meeting in Kuala Lumpur was a joint arrangement between the National Museum of Malaysia, Asia Europe Foundation (ASEF), ICCROM and the National Museums of World Culture, Sweden. Read More
