here's the list from http://www.malaysian-museums.org

KUALA LUMPUR

National Museum
National Museum of History
National Art Gallery
International Handicraft Museum
Asian Arts Museum
Islamic Arts Museum
Textile Museum
Telekom Museum
MISC Maritime Museum
Pucuk Rebung Royal Gallery-Museum
Kuala Lumpur Memorial
Tunku Abdul Rahman Memorial
Tun Abdul Razak Memorial
Tun Hussein Onn Memorial
P. Ramlee Memorial
Royal Malaysian Air Force Museum
Royal Malaysian Police Museum
Malaysian Armed Forces Museum
Biomedical Museum
Maybank Numismatic Museum
Bank Negara Money Museum
Malay Ethnographic Museum
Public Service Memorial


SELANGOR

FRIM Museum, Kepong
State Museum, Shah Alam
Tin Museum - Gedung Raja Abdullah, Klang
Museum and Art Gallery, UiTM Shah Alam
Art Gallery, Shah Alam
Sultan Abdul Aziz Royal Gallery, Kelang
National Handicraft Museum, Rawang
Riyadh Fannil Islam Gallery, Sungai Buloh
Automobile Museum, Sepang



PERAK

Royal Malaysian Navy Museum, Lumut
Perak State Museum, Taiping
Perak Royal Museum, Kuala Kangsar
Geological Museum, Ipoh
Kompleks Sejarah Kota Ngah Ibrahim
(Tel: +605-847 7757)
Darul Ridzwan Museum, Ipoh


PULAU PINANG

Museum and Art Gallery
Museum and Gallery, USM Penang
Forestry Museum, Teluk Bahang


KEDAH

Kedah Royal Museum, Alor Setar
Kedah State Museum, Alor Setar
Kedah State Art Gallery, Alor Setar
Archaeological Museum, Lembah Bujang
Ibrahim Hussein Foundation Museum, Langkawi
Mahsuri: The Legend &
Galeria Perdana, Langkawi (Tel: +604-959 1498)
Padi Museum, Gunung Keriang


PERLIS

Perlis State Museum, Kangar
Kota Kayang Museum, Kangar


KELANTAN

Kelantan State Museum, Kota Bharu
Royal Museum, Istana Batu
Islamic Museum, Kota Bharu (Tel: +609-744 0102)
War Museum


TERENGGANU

Terengganu State Museum, Kuala Terengganu


PAHANG

Sultan Abu Bakar Museum, Pekan


JOHOR

Abu Bakar Royal Museum, Johor Bahru
Art Gallery, Johor Bahru (Tel: +607-224 5488)


MELAKA

Museum Corporation of Melaka
Proclamation of Independence Memorial
Maritime Archaeology Museum
Jasin Museum
Alor Gajah Museum
Baba Nyonya Heritage Museum
Historical site: St John's Fort


NEGERI SEMBILAN

Cultural Complex, Seremban
Palace/Royal Museum, Sri Menanti
Lukut Fort/Museum, Port Dickson
Customs Museum, Jelebu


SABAH

Art Gallery, Kota Kinabalu
State Museum, Kota Kinabalu
Mat Salleh Memorial, Tambunan
Agnes Keith's Residence to be Museum


SARAWAK

State Museum, Kuching
Police Museum, Kuching
Islamic Museum (Tel: +608-224 4232)
Chinese History Museum (Tel: +608-224 4323)
Baram District (Fort Hose) Museum
Sibu Museum
Niah Archaelogical Museum
Limbang Regional Museum
Textile Museum
Cat Museum (Tel: +608-244 6688)
Timber Museum (Tel: +608-244 3477)

Two more new museums to be ready by next year



KUANTAN: Two new museums will be opened by the middle of next year, Museums Department director-general Ibrahim Ismail said.

He said the two were a Textile Museum near Dataran Merdeka and a Natural History Museum in Putrajaya.

The former, said Ibrahim, would exhibit a variety of textile-making materials from all ethnic groups in the country while the latter would display the country’s unique species of flora and fauna, rocks and minerals.

“Both museums are in the final stages of completion and will be ready for public viewing by June next year.

“Once completed, we will have 21 museums nationwide directly under our jurisdiction,” he said after receiving geological specimen from PKNP Minerals Industries Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of the Pahang state government, involved in iron ore mining in Lipis.

During the ceremony, Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Adnan Yaakob presented a 200gm nugget gold worth RM200,000 and a sample of iron ore as exhibits for the Natural History museum.

Ibrahim said Pahang was the first state to present geological samples to the department as exhibits.

He said they welcomed any quarters who could contribute materials to be exhibited at the soon-to-be completed museums.

“Presently, we have submitted proposals to upgrade and enhance at least four museums in the country. Renovation works at the National Museum in Kuala Lumpur has started since 2006 and will be completed soon,” he said.

The three other museums are: the archaeological museums in Lembah Bujang, Kedah and Kota Kayang, Perlis and the oldest museum in the country; The Perak Museum in Taiping, which was built in 1883.

National Museum

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National Art Gallery

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From Wikitravel, list of museum in Kuching
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Museums
Kuching's major sights are its museums. Clustered just south of the center, a program of refurbishment started in 2002 is shuffling up the exhibits.

Sarawak Museum, The Sarawak State Museum is the oldest museum in Borneo. It was established in 1888 and opened in 1891 in a purpose-built building in Kuching, Sarawak. Sponsored by Charles Brooke, the second White Rajah of Sarawak, the establishment of the museum was strongly encouraged by Alfred Russel Wallace. It was now called 'Ethnology Museum' which houses various ethnic displays and historical items of Sarawak.

Dewan Tun Abdul Razak or Tun Abdul Razak Hall, Jalan Tun Abang Haji Openg (opposite Sarawak Museum). Formerly the New Wing of the Sarawak Museum, now houses changing exhibitions, a rather good gift shop and the Sarawak Museum Department office.

The Sarawak Islamic Museum. It is located just behind the Tun Abdul Razak Hall and can be accessed via Jalan P. Ramlee. The museum consists of 7 galleries set around a central courtyard garden, each with a different theme. One of the interesting artifact showed here is a replica of sword used by Prophet Muhammad pbuh. Open daily from 9am to 6pm (closed on Fridays).

Chinese History Museum, Waterfront (east end of Main Bazaar). A small colonial-era museum that used to be the courthouse for the Sarawakian Chinese, then the office of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, now houses a small permanent exhibition of Kuching's many Chinese groups and regional worthies.

Fort Margherita, Completed in 1879, Fort Margherita resides at a breathtaking and strategic position at the riverside of Sarawak River. It is located a the strategic place due to the historical reason; it was once a defensive structure to protect Kuching from possible attack. At present, Fort Margherita has been converted into a Police Museum and many of its old cannons, cannon balls, guns, pistols, swords and other vestiges of its artillery can still be seen. It can be accessed by road from the other side of the river, which is Petra Jaya, or by 'tambang' boat from Kuching Waterfront.

The Cat Museum. This is a large collection of cat memorabilia. Many souvenirs declare the fact that Kuching means "Cat". It is located at Kuching North City Hall at Petra Jaya, on top of Bukit Siol (Siol Hill). Cat lovers will find all range of exhibits, photos, feline art and cat souvenirs. Some interesting cat characters like Felix The Cat, Garfield and Sonic The Cat also housed here. Free entry. Open daily 9am to 5pm (closed public holidays).

Sarawak Timber Museum. The museum resides in the building of Sarawak Timber Industry Development Corporation (STIDC) Building or Wisma Sumber Alam in Petra Jaya. It houses forestry, traditional wood displays, forest-based products and the exhibition of timber industry development in Sarawak. Open Mondays to Fridays 8.30am to 4pm, Saturdays 8.30 to 12.30pm (closed Sundays and public holidays). Tel: +60 82 443477

Sarawak Textile Museum. The museum is situated in the Pavillion, yet another historical building on its own right, just opposite of the General Post Office. Open Mondays to Fridays 8.30am to 4pm, Saturdays 8.30 to 12.30pm (closed Sundays and public holidays).

Pua Kumbu Museum. The museum is located at Tun Jugah Complex. However, this museum requires early booking/appointment. Refer to Sarawak Tourism Board for contact.

Sultan Abdul Aziz Royal Gallery, Kelang

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Textile Museum, Kuching

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Museum Sarawak, old building

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Jasin Agriculture Museum

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Maritime Museum @ Flor de Lamar Malacca

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Muzium di Melaka

Muzium Setem Melaka
Muzium Dunia Melayu Dunia Islam

KOMPLEKS PEMUZIUMAN STADTHUYS
Muzium Sejarah dan Ethnografl
Galeri Laksamana Cheng Ho
Muzium Sastera
Muzium Pemerintahan Demokrasi
Muzium Yang di-Pertua Negeri

KOMPLEKS MUZIUM MARITIM
Muzium Samudera Fasa I- Replika Flor de La Mar)
Muzium Samudera Fasa II
Muzium TLDM
Kapal Ex-KD Sri Terengganu
Istana Kesultanan Melaka
Muzium Islam Melaka
Muzium Belia Malaysia
Galeri Seni PERZIM
Muzium Rakyat
Muzium Kecantikan
Galeri Layang-layang

MUZIUM-MUZIUM DAERAH
Muzium Orang Asli, Ayer Keroh
Muzium Adat Istiadat, Alor Gajah
Muzium Pertanian, Jasin

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The P Ramlee Memorial Museum

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Penang Museum and Art Gallery

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Penang Toy Museum

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THE PINEAPPLE MUSEUM Johor

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The Grand Palace and Royal Abu Bakar Museum, Johor Bahru

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National History Museum Kuala Lumpur

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Sarawak State Museum complex (Kuching)
1. Ethnology Museum
2. The Sarawak Islamic Museum
3. Art Museum
4. Natural Science Museum

Chinese History Museum
Fort Margherita-police museum (Kuching)
The Cat Museum (Kuching)
Sarawak Timber Museum (Kuching)
Sarawak Textile Museum (Kuching)
Pua Kumbu Museum
Niah Archeology Museum
Limbang Museum (Limbang)
Baram Museum (Miri)
Petroleum Museum (Miri)
Sibu Civic Centre Museum (Sibu)

Sarawak State Museum complex (Kuching)
1. Ethnology Museum
2. The Sarawak Islamic Museum
3. Art Museum
4. Natural Science Museum

Chinese History Museum
Fort Margherita-police museum (Kuching)
The Cat Museum (Kuching)
Sarawak Timber Museum (Kuching)
Sarawak Textile Museum (Kuching)
Pua Kumbu Museum
Niah Archeology Museum
Limbang Museum (Limbang)
Baram Museum (Miri)
Petroleum Museum (Miri)
Sibu Civic Centre Museum (Sibu)

I think Ford Margherita is not longer Police Museum, i was closed long time ago...

National Art Gallery

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The First pic is Istana Budaya, which is next to National Art Gallery.

Melaka cadang bina muzium di Pulau Besar

MELAKA 9 NOV. - Kerajaan negeri bercadang membina sebuah muzium yang akan mengumpulkan semua artifak sejarah yang ditemui di Pulau Besar di sini, Januari depan.

Ketua Menteri, Datuk Seri Mohd. Ali Rustam berkata, pembinaan muzium dua tingkat dengan kos anggaran RM2 juta di pulau itu bertujuan memberi gambaran sebenar Pulau Besar yang banyak menyimpan sejarah.

"Saya lihat terlalu banyak bahan sejarah ditemui di pulau ini dan pembinaan muzium itu nanti diharapkan dapat mempamerkan semua artifak berkaitan Pulau Besar untuk tontonan masyarakat seluruh dunia.

"Dengan adanya muzium ini nanti, akan terkumpul sejarah Pulau Besar daripada artifak yang ditemui itu daripada membiarkannya tersimpan di tempat-tempat yang berasingan yang akhirnya mungkin akan menyebabkan kehilangan," katanya.

Mohd. Ali berkata demikian pada sidang akhbar selepas merasmikan Pameran Menyingkap Sejarah dan Misteri Pulau Besar di Rumah Bastian, Banda Hilir di sini hari ini.

Hadir sama Pemilik Koleksi Muzium Nurul 'Ala yang merupakan pengumpul khazanah Pulau Besar, Ana Fakir.

Mohd. Ali pada masa sama, mengalu-alukan sektor swasta di negeri ini supaya membantu kerajaan negeri untuk bersama-sama mewujudkan lebih banyak muzium di Melaka, bersesuaian dengannya yang terkenal sebagai sebuah negeri bersejarah.

"Jika ada sektor swasta yang bercadang membina muzium, kerajaan negeri mengalu-alukan dan mereka boleh bina di atas tanah kerajaan tanpa membayar wang.

"Inilah kerjasama yang dapat hulurkan kepada sektor swasta ataupun agensi yang menerajui dalam bidang muzium," katanya.

Terdahulu dalam ucapan perasmiannya, Mohd. Ali berkata, pameran yang berlangsung sekarang hingga 4 Januari anjuran bersama Perbadanan Muzium Melaka (Perzim) dan Muzium Koleksi Nurul A'la yang berpusat di Kuang, Selangor itu juga bertujuan mengikis pandangan serong masyarakat setempat mengenai misteri pulau berkenaan.

"Masyarakat perlu mengubah pandangan ini kerana Pulau Besar sebenarnya mengikut sejarah menjadi tempat penyebaran agama Islam di rantau nusantara di zaman Kesultanan Melayu Melaka.

"Pada masa itu, ia menjadi tempat tumpuan di seluruh kepulauan Melayu kerana didiami oleh ramai ulama yang berperanan mengembangkan agama Islam," katanya.

Pada masa itu juga katanya, Pulau Melaka menjadi tumpuan pelaut dari China untuk berehat dan mendapatkan bekalan daripada masyarakat nelayan Selat yang mendiami di muara Sungai Melaka.

Dengan keadaan tersebut katanya, Pulau Melaka memainkan peranan yang penting dalam dunia maritim bagi membantu ekonomi masyarakat ketika itu.

Pameran Menyingkap Sejarah dan Misteri Pulau Besar di Rumah Bastian dibuka setiap hari dengan bayaran masuk RM5 dikenakan bagi setiap dewasa manakala RM3 untuk kanak-kanak

Paddy Museum, Kedah

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Sabah Museum

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Muzium Pulau Besar kumpul khazanah
Oleh Nasir Abd Wahab
anasir@bharian.com.my

Kompleks dua tingkat bernilai RM2 juta berhampiran makam ulama dibina

MELAKA: Kerajaan negeri akan membina sebuah muzium khas di Pulau Besar khusus menempatkan khazanah sejarah bernilai pulau itu yang dikumpulkan individu bagi membolehkan ia menjadi rujukan sambil membetulkan salah faham mengenai misterinya.

Ketua Menteri, Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam, berkata sebuah kompleks dua tingkat bernilai RM2 juta dirancang dibina berhampiran makam ulama di Pulau Besar mulai 2009.

"Saya berharap pembinaan muzium itu akan dapat menempatkan ratusan artifak dan khazanah yang ditemui di Pulau Besar untuk rujukan,'' katanya selepas merasmikan Pameran Menyingkap Sejarah dan Misteri Pulau Besar, di Dewan Besar Perbadanan Muzium Melaka (Perzim), di Jalan Kota, di, sini.

Hadir sama, Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Negeri Pelancongan, Kebudayaan dan Warisan Negeri, Datuk Seet Har Cheow; Timbalan Pengerusi Perzim, Datuk Abd Azis Abd Ghani; Pengurus Besar Perzim, Khamis Abas dan pemilik Koleksi Nurul 'Ala, Ustaz Ana Fakir.

Mohd Ali berkata, selain membina muzium, Perzim juga diminta membina sebuah terowong masa sepanjang satu kilometer berdekatan Gua Yunus bagi membolehkan bahan pameran berkaitan agama Islam dipamerkan.

Katanya, bahan dan artifak Pulau Besar kini banyak dalam simpanan individu termasuk pemilik Koleksi Nurul 'Ala di Kuang, Selangor.

Sementara itu, Ana Fakir menyambut baik cadangan kerajaan negeri dan sanggup memindahkan lebih 1,000 bahan simpanannya di Kuang ke bangunan muzium Pulau Besar itu.

"Saya amat mengalu-alukan cadangan Mohd Ali itu kerana khazanah Pulau Besar perlu dipulangkan semula ke lokasi asalnya, lagipun Pulau Besar adalah lambang kebesaran Kesultanan Melayu Melaka sejak 600 tahun lalu.

"Pulau Besar menjadi lokasi awal kemasukan ulama yang menyebarkan agama ke Melaka sebelum berkembang ke Nusantara,'' katanya.

Pameran itu berlangsung sehingga 4 Januari 2009 dan orang ramai berpeluang mengikuti lawatan dua hari ke Pulau Besar dengan pakej istimewa anjuran Perzim dengan bayaran RM130 seorang.

Pakej lawatan berkenaan bermula pada 22 dan 23 November, 13 dan 14 Disember dan terakhir pada 27 dan 28 Disember ini.

Sempena pameran itu juga, Ana Fakir menjual buku berjudul "Menyingkap Misteri Pulau Besar" dengan harga RM35 senaskhah.

Keterangan lanjut hubungi Perzim di talian 06-2827464 dan 06-2826526.

Historical spaces
Compiled by FARIDAH BEGUM


Our nation’s history is chronicled in many museums around the country and it is important that we reflect upon the past to appreciate the present.

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National Museum, Kuala Lumpur

Formerly the Selangor Museum, the National Museum today showcases the rich culture of Malaysia. It has galleries for ethnological displays, natural history exhibits, traditional weaponry, traditional musical instruments, and ceramic artifacts. Temporary exhibitions are held at the central gallery. Look out for the Istana Satu, which is a palace from Terengganu that is made entirely from the prized Cengal wood.

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State Museum of Sabah, Kota Kinabalu

Sabah’s sole museum showcases the history, culture and natural history of the state. It is situated on a 43.3ha site, located at the Old Palace Hill in Kota Kinabalu and houses a museum, an ethnobotanic garden, a zoological garden and a heritage village.

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Terengganu Museum, Bukit Lesong, Kuala Terengganu.

Covering 75,075m, this museum comprises four blocks of the main museum , a maritime museum, five traditional houses and a landscaped area. The main blocks house the Islamic, textile, royal, historical, craft and petroleum galleries, while the maritime block is home to the Marine Park Gallery and the Seafaring Gallery.

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Sarawak Museum, Kuching

Built in 1891, it was further extended in 1911 to house Sarawak’s native arts and crafts. Developed with the encouragement of famous naturalist, Alfred Wallace, who was collecting specimens in the state, the museum also showcases specimens of local animals.

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Museum of Regal Customs, Kota Baru, Kelantan

A palace carved entirely of wood and intricately designed with floral motifs depicting the fine craft of Kelantan, this museum was initially built by Sultan Long Kundur for his grandsons. There are displays on the customs practised by the royalty of the state, besides exhibits and photographs.

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Taiping Museum, Perak

This is the oldest museum in the country and it was constructed in 1883. It houses a library and several galleries with historical exhibits of Perak’s history on Larut and Matang. There are displays of costumes of commoners and royals, fauna indigenous to the state, ceramics, aborigines and local customs and food.

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The Stadhuys, Malacca

This is a beautiful red building built in 1650 is a popular Malaccan landmark that was the official residence of the Dutch Governors and officers. After restoration, the Stadhuys is now a historic and ethnography museum, complete with relics and traditional costumes from the past.


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Kedah State Museum, Alor Setar

This museum not only houses artifacts from the past but also serves as the state’s research centre on Kedah’s civilisation. It has a collection of Chinese porcelain and the famous gold tree, that was sent to Siam (present-day Thailand) in the 19th century as tribute.

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Penang State Museum, Georgetown

Nestled between Jalan Masjid Kapitan Kling and Love Lane in Georgetown, Penang, this museum, which is located on Farquhar Street near Fort Cornwallis, was formerly the Penang Free School. It is reputed to be one of the best museums in Malaysia, with a handwritten Quran, embroidery, costumes and historical relics on display.


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Royal Abu Bakar Museum of Johor, Johor Baru, Johor.

This museum occupies the Istana Besar or the Grand Palace, built by Sultan Abu Bakar in 1866. Founded by the present Sultan of Johor, it houses the treasures of the

Royal Family besides an extensive art collection, the display of the ceremonial regalia, personal memorabilia, furniture and cultural artifacts that were accumulated by the Royal House. It is said to be one of the finest museums in the world in terms of ambience and display.

Trengganu State Museum

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Museum for Pulau Besar
By CHEN PELF YEEN


MALACCA: The state, through its Museums Corporation, will set up a RM2mil museum on Pulau Besar off Umbai to feature the history and legends of the island.

Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam said the museum would be established with the help of Safuan Abu Bakar, 50, better known as Uztaz Ana Faqir, who had amassed a large collection of articles and artifacts on the island.

“For the first time, it will exhibit items associated with the island,” he told reporters after officiating at the History and Mystery of Pulau Besar Exhibition at Bastion House here on Sunday.

He urged those who had recorded information on Pulau Besar to assist in making the museum more interesting.

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Unique: Ana Faqir (right) relating stories to Mohd Ali (left) at the launch of the History and Mystery of Pulau Besar exhibition on Sunday.

The 169ha island, known for its myths, dates back to the 15th Century Malay Sultanate and was documented by ancient Arab, Indian, Chinese and Portuguese mariners.

Mohd Ali said that Pulau Besar had potential as a commercial and recreational area following a RM700mil plan to develop the region’s first seaport and refined oil storage facility in the island by 2010.

Safuan said he came to the island in 1985 and spent several years learning its history and legends before setting up a private museum in Selangor.

Among the items to be displayed at the museum are manuscripts, old coins and a collection of keris.

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Negeri Sembilan State museum, Seremban

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Sri Menanti Palace and Royal Museum, Negeri Sembilan

Muzium negeri adakan 2 pameran

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PARA pengunjung melawat rangka manusia zaman Kesultanan Melayu Melaka sempena Pameran Penemuan Arkeologi di Muzium Negeri, Seremban, semalam.

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SEREMBAN 19 Nov. - Lembaga Muzium Negeri Sembilan kini mengadakan dua pameran serentak di dua lokasi berbeza untuk memberi penerangan berkaitan khazanah negara yang wajar dipertontonkan kepada umum khususnya pengkaji sejarah.

Pengerusi Lembaga Muzium Negeri, Datuk Norzam Mohd. Nor berkata, Pameran Penemuan Arkeologi kini sedang berlangsung di Muzium Negeri di sini yang telah dibuka kepada umum sejak 15 November lalu dan akan berakhir pada 15 Disember ini.

Kata beliau, pameran itu diadakan dengan kerjasama Jabatan Warisan Negara dan Perbadanan Muzium Negeri Melaka (Perzim).

''Dalam pameran tersebut, pengunjung boleh menyaksikan satu rangka manusia Zaman Kesultanan Melayu Melaka yang ditemui sewaktu kerja-kerja menggali dijalankan di Jalan Kota Melaka," kata beliau di sini hari ini.

Norzam yang juga Setiausaha Kerajaan Negeri memberitahu, melalui pameran itu para pengunjung akan dapat melihat bentuk dan struktur rangka tersebut selain mengetahui sejarah dan asal-usul rangka berkenaan.

''Kita juga menjelaskan kepada pengunjung terhadap kerja yang dilakukan sepanjang penemuan tersebut hinggalah dirakamkan melalui gambar dan dalam bentuk penulisan.

''Pameran ini dibuka pada pukul 10 pagi hingga 6 petang setiap hari dan masuk adalah percuma," jelasnya.

Sementara itu, satu lagi pameran iaitu Pameran Tapak Warisan Dunia akan diadakan di Muzium Diraja Istana Lama Seri Menanti, Kuala Pilah yang telah pun bermula pada 15 November lalu dan berakhir pada 31 Disember ini.

''Pameran Tapak Warisan Dunia menyediakan sebanyak 150 keping gambar dan penerangan tapak serta monumen yang telah mendapat pengiktirafan Pertubuhan Pendidikan, Saintifik dan Kebudayaan Pertubuhan Bangsa-Bangsa Bersatu (UNESCO)," kata beliau.

Katanya, pameran itu termasuklah Piramid di Mesir, Taj Mahal di India dan Tembok Besar China di China.

Beliau berharap melalui pameran ini ia diharap akan menjadi pemangkin kepada cadangan kerajaan negeri untuk menjadikan Muzium Diraja Istana Lama Seri Menanti sebagai salah satu monumen warisan negara.

''Waktu untuk melawat pameran ini sama seperti di Muzium Negeri dan ia wajar dilawati khususnya pelajar kerana ia menarik dan informatif," ujarnya.

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Marine museum offers a glimpse into the South China and Sulu seas
By RUBEN SARIO

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FOR many years, the waters off Sabah have been known for their rich and diverse marine life making the state a divers haven and seafood paradise.

Now, visitors at a corner of the Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) campus overlooking Likas Bay can have a glimpse of the treasures of the South China and Sulu seas flanking the state.

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Amazing sights: A sea urchin and other marine life on display.

This corner is the UMS Aquarium and Marine Museum, part of the university’s Borneo Marine Research Institute.

Visitors are greeted by a replica of a dive site in Sabah’s internationally- renowned diving precinct, Pulau Sipadan.

Inside the aquarium area, visitors encounter three free-standing tanks with more than 50 species of Bornean reef corals.

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Exotic: Sponges and other marine creatures on exhibit.

Some of Sabah’s sea-horse species add dimension to the aquarium, as they glide through sea grass.

A major attraction is the three tanks showcasing marine life at different underwater levels.

In a shallow-reef exhibit are uniquely shaped and coloured fishes such as the copper band butterfly fish, squirrel fish, parrot fish, wrasses, damsel, surgeon fish and green turtles.

A grouper measuring more than 1m is the main attraction in the deep-reef exhibit.

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Marine relic: The skeleton of the Cuvier’s Baked Whale.

The fish does not shy away and appears to welcome visitors by swimming close to the glass.

An underwater cavern houses several giant grouper while reflecting their natural habitat.

By emphasising this highly-prized fish, the management hopes to motivate interest in the species while discouraging destructive fishing like fish bombing and poisoning.

A side door at the aquarium leading to a staircase and landing gives visitors the opportunity to see what mangrove trees look like up close.

A plant known scientifically as Rhizophora spp helps protect coastal areas from erosion, recycles nutrients, removes toxic substances from water and controls sedimentation.

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Vibrant colours: A coral reef on display at the UMS aquarium and museum in Kota Kinabalu recently

An eye-catching exhibit is a 4.43m skeleton of a Cuvier’s Beaked Whale.

The whale’s carcass was discovered by villagers at the Mimpian Jadi beach in Tuaran in 1997.

Marine scientists believe it was the first time such a whale was recorded in Malaysian waters.

The museum also has exhibits showcasing ongoing works under*taken by the UMS Borneo Marine Research Unit in areas like aqua*culture, oceanography, marine biotechnology, marine conservation and sustainable management of marine resources.

Call 088-320 000 ext 23621 or email bmru@ums.edu.myetails for details on the aquarium and marine museum.

'Keris berdiri' di Muzium Negara


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IBRAHIM (kiri) menunjukkan keris bernama Pengemian (jenis Madura) sambil diperhatikan oleh timbalannya, Wan Jamaluddin Wan Yusof pada sidang akhbar di Kuala Lumpur semalam.

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KUALA LUMPUR - Percayakah anda terhadap dakwaan sesetengah pihak bahawa senjata tradisional seperti keris, tombak, lembing, badik atau lading mempunyai unsur 'kesaktian' atau memiliki kuasa 'misteri' tertentu.

Biarpun begitu, segala-galanya akan terjawab apabila satu demonstrasi khas 'keris berdiri' dan 'keris bergerak' bakal diadakan pada pameran Senjata Tradisional, Misteri dan Kesaktian anjuran Muzium Negara pada 16 Disember ini hingga 20 April 2009.

Menurut Ketua Pengarah Jabatan Muzium Malaysia, Ibrahim Ismail, pameran berkenaan bertujuan memberi kefahaman kepada orang ramai tentang dunia mistik mengenai senjata tradisional khususnya keris.

"Senjata yang bakal dipamer nanti adalah yang benar-benar mempunyai keistimewaan termasuk dari segi ukiran dan warisan.

"Kami akan menjemput dua orang pakar dari Indonesia untuk melakukan demonstrasi tersebut," katanya pada sidang akhbar di sini semalam.

Selain demonstrasi keris berdiri dan bergerak, terdapat juga demonstrasi ukiran berasaskan ais, perasapan, menempa keris, cuci keris, perubatan mengunakan senjata dan demonstrasi hulu serta sarung keris.

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Our own natural history museum soon


KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia will soon be among the few nations in the world to have a natural history museum.

To be set up in Putrajaya by September next year at a cost of RM5mil, it will feature birds, all types of bird eggs, reptiles, mammals, amphibians, insects, plants, geological stones and marine and freshwater species, among others.

Unity, Culture, Arts and Heritage Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal said the museum would be set up to raise the people’s awareness on the country’s natural heritage.

“It can be used as a centre for students as well as academicians to conduct their research,” he told reporters after opening an exhibition on traditional weapons at the National Museum yesterday.

The new museum’s collection, which began in 1963, covers more than 40,000 items including wet and dried preserved items, skeletons of the Malayan tiger, elephant, turtle, beetle and hornbill.

Other museums which have elements of natural history are the British Museum in London and the Louvre in Paris, among others.

Meanwhile, the exhibition at the National Museum has been listed in the Malaysia Book of Records as the largest collection of weapons on display as well as the largest number of booths at an exhibition.

A total of 1,926 pieces were displayed.

Among the rare items on display is the Taming Sari keris, said to be the weapon used by the legendary Hang Tuah to slay Hang Jebat. The exhibition is open till April 20, next year.

Welcome To Villa Sentosa, Kampung Morten's 'living Museum'
December 16, 2008 13:18 PM
By Rasmi Binti Abdullah

MELAKA, Dec 16 (Bernama) - Many tourists, who have visited Kampung Morten here, described this traditional village as a 'living museum'.

This is no surprise as residents at this world heritage site, located right in the middle of this historic city, have been practicing a lifestyle that does not differ much when compared to that of their forefathers apart from the unique design of the village's houses.

Kampung Morten, named after a British Land Commissioner Frederick Joseph Morten, has 85 homes including 52 Melaka traditional dwellings.

Morten was believed to have played a role in the opening of this village in the 1920s while Othman Mohd Noh was credited as the founder of Kampung Morten.

The village, that sits on land located at the edge of the Melaka river, used to be a mangrove swamp foliaged by a dense nipah jungle.

MALAY VILLAGE

Despite the years, Kampung Morten is the only Malay village in this historic city to have maintained its customs and traditions.

The village's houses were built according to the Malay design of having long roofs and tile-covered stairs made from stone.

Intricate wood carvings could also be found at the verandah of these houses. Various flowery plants usually decorate the lawn at these houses.

This has made Kampung Morten a truly unique tourist destination; hence it is no wonder that this village is famous worldwide.

Visitors to Kampung Morten would be welcomed by neatly lined Malay traditional houses and a walk through this village could turn into one the 'down memory lane' sojourns.

In 1988, the state government passed a gazette that placed Kampung Morten as a traditional Malay village of heritage significance and turned it into a tourist attraction.

Now, modern multi-storey buildings and the beautiful Melaka river that has undergone an image-uplifting programme flank the village.

For tourists who opt for the Melaka River Cruise, a boat ride that snakes along a four-km stretch of Sungai Melaka, they would be in awe after witnessing the charming and tranquil Malay houses at Kampung Morten.

VILLA SENTOSA, LIVING MUSEUM

At a glance, not many would be able to notice that among these pastoral abodes, there is a residence that stores the Melaka Malay heritage that dates back to more than half a century.

These 'treasures' are kept in a house there, named 'Villa Sentosa'. Othman built this house when he opened the village in 1920.

Nine generations of Othman's descendants have stayed in this house and the occupants have also maintained the villa's traditions.

Villa Sentosa, is also dubbed "The Living Museum" by many tourists and was turned into a sort of personal museum on Dec 11, 1991.

A descendant of Othman's, 58-year-old Abdul Rahim Hashim, now runs the villa.

When speaking to Bernama recently, Abdul Rahim said Villa Sentosa exhibits a unique interior design apart from having a collection of Malay traditional wear, musical instruments and antique furniture.

FAMILY POSSESSIONS

Visitors to the villa would come to know about the family members of Hashim Abdul Ghani, the father of Abdul Rahim, through photographs and pictures placed on the walls of the 'wedding room'.

Abdul Rahim said the room had been used for 20 weddings of Othman's descendants. Meanwhile, at the villa's sitting room, a family tree illustration provides visitors with information on 'who's who' in Othman's family.

Fourteen windows provide the villa with a profuse infusion of fresh and cool air; hence the house needs no fans and air-conditioners.

This villa also exhibits a traditional Malay wedding dais, bathed in yellow colour as well as various Malay wedding attire that aged some 20 years apart from the other traditional wedding paraphernalia.

There is also a room decorated like that of a Malay wedding room during the old days of the Melaka sultanate.

Among other exhibits are a gong believed to be two centuries old, a 100-year-old cupboard and ceramics.

Also present are a 80-year-old Quran and an English-Arab dictionary published in 1926. There is also a glass cabinet that displays antique cameras.

This villa also greets visitors with its collection of the 50s era record apartment from an assortment of time-honoured weapons like the 'tekpi' (trident) as well as ancient crockery from countries like China, England, Italy and France.

CULTURAL SHOW

"In an effort to promote Villa Sentosa, we also stage a cultural show that incorporates the dongdang sayang and joget lambak. The show is held once a month", said Abdul Rahim.

He said there is no entrance fee for visitors to the villa and his family members would be ever willing to provide information to anybody who request it.

"We do not impose any fee, it is enough for them (tourists) to make contributions for the family which we would use to make repairs and refurbishment to the villa," he added.

Villa Sentosa is opened to visitors daily from 9am to 6pm except on Friday where it is accessible for tourists between 2pm and 6pm.

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Muzium Samudera papar kegemilangan sejarah Melaka

Oleh NORIZAN ABDUL MUHID


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REPLIKA kapal Portugis, Flor de La Mar menjadi daya tarikan utama pelawat ke Muzium Samudera di Banda Hilir, Melaka.
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MELAKA 18 Dis. - Tidak dinafikan Melaka mempunyai banyak kawasan bersejarah dengan tarikan tersendiri yang boleh diketengahkan sebagai produk pelancongan.

Sebelum ini, jika disebut Melaka, apa yang terlintas dalam fikiran orang ramai hanya banyak bangunan bersejarah dan destinasi makanannya yang pelbagai dan menyelerakan.

Salah satu produk pelancongan yang paling mendapat perhatian pelancong luar ialah senarai jenis muzium yang pelbagai imej serta keunikannya tersendiri di bawah pentadbiran Perbadanan Muzium Melaka (Perzim).

Muzium Samudera adalah antara 21 buah muzium Perzim yang terdapat pada hari ini dan antara yang paling ramai menerima kunjungan pelawat.

Muzium ini dibina sebagai replika kapal Portugis, Flor de La Mar pada awal tahun 1990 dan dirasmikan pembukaannya oleh Perdana Menteri, Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad pada 13 Jun 1994.

Kedudukannya yang strategik di tengah-tengah pusat bandar iaitu di Jalan Quayside berhampiran muara Sungai Melaka, menjadi antara faktor utama muzium ini sering mendapat perhatian umum.

Muzium Samudera diwujudkan dengan tujuan untuk memaparkan kegemilangan sejarah maritim Melaka dan keunggulan digelar sebagai zaman Emporium Timur selain menyingkap perkembangan perdagangan dari zaman kesultanan Melayu Melaka hingga ke zaman Kolonial Portugis, Belanda, Inggeris dan era penaklukan Jepun di Tanah Melayu.

Sementara itu, beberapa pelancong luar yang ditemui turut tidak ketinggalan melepaskan peluang mereka berkunjung ke muzium berkenaan bagi mengisi masa terluang bersama keluarga sempena cuti persekolahan kali ini.

Menurut Mohammad Hussain, 50, dari Kuala Lumpur, rupa bentuk muzium itu yang dibina sebagai replika kapal Flor de La Mar sudah cukup menarik perhatian pengunjung untuk mengetahui lebih lanjut mengenai kandungan dalam kapal tersebut.

Dia yang berasal dari Kuala Lumpur itu berkata, dia bersama keluarga secara kebetulan melalui Jalan Quayside untuk bersiar-siar ke pusat bandar dan meninjau pusat membeli belah di kawasan sekitarnya.

''Tidak sangka dalam kami hanya bersiar-siar, kami secara kebetulan menemui Muzium Samudera yang sebelum ini hanya kami dengar daripada rakan dan saudara mara yang pernah berkunjung ke Melaka.

''Kandungan pameran dan bahan sejarah yang terdapat dalamnya juga disusun agak kreatif, keadaan ini tidak menjemukan pengunjung yang datang," katanya.

Seorang lagi pengunjung, M. Raju, 55, berkata, dia sudah beberapa kali berkunjung ke muzium tersebut selepas pertama kali datang bercuti ke negeri ini pada tahun 2004 lalu.

Namun, katanya, setiap kali berkunjung ke muzium berkenaan, persekitarannya sentiasa berubah dan diselenggara dengan baik oleh Perzim.

''Muzium ini sentiasa kelihatan bersih dan indah walaupun pada hari-hari biasa, kualiti kebersihannya tetap terpelihara," kata pesara kerajaan ini yang berasal dari Ipoh, Perak.

Selain itu, menurut G. Sita, 16, pengalaman bercuti di Melaka pada tahun ini menjadi lebih manis apabila dia sekeluarga dapat berkunjung ke muzium tersebut yang sebelum ini sering menjadi bahan bualan rakan-rakannya di sekolah.

Lebih suku juta pelawat kunjungi muzium

MELAKA 18 Dis. – Lebih suku juta pelawat atau kira-kira 269,532 telah mengunjungi Muzium Samudera di sini sepanjang tahun ini berbanding 158,811 orang dalam tempoh yang sama pada tahun lalu.

Pengurus Besar Perzim, Khamis Abas berkata, malah sepanjang bulan ini sahaja sehingga 14 Disember lalu seramai 20,212 orang telah mengunjunginya.

Menurutnya, bilangan pelawat yang paling banyak berkunjung ke muzium berkenaan adalah pada November lalu iaitu seramai 35,196 orang.

‘‘Jumlah pelawat juga meningkat dari setiap bulan, bermula Januari lalu iaitu seramai 12,461 orang terus meningkat sehingga Ogos seramai 31,123 orang,” katanya ketika dihubungi di sini hari ini.

Menurut beliau, jumlah pelawat bagaimanapun, berkurangan pada September lalu iaitu sebanyak 9,559 orang dan meningkat semula pada bulan berikutnya iaitu 26,018 orang pada Oktober dan 35,196 orang pada November.

Katanya, muzium berkenaan antara 21 muzium di negeri ini yang popular di kalangan pelancong asing dan sering menjadi tumpuan pelajar dari luar negeri ini bagi kegiatan lawatan sambil belajar.

Flor de La Mar dipercayai karam di Selat Melaka pada 26 Jun 1512 semasa pelayaran ke Goa, India yang sarat dengan muatan barangan berharga selepas menawan Melaka.

Replika kapal itu kemudiannya dibina semula oleh kerajaan negeri pada Februari 1992 dan siap sepenuhnya pada Oktober 1993.

Pembinaannya di Jalan Quayside memandangkan kawasan tersebut satu ketika dulu terkenal sebagai pelabuhan dan juga gudang-gudang menyimpan barangan import dan eksport pedagang-pedagang luar.

Menurut Khamis, penubuhan Muzium Samudera adalah untuk memaparkan sejarah kelautan Melaka dan juga perkembangan perdagangan dari zaman kesultanan Melayu Melaka hingga era Portugis, Belanda dan Inggeris

‘‘Antara bahan pameran yang disediakan terdiri daripada peta lama, model-model kapal, senjata dan kelengkapan artifak berkaitan maritim selain sudut khas mengenai tokoh pelayaran Melayu iaitu Panglima Awang sebagai tokoh pelayar agung,” katanya.

Selain itu, katanya, Muzium Samudera Fasa Dua pula ditubuhkan sebagai kesinambungan dari penubuhan Muzium Samudera Fasa Satu.

‘‘Bangunan asalnya merupakan bekas gudang lama Guthrie yang telah dibaik pulih oleh Jabatan Kerja Raya yang terletak bersebelahan replika kapal Flor de La Mar.

‘‘Ruang pamerannya menggunakan teknologi audio dan pencahayaan khas yang moden dengan tema-tema yang berkaitan dengan dunia maritim,” katanya.

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Muzium Peringatan Lau King Howe mula dibuka

SIBU 22 Dis. - Muzium Peringatan Lau King Howe yang terletak di Jalan Pulau di sini, telah dibuka kepada orang ramai pada 4 Disember lalu dan menjadi destinasi pelancongan baru di bandar ini.

Pengerusi jawatankuasa pengurusan muzium tersebut, Vincent Lau Lee Ming berkata, orang ramai dialu-alukan berkunjung ke muzium yang dibuka pada setiap Isnin hingga Jumaat, bermula pukul 9 pagi hingga 5 petang.

Menurutnya, lawatan ke muzium berkenaan akan memberi pendedahan kepada orang ramai untuk mengetahui kemajuan bidang perubatan sejak Hospital Lau King Howe beroperasi pada 1936.

''Para pengunjung turut berpeluang menyaksikan pameran corak perubahan penyakit berjangkit seperti malaria, batuk kering (tuberkulosis) pada tahun 1930-an hingga 1950-an.

''Turut dipamerkan juga adalah penyakit kronik yang semakin banyak dihidapi pada hari ini seperti diabetis mellitus, tekanan darah tinggi, penyakit jantung dan lain-lain lagi," katanya kepada pemberita di sini semalam.

Lee Ming berkata, muzium berkenaan terletak di bangunan Hospital Lau King Howe yang telah dibaik pulih dengan tujuan memulihara bangunan bersejarah itu.

Sehingga hari ini ujarnya, hospital tersebut telah menerima 400 pelawat sejak ia dibuka untuk tatapan ramai.

Tambahnya, jumlah pengunjung itu begitu memberangsangkan memandangkan operasi hospital terbabit belum sampai tempoh sebulan.

''Ini menunjukkan muzium tersebut merupakan antara destinasi menarik untuk dikunjungi di bandar ini.

''Kita berharap mampu menarik lebih ramai lagi pengunjung apabila ia dipromosikan lebih meluas, malah kita tidak menolak kemungkinan ia turut dibuka pada hari Ahad apabila sudah bersedia kelak," ujarnya.

Dalam pada itu, Setiausaha Jawatankuasa Pengurusan Muzium, Dr. Hu Chang Hock berkata, muzium tersebut mengetengahkan pelbagai peralatan perubatan yang terdapat di Sibu.

Menurutnya, bagi memastikan ia sentiasa menarik perhatian pengunjung, bahan pameran akan ditukar dari semasa ke semasa.

Projek Muzium Peringatan Lau King Howe dijayakan bersama oleh para pemimpin di Sibu, Persatuan Cina Bersatu, pertubuhan bukan kerajaan (NGO), Muzium Sarawak, Jabatan Kesihatan, Majlis Perbandaran Sibu dan Jabatan Kerja Raya (JKR).

Muzium itu dibangunkan bagi memperingati, mengabadikan dan menyebarluaskan semangat Lau King Howe yang penuh keikhlasan, kebajikan dan keprihatinan terhadap mereka yang sakit, miskin dan bernasib malang.

Mendiang Lau King Howe, seorang guru terlatih, berhijrah dari Foochow, Fukien, China pada 1916 dan mengurus ladang getah di sini.

Sebelum pulang ke China pada 1930, beliau mendermakan semua harta bendanya kepada kerajaan penjajah ketika itu bagi menubuhkan sebuah hospital moden pertama di sini.

Hospital berharga RM82,000 itu yang siap pada 1936, dinamakan sempena nama beliau.

Hospital itu menamatkan operasinya pada 31 Ogos 1994 apabila hospital kerajaan yang baru di Jalan Oya siap dan beroperasi.

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Muzium Tun Sakaran tarikan baru pelancongan

SEMPORNA 31 Dis. - Kerajaan negeri merancang menjadikan Muzium Tun Sakaran di sini sebagai tarikan baru pelancongan selain Pulau Sipadan, Mabul dan Taman Marin Tun Sakaran.

Menteri di Jabatan Ketua Menteri, Datuk Nasir Tun Sakaran berkata, muzium bernilai RM3 juta itu yang akan dibina di kawasan Kompleks Inabah Kamal Semporna, kira-kira dua kilometer dari pekan ini dijangka mampu menarik ramai pelancong ke daerah ini.

''Kita juga mahu menjadikan muzium ini sebagai pusat rujukan bahan sejarah perjuangan pemimpin negeri Sabah," katanya selepas merasmikan majlis pecah tanah tapak Muzium Tun Sakaran di sini hari ini.

Nasir berkata, pembinaan muzium itu yang dibiayai sepenuhnya oleh kerajaan negeri dijangka siap pertengahan 2010 dan akan dikendalikan oleh Jabatan Muzium Negeri Sabah.

Menurutnya, muzium dua tingkat itu antara lain akan mempunyai beberapa sudut pameran dan kajian khusus mengenai seni budaya masyarakat setempat.

Sementara itu, Pengarah Jabatan Muzium Negeri Sabah, Datuk Joseph Pounis Guntavid berkata, reka bentuk Muzium Tun Sakaran adalah berdasarkan kepada konsep bangunan dua tingkat rumah tradisional masyarakat Bajau Semporna dan Lepa-Lepa.

Katanya, konsep itu juga direka mengikut piawaian muzium masa kini iaitu sebagai gedung membina ilmu dan pemeliharaan warisan adat resam seni dan budaya Sabah.

Ia akan mempamerkan khazanah warisan daerah-daerah pantai timur khususnya di Semporna termasuk biografi bekas Yang Dipertua Negeri Sabah, Tun Sakaran Dandai.

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Launch of gallery a boost to Malacca and Indonesia ties
By CHEN PELF YEEN

Launch of gallery a boost to Malacca and Indonesia ties
By CHEN PELF YEEN


MALACCA: Efforts to strengthen ties between Malacca and Sawahlunto, West Sumatra, Indonesia received a boost following the opening of the Sawahlunto Gallery at the Malay and Islamic Museum here recently.

Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam said the Sawahlunto Gallery at Jalan Kota was unique as being the first Sawahlunto Gallery opened outside of Indonesia.

“I hope the gallery will attract more Indonesian visitors to Malacca and vice-versa in 2009,” he said this in his speech during the opening of the gallery.

Besides Sawahlunto, he said representatives from Jambi, Palembang and Bangka Belitong in Sumatra had also voiced their interests in opening up their own galleries here.

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Appreciating art: Mohd Ali (left) loiking at one of the items on display at the gallery.

“I hope that with the galleries, we will be able to forge closer ties between Malaysia and Indonesia in terms of tourism and economy,” he said, adding the idea to open more galleries here had been agreed by the respective representatives who took part in the recent Malay and Islamic Convention.

Mohd Ali added that Malacca would also be opening its own gallery in Acheh, Bangka Belitong, Medan, Tanjung Pinang, Singapore and Jakarta by mid 2009.

Meanwhile, Sawahlunto mayor Amran Nur, who was also present at the ceremony, said that the Sawahlunto Gallery would help promote tourism not only in Malacca but also in neighbouring countries.

“We hope to feature more facts and information on places of interests in the gallery and at the same time attract more visitors to Sawahlunto,” he said, adding that the number of visitors in Sawahlunto had increased from 14,000 in 2004 to about 500,000 in 2007.

Kelantan mahu pesawat Dakota di Muzium Perang


KOTA BHARU: Perbadanan Muzium Negeri Kelantan berhasrat menempatkan bangkai pesawat Doughlas DC-3 Dakota KN630, yang terhempas di Gua Musang kira-kira 58 tahun lalu di halaman Muzium Perang di bandar ini.

Pengarahnya, Alimi Omar, berkata walaupun jelas bangkai itu adalah pesawat perang, namun ia memerlukan siasatan pihak tentera bagi proses dokumentasi.

"Setakat ini, masih terlalu awal untuk membuat sebarang kepastian bahawa pesawat berkenaan boleh ditempatkan di Muzium Perang di bandar ini walaupun kita memang berhajat mendapatkan bahan sejarah itu.

"Biarlah semua siasatan selesai dulu, sebelum pihak muzium bertindak memohon supaya ia ditempatkan di sini. Sekiranya tidak boleh mendapatkan menempatkan keseluruhan bangkai pesawat itu, sebahagian komponennya sudah mencukupi sebagai bahan sejarah penting buat penduduk negeri ini. Bagi kami, pesawat berkenaan adalah bahan sejarah negara yang bernilai khususnya di Kelantan," katanya.

Beliau mengulas mengenai penemuan pesawat Tentera Udara Diraja Britain (RAF) itu yang ditemui kira-kira tiga kilometer dari Kampung Penchong berhampiran Mukim Galas, Gua Musang oleh pasukan pencari dari Briged Ke-8 Infantri yang berpangkalan di Pengkalan Chepa, di sini, pada pertengahan tahun lalu.

Pesawat Doughlas DC-3 Dakota KN630 RAF yang berpangkalan di Changi, Singapura itu disahkan terhempas pada 25 Ogos 1950 ketika era komunis. Ketika kejadian, pesawat malang itu membawa 12 penumpang serta anak kapal termasuk lapan anggota tentera, seorang anggota polis dan tiga orang awam.

Semua mangsa dikebumikan di lokasi pesawat itu terhempas kerana selepas kejadian usaha membawa mayat mangsa keluar dari situ menempuh kesukaran kerana halangan bentuk muka bumi dan kawasan itu diliputi hutan tebal.

Alimi berkata, pesawat itu boleh menjadi bahan sejarah penting kepada penduduk di sini memandangkan kejadian berkenaan berlaku di negeri ini ketika darurat.

"Muzium negeri sudah memberi bekerjasama kepada pihak tentera terbabit bagi memastikan kerja dokumentasi pesawat berkenaan berjalan lancar dan berharap selepas ini pihak berkenaan membenarkan ia ditempatkan di sini," katanya.

Perhilitan tubuh muzium haiwan awet terbesar

Oleh SALEHUDIN MAT RASAD

TEMERLOH 11 Jan. - Institut Biodiversiti Jabatan Hidupan Liar dan Taman Negara (Perhilitan) Bukit Rengit, Lanchang dekat sini menubuhkan muzium fauna terbesar membabitkan kira-kira 30,000 koleksi haiwan yang diawet.

Pengarahnya, Fakhrul Hatta Musa berkata, muzium itu kini menjadi tumpuan pelajar dan penyelidik dari dalam serta luar negara untuk mengenali spesies haiwan yang sesetengahnya hampir pupus.

Selain serangga, kata beliau, antara haiwan yang diawet di muzium itu termasuk harimau, kancil, kucing hutan, musang, pelanduk, beruang, rusa dan kelawar.

''Ibu bapa atau pihak sekolah wajar memanfaatkan kewujudan muzium ini yang berdekatan dengan Santuari Gajah Kuala Gandah dan taman rusa di Deerland,'' katanya kepada Utusan Malaysia di sini hari ini.

Fakhrul Hatta memberitahu, Institut Biodiversiti Perhilitan Bukit Rengit menjalankan kajian terhadap spesies haiwan dan serangga khususnya di kawasan seluas 62,395 hektar di Hutan Simpan Krau.

Sejak 1982, katanya, institusi itu menyimpan lebih 20,000 spesies serangga diawet secara kering dan basah termasuk 2,000 spesies katak, 743 spesies burung dan hampir 500 spesies ikan air tawar.

''Muzium Institut Biodiversiti Perhilitan Bukit Rengit lebih istimewa kerana turut menyimpan koleksi haiwan lebih besar yang diawet,'' katanya.

Menurut Fakhrul Hatta, institut itu juga berjaya mencipta sejarah tersendiri apabila menemui spesies baru katak dan kelawar yang terbesar di dunia beberapa tahun lalu.

Kata beliau, Hutan Simpan Krau mempunyai pelbagai spesies hidupan liar tanpa gangguan manusia.

''Kita mempunyai empat pegawai penyelidik yang menjalankan kajian terhadap habitat kelawar, serangga dan burung di hutan simpan itu.

''Kami berbangga kerana institut ini kini menjadi tumpuan penyelidik dalam dan luar negara termasuk pelajar universiti untuk menjalankan kajian," katanya

Di samping itu, ujar beliau, jumlah kedatangan pengunjung ke muzium itu bertambah dari semasa ke semasa.

Institut Biodiversiti Bukit Rengit juga, tambahnya, bersedia menjadi tempat latihan, kem pendidikan biodiversiti dan tapak perkhemahan.

Perzim anjur bermalam di muzium kapal
MELAKA 22 Jan. - Biasanya, kita hanya berpeluang menyaksikan artifak bersejarah di dalam muzium pada siang hari dengan waktu yang terhad.

Bagaimanapun, buat pertama kali di negara ini, pengunjung dibenarkan bermalam di dalam muzium.

Pengurus Besar Perbadanan Muzium Melaka (Perzim), Khamis Abas, berkata, promosi terbaru yang dinamakan Bermalam di Muzium itu akan diperkenalkan kepada pengunjung di Muzium Kapal Portugis, Flor De Lama, Banda Hilir di sini bulan hadapan.

Menurutnya, ia bertujuan mempelbagaikan tarikan produk pelancongan sedia ada itu.

"Dengan cara ini, mereka yang pernah berkunjung ke muzium ini pasti akan tertarik untuk datang sekali lagi dan bermalam di sini.

"Ia secara tidak langsung, membuatkan produk pelancongan tradisi ini kembali segar melalu promosi ini," katanya kepada Utusan Malaysia ketika dihubungi di sini.

Jelas beliau, promosi terbaru di muzium itu turut mendapat kerjasama Hotel Naza Melaka.

"Mereka yang berminat untuk bermalam di muzium berkenaan perlu mendaftar di hotel itu dan pihak hotel akan menyediakan kelengkapan bermalam seperti tilam dan bantal. Harga yang dikenakan pula belum diputuskan lagi tetapi ia tidak akan melebihi RM100 untuk penginapan satu malam," jelasnya.

Bagaimanapun, kata Khamis, penginapan terhad kepada 20 pengunjung untuk setiap malam.

Tambahnya lagi, sebelum bermalam di muzium itu, para pengunjung akan dibawa menyusuri Sungai Melaka serta melawat beberapa kawasan pelancongan sekitar Banda Hilir.

"Di sebelah malam, baru mereka akan dibawa ke muzium ini untuk menonton visual berkaitan muzium serta melakukan beberapa kerja rumah berkaitan lawatan di sebelah siang,'' jelasnya.

Tambahnya, Perzim menjangkakan program Bermalam di Muzium ini akan mendapat sambutan menggalakkan memandangkan ia merupakan pertama ditawarkan di Malaysia.

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Habib's mini-museum brings in the tourists
By : Heidi Foo

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Restaurant owner Habib Mohd Kasem with some of the priceless items found in his shop.


REMBAU: A restaurant owner's antique collection has become a centre of attraction for visitors and tourists.

Habib Mohd Kasem has been proudly showing off the 1,000-plus items since he began operating the eatery more than 15 years ago.

Habib, 45, said his interest in antiques started as a hobby.

"Actually, the collection started with my late father, who bought these items from certain individuals.

"I continued to add to his collection after his death. It has cost me thousands of ringgit."

Habib said his father first showed him his collection when Habib was 7.

He said the items, collected from throughout the peninsula, included plates and bowls used during the colonial era, and swords, kettles, copper instruments and old coins.

"Most of these items were not easily acquired because they have a historical value.

"Not everyone will part with it unless a high price is offered."

He added that the "mini-museum" had attracted foreign visitors, including those from Britain, Australia, China and Taiwan.

"One Australian visitor wanted to buy one of these antiques but I declined because the item was very rare," said the father of six.

Among the items displayed inside Habib's shop is a 100-year-old sword believed to belong to a former royal warrior known as Datuk Niko Perkasa Seri Menanti.

Habib said he was once offered RM45,000 for the sword and RM19,900 for an old lamp which is believed to have been used during the colonial era.

"However, I did not sell the two antiques because they are of sentimental value," Habib said, adding that he hoped his children would keep the collection.

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Galeri Sultan Abdul Halim

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SULTAN Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah menandatangani plak perasmian Galeri Sultan Abdul Halim sambil diperhatikan Sultanah Kedah, Tuanku Haminah Hamidun (dua kiri) dan Azizan Abdul Razak di Alor Setar, semalam.

ALOR SETAR 22 Feb. – Rakyat negeri ini yang berminat untuk mengenali dengan lebih dekat mengenai latar belakang Sultan Kedah, kini boleh melawat Galeri Sultan Abdul Halim Mu‘adzam Shah di Medan Bandar yang mula dibuka hari ini.
Galeri yang diwujudkan di bangunan yang pernah menjadi Mahkamah Tinggi dan Mahkamah Sesyen negeri itu, mengambil masa kira-kira dua tahun untuk pengubahsuaian sehingga siap sepenuhnya.
Bangunan mahkamah yang dibina pada 1922 itu juga mempunyai nilai sejarahnya sendiri kerana ia dibina oleh Almarhum Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah dengan kerjasama W.Peel ESQ (Penasihat British), Mejar W.R. Sanguinetti (jurutera negeri), F.W.Wade ESQ (arkitek) dan H.W. Fofden (kontraktor).
Reka bentuk bangunan berkenaan bercirikan seni bina roman dan ia boleh dilihat daripada reka bentuk tiang dan ukiran yang terdapat pada bahagian dinding.
Menteri Besar Kedah, Datuk Seri Azizan Abdul Razak berkata, bangunan mahkamah itu telah dikosongkan apabila operasi mahkamah berpindah ke Kompleks Mahkamah, Jalan Suka Menanti pada Jun 2005.
“Bangunan mahkamah ini telah diubah suai untuk menjadi Galeri Sultan Abdul Halim Mu‘adzam Shah pada 2007.
“Dengan kos kira-kira RM16 juta, akhirnya galeri ini dapat dirasmikan oleh Tuanku Sultan hari ini,” ujarnya ketika majlis perasmian galeri tersebut di sini.
Menurut Azizan, galeri itu akan menempatkan sebahagian barangan dan koleksi peribadi Tuanku Abdul Halim untuk tatapan orang ramai dan akan dipelihara sebagai barangan sejarah.
“Di sini pengunjung boleh melihat koleksi gambar Tuanku Sultan sejak kecil, dewasa sehingga baginda menempuh alam perkahwinan.
“Selain itu, koleksi peribadi, hobi serta perkara-perkara yang berkaitan dengan kesultanan Kedah akan turut dipamerkan di sini,” katanya.
Jelas Azizan, lokasi galeri tersebut yang terletak di Medan Bandar juga amat strategik kerana berhampiran bangunan bersejarah lain seperti Masjid Zahir, Balai Besar, Balai Nobat dan sebagainya.
“Galeri ini juga dijadikan sebagai salah satu produk pelancongan Kedah Heritage Trail.
“Para pengunjung mengambil pakej ini akan dibawa melawat ke tempat-tempat bersejarah di negeri ini selama 12 jam bermula di Stadium Darul Aman, Galeri Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah, Medan Bandar, Pekan Rabu, Gunung Keriang dan Kota Kuala Kedah,” tambahnya.
Galeri itu akan dibuka kepada orang ramai secara percuma selama tiga hari mulai hari ini.
Selepas itu, bayaran sebanyak RM5 dikenakan kepada dewasa, RM2 (kanak-kanak bawah 12 tahun).
Galeri itu dibuka pada pukul 10 pagi hingga 5 petang.

Personal royal collection
By EMBUN MAJID


IF you want to know more about the Sultan of Kedah and his life history, you should check out the new Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Gallery at Medan Bandar in Alor Setar.

The gallery showcases various paraphernalia belonging to the 81-year-old Sultan including his personal items and items belonging to his late wife Almarhum Sultanah Bahiyah and his current consort Sultanah Haminah Hamidun.

The gallery complex comprises two buildings: an old court building that was built in 1922 by Almarhum Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah (with cooperation from British advisor W. Peel, state engineer Mejar W.R. Sanguinetti, architect F.W. Wade and contractor H.W. Fofden) and a new double-storey building that resembles the old court building.

Both buildings have Roman-style pillars and designs on the walls.

The court building was vacated in 2005 after the courts were moved to a new complex on Jalan Suka Menanti.

The construction of the RM16mil gallery began in 2007 and was completed end of last year. It was opened by the Sultan on Feb 22.

Among the items displayed at the gallery are photographs of the Sultan during his childhood years and also his wedding photographs.

There are also items from the Almarhum Sultanah Bahiyah’s collection including her shoes, clothes and jewellery including replicas of the jewels worn by her when she was the queen.

Also displayed at the gallery are Sultanah Haminah Hamidun’s golf set collection including golfing attire and golf balls.

There are also several antique cars belonging to the Sultan,several types of pistols and rifles.

Rows of photographs from the Sultan’s childhood years, his coronation, wedding and also photographs that were taken during family vacations are also on display.

Kedah Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Azizan Abdul Razak in his speech during the opening of the gallery said that the gallery was listed as one of the tourism products in the Kedah Heritage Trail.

He said the gallery was strategically located near other historical buildings including Masjid Zahir, the Audience Hall, the Balai Nobat and the Royal Museum.

The gallery opens daily from 10am until 5pm. Tickets to enter the gallery are priced at RM5 (adult) and RM2 (for children below the age of 12).

Macau gallery in Bukit Peringgit, Malacca


MALACCA: The state’s initiative to turn Bukit Peringgit into a venue for international galleries is slowly taking shape.

The Macau Special Administrative Region has stepped in to occupy one of the pre-war English bungalows located at the hill where exhibits from the country would be displayed.

The Macau Gallery is the second gallery to be set up following the Cuban Gallery’s opening in August 2007.

Malacca Historic City Council mayor Yusof Jantan said the move would help foster closer cultural and economic ties between Malacca and Macau as both share a historical link with the Portuguese.

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Building ties: Yusof Jantan (middle) presenting Chui with the keys to their gallery on Bukit Peringgit. Looking on is Macau's representative to Malaysia Tengku Iskandar.

“The Macau government will spend about six months to renovate the building, which is scheduled to open to members of the public later this year,” he told reporters after the signing ceremony of the memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Malacca and Macau at Seri Negeri last Thursday.

Yusof signed on behalf of Malacca while Macau was represented by its Social Affairs and Culture secretary Dr Chui Sai On with state secretary Datuk Wira Omar Kaseh witnessing the event.

Old colonial houses built by the British had been offered to the government of India, Netherlands and Portugal to showcase their exhibits.

Meanwhile, Chui thanked the state government for allowing them to set up the gallery here.

He added that the gallery would benefit Malacca and Macau, particularly in the tourism sector.

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Sultan visits Islamic Arts Museum
By FAZLEENA AZIZ


The Sultan of Selangor Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah visited the Islamic Arts Museum of Malaysia on March 14.

The Sultan visited the two ongoing exhibitions at the musuem — “The Art of Integration: Islam in Britain” and “The Divine Inspiration: Seven Principles of Islamic Architecture” — as well as the Scholars’ Library at the museum.

He took time to savour the works displayed at the exhibitions.

He was accompanied by the British Deputy High Commissioner to Malaysia Patrick Moody and museum director Syed Mohamad Albukhary.

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Sacred site: The Sultan of Selangor admiring a replica of the Dome of the Rock at the the Divine Inspiration: Seven Principles of Islamic Architecture exhibition. On the left is de Guise, while museum director Syed Mohamad Albukhary is on the Sultan’s right.

Acting head of the museum’s curatorial affairs department Lucien de Guise said the museum was honoured by the Sultan’s visit.

“The Sultan is a well respected serious art collector and an accomplished photographer,” de Guise said adding that the Sultan was impressed with the library.

Also present during the Sultan’s visit were his brother, Tengku Panglima Selangor Tengku Sulaiman Shah ibni Sultan Salahudin Abdul Aziz Shah and his youngest sister Tengku Puteri Puan Sri Nor Zehan.

The Art of Integration: Islam in Britain exhibition is on until April 20, while the Divine Inspiration: Seven Principles of Islamic Architecture will be on until March 20.

The Scholar’s Library is open to the public but by appointment only.

The Islamic Arts Museum is located in Jalan Lembah Perdana, Kuala Lumpur.

For more information, call 03-2274 2020.

Najib’s birthplace converted into museum


THE house where Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak was born will be converted into a museum, reported Sin Chew Daily.

National Heritage Department’s conservation and archaeology division chief Rosli Nor said the house, located in Kuala Lipis would be used to showcase local artefacts and historical records.

“We have completed the restoration work on the house. It is preserved as it was, even the trees and flowers in the garden were not destroyed,’’ he said.

Rosli said the restoration works on Raub police station had also been completed.

He said both the projects cost RM1.5mil.

Other restoration projects in progress include St George Church (Penang), former Taiping Municipal Council (Perak), Sultan Abu Bakar Museum in Pekan (Pahang) and the Mulong mosque in Kota Baru (Kelantan).

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Museum to reopen after repairs
By : T.N. Alagesh



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State Tourism, Arts and Heritage Committee chairman Datuk Shafik Fauzan Sharif (right) checking the progress of the museum renovation.


PEKAN: After termites and floodwaters destroyed part of the Sultan Abu Bakar Museum here in 2007, the Pahang Museum Board immediately stepped in to salvage the building.

Now, after undergoing a RM9.5 million refurbishment, the 33-year-old museum will be opened to visitors early next year.

State Tourism, Arts and Heritage Committee chairman Datuk Shafik Fauzan Sharif said the entire building had been given a facelift.

"The roof, floor and wooden structures had to be replaced after being badly damaged by termites.

"A new building consisting of an auditorium, food court, library, surau and administration centre, is in the final stages of construction," he said after visiting the museum recently.

Shafik said the floods which occurred over the past two years had also damaged the century-old heritage building.

"Built in a flood-prone area, certain parts of the building were always wet, leading to continuous damage," he said.

Shafik said the state government had pledged RM8 million under the Ninth Malaysia Plan, while the Culture, Arts and Heritage Ministry had provided RM1.5 million to fund the renovation works.

The museum, formerly known as Istana Kota Beram, is the palace of Sultan Abu Bakar and stores a rich collection of historical items, including brass and silverware, traditional Malay weapons, textiles and ceramic plates.

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The restoration of Muzium Sultan Abu Bakar
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PEKAN: The Culture, Arts and National Heritage Ministry has allocated RM9.5mil for the restoration and renovation works at Muzium Sultan Abu Bakar here.

State Culture, Arts, Tourism and Heritage Committee chairman Datuk Shafik Fauzan Sharif said the building was once the home of the British Resident and was used as a base for the Japanese army during the Japanese Occupation period from 1942 until 1945.

Sultan Pahang Sultan Abu Bakar then turned the building to a palace and named it Istana Kota Beram, as it faces Pulau Seri Beram, in 1948.

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The building was converted to Muzium Sultan Abu Bakar in 1976.

Shafik Fauzan said the building was still in good condition but certain sections needed to be restored or renovated.

Accompanied by state Museum Department director Ahmad Farid Abdul Jalal, contractors and architects, Shafik Fauzan spent about two hours inspecting the work in progress at the museum recently.

Shafik Fauzan said that some wooden structures had to be replaced with the kayu jati planks and wood.

”There will be a made-made indoor stream located on the first floor of the building.

”It is to represent Sungai Pahang, which was the main source of transporation in the olden days,” he said

Shafik Fauzan said it was worth spending the money to restore the well-maintained building that holds various historical artefacts for the future generation to see and appreciate.

He hoped that schools would have packages for students to visit the museum from time to time to gain historical knowledge.

”We have a large collection of artefacts from all races on display. The museum can also be promoted as a tourist attraction,” he said.

He said the water gallery located opposite the museum had displayed artefacts on the mode of transporation in the olden days, which included sampans, junks and Malay traditional boats.

The work at the museum is expected to be completed in July.

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Sejarah Gopeng dalam kedai lama jadi tumpuan
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Bekas perantau tubuh muzium pamer keunikan pekan

GOPENG: Impian seorang anak jati Gopeng yang pernah menetap 20 tahun di Amerika Syarikat untuk membuka muzium bersejarah menjadi kenyataan berikutan pembukaan Muzium Gopeng di rumah kedai peninggalan moyangnya di Jalan Eu Kong di sini, kelmarin.

Bernard Yaw Ban Yew berkata, bangunan rumah kedai itu dipilih sebagai muzium kerana ia adalah salah satu peninggalan moyangnya Yaw Mun Chong pada 1887 dan antara bangunan lama yang masih kekal di pekan itu.



Beliau yang juga bertindak sebagai Yang Dipertua Pertubuhan Pengurusan Muzium Gopeng berkata, muzium itu membolehkan pelancong tempatan dan luar negara mengamati keunikan sejarah pekan berkenaan dengan lebih mendalam.

“Sebenarnya, muzium ini ditubuhkan untuk menghargai sejarah peninggalan nenek moyang di situ sejak 150 tahun yang lalu.

“Melalui muzium ini bukan saja pengunjung dapat menjejak asal usul dan sejarah di sini malahan dapat mempelajari serta menghargai hasil peninggalan yang dipamerkan kepada mereka secara percuma," katanya pada sidang media selepas merasmikan Muzium Gopeng sempena sambutan Hari Warisan Sedunia di sini, kelmarin.

Turut hadir, wakil Persatuan Warisan Perak, Law Siak Hong dan bekas Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri (Adun) Simpang Pulai, Alex Chan Chin Chee.

Bernard berkata, dengan adanya muzium itu, ia membantu memelihara harta peninggalan nenek moyang yang tidak ternilai harganya supaya dapat ditatap oleh generasi pada masa hadapan.

“Selain itu, pengumpulan barangan antik yang dipamerkan di sini diperoleh daripada rakan-rakan yang juga penduduk asal pekan ini," katanya.

Bernard berkata, usaha itu mendapat kerjasama yang baik daripada semua penduduk di sini malahan ada di antara mereka turut menyumbangkan barang antik dan gambar lama untuk dipamerkan.

“Antara barangan antik yang dapat dilihat di sini adalah mesin lama yang digunakan untuk memproses getah dan bijih timah, radio, mesin jahit, basikal, alat penimbang dan carta aliran sejarah pekan Gopeng serta tokoh-tokoh terkenal selama tiga generasi," katanya.

Beliau berkata, projek pengubahsuaian muzium dimulakan pada November tahun lalu dan mula beroperasi awal tahun ini selepas selesai mengumpul barangan antik untuk pameran.

“Semua perbelanjaan untuk menubuhkan muzium ini menggunakan modal sendiri dan dibantu beberapa pihak lain. Kita berharap kerajaan negeri akan turut menyokong inisiatif ini," katanya.

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Muzium Islam Pulau Pinang

I must admit that the architecture of some of the museum is very nice but many of them are just too small. I wonder what and how many items they can really exhibit inside such a small space and whether it is worth spending money for the upkeepings of the all those small museums. I'm also questioning about the visitor count. I believe what Malaysia really needs is some world renowned museum with fine exhibits. They should put more efforts into marketing and advertising the better museums. As for the other nice but very small museums, they can be turned into boutique hotels, restaurants, or government offices. I just hope that one day Malaysia can be proud of having a few museums that can rival those in NY, London, Beijing, etc.

Hospital lama kini muzium

Oleh MORTI BUTEK
utusansabah@utusan.com.my


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BANGUNAN Hospital Lau King Howe di Sibu, Sarawak yang diubahsuai menjadi muzium peringatan.

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SIBU 21 April - Mendengar perkataan muzium, sudah pasti kita mula membayangkan artifak sejarah dan warisan budaya.

Tetapi di bandar ini, satu-satunya muzium ialah Muzium Peringatan Hospital Lau King Howe terletak di Jalan Pulau di sini.

Ia mengambil sempena nama King Howe, seorang guru terlatih berhijrah dari Foochow, Fukien, China pada 1916 dan mengurus ladang getah di sini.

Sebelum pulang ke China pada 1930, beliau mendermakan semua harta bendanya kepada penjajah untuk menubuhkan sebuah hospital pertama di Sibu.

Hospital berharga RM82,000 itu siap pada 1936.

Hospital itu ditutup pada 31 Ogos 1994 apabila hospital baru di Jalan Oya beroperasi.

Selain pelbagai peralatan perubatan, muzium ini turut mempamerkan catatan peribadi King Howe.

Di laluan masuk ke ruang pameran, pihak pengurusan mempamerkan patung mendiang King Howe sebagai memperingati jasanya.

Antara peralatan dipamerkan ialah mesin dialisis, alat pembedahan, mikroskop, pakaian seragam jururawat, replika bilik pembedahan dan sinar-X serta model rangka manusia.

Gambar-gambar lama bangunan Hospital Lau King Howe turut disajikan untuk tatapan pengunjung.

Bangunan Hospital Lau King Howe yang diubah suai bagi menempatkan pelbagai peralatan berkaitan bidang perubatan dan kesihatan, mula beroperasi pada 4 Disember 2008.

Sejak ia dibuka, kehadiran pelawat ke muzium itu amat menggalakkan.

Setiausaha Lembaga Pengurusan muzium itu, Dr. Hu Chang Hock berkata, jumlah pengunjung kini hampir 2,000 orang sejak ia dibuka.

"Kehadiran pengunjung yang memberangsangkan menunjukkan muzium ini antara tempat menarik perlu dikunjungi di Sibu.

"Kita harap lebih ramai pengunjung datang untuk memahami sedikit sebanyak sejarah dan peralatan perubatan yang dipamerkan," katanya ketika ditemui di sini baru-baru ini.

Chang Hock menambah, majoriti pengunjung merupakan penduduk bandar ini dan kawasan sekitarnya.

Menurut beliau, muzium dibuka bermula 9 pagi hingga 5 petang dan hanya ditutup pada hari Isnin.

"Apa yang kita perlu usahakan sekarang ialah promosi agar muzium ini terus menerima kunjungan orang ramai termasuk pelancong," katanya.

Melaka akan miliki Muzium Wanita Sedunia

MELAKA 4 Mei - Perbadanan Muzium Melaka (Perzim) akan menubuhkan sebuah Muzium Wanita Sedunia bagi menghargai sumbangan golongan itu dari pelbagai bidang termasuk tokoh di peringkat antarabangsa.

Pengurus Besar Perzim, Khamis Abas berkata, pihaknya bercadang menaik taraf dua bangunan mahkamah lama di Jalan Gereja, Bandar Hliir di sini, untuk dijadikan Muzium Wanita Sedunia.

Menurutnya, apabila berjaya ditubuhkan kelak, muzium terbabit bakal menggunakan tema Tangan Yang Menghayun Buaian Boleh Menggoncang Dunia.

''Kita sudah beberapa kali mengemukakan cadangan penubuhan muzium wanita ini kepada Jabatan Warisan dan Kebudayaan bagi mendapatkan peruntukan.

''Namun setakat ini, kita belum mendapat sebarang reaksi mengenainya,'' katanya ketika dihubungi Utusan Malaysia di sini hari ini.

Khamis berkata, kos menaik taraf dua bangunan mahkamah lama terbabit dianggarkan berjumlah RM4 juta manakala kandungan bahan pameran akan disediakan pihak kerajaan negeri melalui Perzim.

Ujarnya, penubuhan Muzium Wanita Sedunia itu bertujuan mengetengahkan sumbangan wanita yang dianggap sebagai contoh dan idola kepada masyarakat.

''Diharapkan, melalui usaha ini nanti, wanita di Malaysia akan berasa bangga dengan usaha dan kerjaya mereka.

''Ia juga bertujuan memberi contoh dan galakan kepada masyarakat supaya sentiasa menghargai sumbangan kaum wanita hari ini,'' katanya.

Tambahnya, apabila ia terlaksana, Melaka merupakan satu-satunya negeri di negara ini yang memiliki muzium wanita selain Vietnam di peringkat Asia Tenggara.

Menurut Khamis, usaha itu bertepatan sejarah asal usul Melaka yang banyak mengetengahkan sumbangan wanita seperti Tun Fatimah, Tun Teja, Tuin Kudu dan Dang Anum yang popular pada zaman Kesultanan Melayu Melaka.

Malah, katanya, muzium itu juga akan mempamer sumbangan tokoh wanita di peringkat dunia dan tidak hanya tertumpu kepada tokoh wanita dalam negara.

Kata beliau, antara bidang yang bakal diketengahkan adalah seperti seni kebudayaan, pertahanan, sukan, politik, tokoh perundangan dan jelitawan negara.

Galeri seni Terengganu

Oleh Wan Ramli Wan Muhamad
utusanterengganu@utusan.com.my


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GALERI Seni Warisan Terengganu di Kuala Terengganu turut mempamerkan hasil songket, batik, kraf tangan negeri ini.

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KUALA TERENGGANU 10 Mei - Kerajaan negeri Terengganu sememangnya berhasrat memastikan pelbagai produk warisan seni tidak pupus ditelan zaman.

Menyedari hakikat itulah kewujudan Galeri Seni Warisan Terengganu di Kampung Ladang, di sini, menjadi salah satu bukti betapa seriusnya kerajaan negeri dalam merealisasikan hasrat dan cita-cita yang sekian lama terpendam.

Dengan kewujudan galeri itu diharap generasi muda yang menjadi pewaris seni warisan negeri dapat mengenali tentang kehebatan dan keindahan produk seni silam sekaligus menarik minat untuk mereka terus menyumbang ke arah kesinambungan warisan gemilang.

Galeri yang dibangunkan oleh Yayasan Pembangunan Usahawan Terengganu (YPUT) itu bakal menjadi pusat utama rujukan, pameran, pengurusan dan bimbingan rekaan kepada pengusaha kraf.

Terengganu International Design Excellence (TIDE) dilantik sebagai penasihat, perunding, pemantau dan kurator kepada penyelidikan, pameran di galeri yang diwujudkan itu.

Ia juga berperanan membantu kerajaan negeri membangunkan seni kraf di Terengganu.

GSWT menyediakan sudut-sudut pameran kepada pengusaha-pengusaha kraf di Terengganu khususnya bahan kraf seperti songket, batik, busana muslimah, tembaga, ukiran, anyaman dan sebagainya.

Sudut-sudut pameran itu berkonsepkan kecemerlangan rekaan yang berinspirasikan kekayaan alam dan warisan tradisi negeri Terengganu.

Pengurus Besar YPUT, Azmi Razib berkata, kewujudan galeri itu membolehkan pelbagai hasil produk kreatif pengusaha dipamerkan sekaligus mempertingkatkan industri pelancongan negeri.

Katanya, sudut pameran ini juga berperanan sebagai pencetus inspirasi kepada pengusaha dan juga generasi pelapis akan datang.

''Kecemerlangan pengusaha kraf Terengganu khususnya di dalam bidang rekaan begitu membanggakan.

''Ini merupakan hasil gigih kerajaan negeri melalui YPU dan TIDE di dalam membimbing dan melatih serta memberi pendedahan tentang perkembangan rekaan kepada pengusaha secara berterusan," katanya kepada Utusan Malaysia baru-baru ini.

Azmi berkata, agensi-agensi yang terlibat didalam kecemerlangan rekaan ini adalah Perbadanan Kemajuan Kraftangan Malaysia dan Yayasan Tuanku Nur Zahirah (YTNZ).

Katanya, agensi lain ialah Yayasan DiRaja Sultan Mizan (YDSM), Persatuan Pengusaha Pembatik Terengganu dan Terengganu International Design Excellence (TIDE).

Antara objektif penubuhannya adalah menjadikan Galeri Seni Warisan Terengganu sebagai tempat pameran produk-produk terbaik pengusaha untuk dipamerkan kepada pembeli samada dari dalam atau luar negeri.

''Menjadikan GSWT sebagai tempat rujukan rekaan dan tempat pertemuan antara penguasaha dengan pelanggan," katanya.

Dari segi pengisian pameran pula Galeri Seni Warisan meliputi sudut pameran songket, demontrasi, pameran batik, pameran kraf tembaga dan sudut pameran kraf ukiran.

Pameran bertema merupakan pameran yang dibuat mengikut tema-tema tertentu seperti pameran berkaitan kekayaan hidupan laut, elemen tradisi dan flora serta Terengganu.

Pameran tokoh kraf Terengganu merupakan pameran yang mengetengahkan hasil kreatif dan jasa individu kelahiran Terengganu di dalam pelbagai bidang kraf seperti batik, songket, ukiran, tembaga, anyaman dan bidang kraf yang lain.

Dengan adanya pameran ini, tokoh-tokoh kraf ini akan lebih dikenali oleh masyarakat dan menjadi inspirasi kepada generasi baru penguasaha kra tempatan.

Pameran inovasi dan eksperimentasi amatlah penting bagi membuka minda pengusaha.

Kebanyakan pengusaha telah begitu arif dan mahir dengan teknik dan rekaan tradisi.

Walau bagaimanapun berasaskan daripada perkembangan cita rasa pasaran semasa, barangan kraf ini perlu ada perubahan gaya dan nilai tambah estetika bagi menyesuaikan dengan kehendak pasaran.

Elemen-elemen tradisi dikekalkan dan diubah suai agar ianya dapat disuai padankan dengan kegunaan semasa.

Pameran-pameran ini merupakan pameran inovasi yang berasaskan tradisi Terengganu.

Pameran eksperimentasi pula merupakan pameran kraf yang menggunakan kaedah penghasilan batik secara kontemporari.

Sudut pameran koleksi Piala Seri Iman merupakan pameran hasil karya daripada peserta-peserta yang telah menyertai dan memenangi pertandingan Piala Seri Iman dari tahun 2005 hingga 2008.

Bahan-bahan yang diperaga merupakan koleksi penyertaan para peserta bagi kategori rekaan batik

Sudut pameran bagi rekaan fesyen menampilkan rekaan formal dan kasual busana muslimah komtemporasi untuk lelaki dan wanita.

Selain daripada itu, sudut ini juga mengenengahkan koleksi rekacorak batik kontemporasi berasaskan tradisi dan juga barangan kraf berasaskan batik hasil rekaan para peserta

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Muzium Sastera Melaka bakal berwajah baru

MELAKA 10 Mei – Muzium Sastera Melaka yang terletak dalam Kompleks Muzium Stadhuys di sini, bakal berwajah baru apabila kerja-kerja menaik taraf bangunan tersebut siap sepenuhnya hujung bulan ini.

Pengurus Besar Perbadanan Muzium Melaka (Perzim), Khamis Abas berkata, bangunan dan ruang dalaman pameran muzium itu sedang giat dibaik pulih sejak Julai tahun lalu bagi memastikan bangunan tinggalan zaman penjajahan British itu terus utuh.

Katanya, kos baik pulih Muzium Sastera Melaka menelan belanja sebanyak RM1.7 juta.

‘‘Apabila siap sepenuhnya, Muzium Sastera Melaka bukan sahaja akan mencantikkan lagi bangunan bersejarah tersebut malahan memberikan keselesaan kepada pengunjung dengan penambahan ruang pameran,” katanya di sini hari ini.

Bangunan yang dibina pada zaman British itu dipercayai digunakan sebagai rumah kediaman.

Selain itu, bangunan tersebut pernah dijadikan sebagai bilik tahanan pesalah sebelum menjalani hukuman semasa zaman pemerintahan Jepun.

Utusan Malaysia difahamkan, Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Melaka merupakan agensi terakhir menggunakan bangunan tersebut iaitu sekitar tahun 1974 sebelum diubah suai menjadi sebuah muzium.

Khamis berkata, fokus pameran muzium selepas dinaik taraf akan memberi tumpuan kepada karya sastera yang disumbangkan oleh tokoh sasterawan dari Melaka antaranya termasuk Tun Sri Lanang.

Tokoh-tokoh lain termasuk Munshi Abdullah pada zaman transisi barat, Syed Sheikh Al-Hadi (zaman reformasi Islam sebelum kemerdekaan) dan Datuk A. Samad Said pada zaman selepas kemerdekaan.

Second 'ship' museum for Malacca


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An artist’s impression of the ‘ship’. It is expected to be a replica of a 15th century royal ship.


MALACCA: After the 19- year-old Flor De La Mar Ship Museum, the state government will soon build another ship at Sungai Melaka.

This time, it will be a replica of a 15th century royal ship, costing an estimated RM4.9 million.

Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam said the ship, which would be developed by the Malacca Museum Corporation, would be able to accommodate up to 150 visitors at any one time.

He said the ship would take tourists back in time to the era of the Malacca sultanate during the reign of Sultan Mansur Shah (1459-1477).

"Apart from depicting Malacca as a trading port then, the ship will also exhibit the maritime activity in this part of the world," Ali said.

Two historians, Tan Sri Aziz Tapa and Datuk Djohan Hanapiah, were also consulted to ensure the success of the project, expected to be completed in 18 months.

Ali said the RM20 million Ma-lacca Planetarium, the fourth in the country, will be fully operational by next month.

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Pelancong ke Muzium Sabah meningkat


KOTA KINABALU 11 Mei - Kehadiran pelancong ke Muzium Sabah pada tahun lalu meningkat sebanyak 27 peratus atau 132,132 orang kepada 559,014 berbanding hanya 426,882 pada tahun sebelumnya.

Menteri Pelancongan, Kebudayaan dan Alam Sekitar negeri, Datuk Masidi Manjun berkata, bagaimana pun pelancong asing masih merupakan pengunjung utama ke Muzium Sabah mendahului pengunjung tempatan.

Menurutnya, jumlah pelancong paling ramai yang berkunjung ke Muzium Sabah adalah dari England diikuti Australia, Korea Selatan, Jepun, India, Hong Kong, Sepanyol, Taiwan dan Amerika Syarikat.

''Salah satu matlamat pelancong melawat Sabah ialah mahu melawat muzium. Bagi mereka muzium merupakan tempat yang harus dilawati. Kalau di negara mereka, orang ramai berbaris hendak ke muzium tetapi kesedaran masyarakat kita belum sampai ke tahap itu," katanya.

Beliau berkata demikian ketika ditemui pemberita selepas merasmikan program Kraf Eksotika 2009 dan pelancaran buku Rumah Tradisional Etnik Sabah sempena Hari Muzium Antarabangsa peringkat negeri di pentas budaya Kampung Warisan, Kompleks Muzium Sabah di sini hari ini.

Hadir sama pada majlis itu ialah Pembantu Menteri Pelancongan, Kebudayaan dan Alam Sekitar negeri, Datuk Ellron Angin dan Pengarah Muzium Sabah, Datuk Joseph Guntavid.

Masidi berkata, masyarakat seharusnya dapat menilai dan menghargai usaha yang dilakukan oleh pihak muzium dalam menjaga warisan-warisan seni dan budaya tempatan.

Katanya, yuran masuk sebanyak RM2.50 sepatutnya tidak menjadi alasan kerana muzium merupakan tempat yang menghimpunkan banyak ilmu dan pengetahuan.

''Sikap seperti ini perlu diubah. Di London misalnya, mereka berpusu-pusu ke Muzium Madame Tussauds meskipun perlu membayar RM250 tetapi kita hanya kenakan bayaran RM2.50, itu pun dijadikan isu," ujarnya.

Mengenai program Kraft Eksotika, Masidi berkata, program ini amat memberangsangkan sejak ia diadakan buat kali pertama pada 2003.

Program tersebut yang bertemakan Muzium dan Pelancongan itu diadakan bermula pada 2 hingga 27 Mei di Kampung Warisan, Kompleks Muzium Sabah.

Pengunjung akan dapat melihat pelbagai pameran seni budaya suku kaum di negeri ini seperti pembuatan kain tenun dan manik dari kaum Rungus dan Bajau.

Old mining town honoured
By FOONG THIM LENG


INSPIRED by the 2006 American animated feature film Cars, successful businessman Bernard Yaw has set up a museum in his hometown, Gopeng, in Perak.

Muzium Gopeng, opened on April 18 to coincide with World Heritage Day, is located in his ancestral home at 28, Jalan Eu Kong.

Cars, the animated film, is a story about an old sleepy town, Radiator Springs, which was once a popular stopover along the infamous US Route 66.

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Visitors thronged the recently-opened Muzium Gopeng in Perak to view the artefacts and photographs.

However, with the construction of an interstate freeway US-15, cars and trucks no longer need to patronise the small town’s businesses and services and simply bypass the town to rush to Los Angeles or Las Vegas, thus causing a major economic and financial slowdown for Radiator Springs.

As the story goes, one Sally Carrera, a beautiful 2002 Porsche 911 from California, grows tired of life in the fast lane and wants a new start in the small town, so she makes Radiator Springs her home.

She runs the only auto motel there and is the one most dedicated to preserving and reviving the town with the hope that one day, it will get ‘back on the map’, and it succeeds.

The story reminded Yaw, the director of Dubai Ventures Group Sdn Bhd, of the reality faced by Gopeng and other similar towns along the North-South Expressway.

Yaw recalled the time when the tin mining industry collapsed in the 1980s, residents from Gopeng and nearby towns were forced to venture elsewhere in search of greener pastures.

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A mother and her child admiring an antique camera on display at the museum.

He himself left in 1980 for tertiary education in the United States and after graduation, he used to travel to New York city as part of the demands of his job and he would visit Chinatown’s famous Canal Street.

“I could hear the Manglish and the Jen Shen Hakka spoken there,” he said.

“The local Chinese residents there even regarded Canal Street as Kopisan Street. Many Gopeng folk made their living in restaurants there to send money home,” he said.

During his 20-year stay in the US, Yaw said his heart and thoughts were always with Gopeng.

The idea for the museum cropped up during a few rounds of lai fun (rice noodle) and local coffee sessions in the town by Yaw and a group of friends a few months ago.

“Like many of us who were born and raised in Gopeng, we loved the former hustle and bustle of this town.

“We savoured the simplicity of life in Gopeng, without the Internet, Gameboys and iPods.

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“We were all just simple, honest, frugal and conservative Gopeng folk,” he said.

He loves the simplicity of little towns where everyone is kind and generous and where the food is freshly made and the air clean.

“We decided to form Muzium Gopeng as we have a strong common desire to share the rich legacies of Gopeng and to bring about its revival,” he said.

Yaw restored the ancestral home that was built in 1882 by Eu Kong, the founder of the famous Chinese medicine company Eu Yan Sang.

It was leased for 99 years to Yaw’s great-grandfather Yaw Mun Chong who came from the Hakka Dapu County in Guangdong Province in the early 1900s to set up a sundry shop in Gopeng. Yaw bought over the house in 1999. Five generations of Yaws had grown up in the house.

Muzium Gopeng is now under the care of the Gopeng Museum Management Society’s ad hoc committee headed by Yaw.

The society’s secretary Phang See Kong said there were over 300 artefacts on display including clocks, radios, typewriters, tools, weighing scales, household items, kitchen utensils, decorative platters, glass jars and ceramic urns, coins and currency notes, pens, lighters, torchlights, watches, ceremonial items and silver belts.

Phang said most of the artefacts belonged to treasurer Wong Kuan Cheong.

Another interesting display is a gallery of photographs on important people and incidents in Gopeng over the years, said Phang, a retired teacher.

Phang said Gopeng was a pioneer town in the Kinta Valley dating back to the early 1850s. He said the museum had attracted over 2,000 visitors from all over the country and also tourists over the past few weeks.

Perak Heritage Society president Law Siak Hong said there were opportunities in heritage waiting to be tapped. Already, eco-tourism in the jungle nearby has made Gopeng a popular destination.

“This history centre will attract more visitors to town,” he said.

Rare items on display at museum
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KOTA KINABALU: The doors will open to reveal the rare collections at the Sabah Museum here next week.

Visitors will get to see exhibits and specimens collected from the 1960s at the museum's conservatory, apart from learning how they are stored.

The open day, from May 18 to May 23, is being held in conjunction with the state level World Museum Day Celebration. Entry will be free during the period.

A museum spokesman said the open day was normally a hit among visitors because they get to see many hidden "treasures" kept in the conservatory.

"The zoological, brass, weaponry, antique and handicraft collections are among the more popular ones," he said.

"The main galleries would also remain open but interest will be in the conservatory."

The museum is also holding a handicraft exhibition which was launched over the weekend at the Heritage Village. It will run until May 27.

Businessman turns ancestral home into museum to share rich legacies of Gopeng
By FOONG THIM LENG


INSPIRED by the 2006 American animated feature film Cars, successful businessman Bernard Yaw has set up a museum in his hometown, Gopeng, in Perak.

Muzium Gopeng, opened on April 18 to coincide with World Heritage Day, is located in his ancestral home at 28, Jalan Eu Kong.

Cars the animated film, is a story about an old sleepy town, Radiator Springs, which was once a popular stopover along the infamous US Route 66.

However, with the construction of an interstate freeway US-15, cars and trucks no longer need to patronise the small town’s businesses and services and simply bypass the town to rush to Los Angeles or Las Vegas, thus causing a major economic and financial slowdown for Radiator Springs.

As the story goes, one Sally Carrera, a beautiful 2002 Porsche 911 from California, grows tired of life in the fast lane and wants a new start in the small town, so she makes Radiator Springs her home.

She runs the only auto motel there and is the one most dedicated to preserving and reviving the town with the hope that one day, it will get ‘back on the map’, and it succeeds.

The story reminded Yaw, the director of Dubai Ventures Group Sdn Bhd, of the reality faced by Gopeng and other similar towns along the North-South Express*way.

Yaw recalled the time when the tin mining industry collapsed in the 1980s, residents from Gopeng and nearby towns were forced to venture elsewhere in search of greener pastures.

He himself left in 1980 for tertiary education in the United States and after graduation, he used to travel to New York city as part of the demands of his job and he would visit Chinatown’s famous Canal Street.

“I could hear the Manglish and the Jen Shen Hakka spoken there,” he said.

“The local Chinese residents there even regarded Canal Street as Kopisan Street. Many Gopeng folk made their living in restaurants there to send money home,” he said.

During his 20-year stay in the US, Yaw said his heart and thoughts were always with Gopeng.

The idea for the museum cropped up during a few rounds of lai fun (rice noodle) and local coffee sessions in the town by Yaw and a group of friends a few months ago.

“Like many of us who were born and raised in Gopeng, we loved the former hustle and bustle of this town.

“We savoured the simplicity of life in Gopeng, without the Internet, Gameboys and iPods.

“We were all just simple, honest, frugal and conservative Gopeng folk,” he said.

He loves the simplicity of little towns where everyone is kind and generous and where the food is freshly made and the air clean.

“We decided to form Muzium Gopeng as we have a strong common desire to share the rich legacies of Gopeng and to bring about its revival,” he said.

Yaw restored the ancestral home that was built in 1882 by Eu Kong, the founder of the famous Chinese medicine company Eu Yan Sang.

It was leased for 99 years to Yaw’s great-grandfather Yaw Mun Chong who came from the Hakka Dapu County in Guangdong Province in the early 1900s to set up a sundry shop in Gopeng. Yaw bought over the house in 1999. Five generations of Yaws had grown up in the house.

Muzium Gopeng is now under the care of the Gopeng Museum Management Society’s ad hoc committee headed by Yaw.

The society’s secretary, Phang See Kong, said there were over 300 artefacts on display including tools, radios, clocks, weighing scales, household items, kitchen utensils, typewriters, decorative platters, glass jars and ceramic urns, coins and currency notes, pens, lighters, torchlights, watches, ceremonial items and silver belts.

Phang said most of the artefacts belonged to treasurer Wong Kuan Cheong.

“Another interesting display is a gallery of photographs on important people and incidents in Gopeng over the years,” said Phang, a retired teacher.

Phang said Gopeng was a pioneer town in the Kinta Valley dating back to the early 1850s. He said the museum had attracted over 2,000 visitors from all over the country and also tourists over the past few weeks.

Perak Heritage Society president Law Siak Hong said there were opportunities in heritage waiting to be tapped. Already, eco-tourism in the jungle nearby has made Gopeng a popular destination.

“This history centre will attract more visitors to town,” he said.

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Peluang masuk muzium percuma

MELAKA 17 Mei - Rakyat negeri ini termasuk pelancong kini berpeluang memasuki muzium di bawah pengurusan Perbadanan Muzium Melaka (Perzim) secara percuma sempena Hari Muzium Antarabangsa 2009 esok.

Pengurus Besar Perzim, Khamis Abas berkata, orang ramai boleh berkunjung ke semua 21 muzium dan lima galeri Perzim bermula pukul 9 pagi hingga 5.30 petang.

Menurutnya, adalah diharapkan orang ramai dapat merebut peluang itu yang ditawarkan sempena sambutan Hari Muzium Antarabangsa pada setiap tahun.

''Mereka yang belum pernah melawat muzium kendalian Perzim sebelum ini diharap dapat mengambil kesempatan daripada kemasukan percuma ini," katanya dalam kenyataan di sini hari ini.

Menurutnya, tawaran memasuki muzium Perzim secara percuma dilakukan pada setiap tahun sempena sambutan Hari Muzium Antarabangsa.

''Ia acara tradisi bagi Perzim tidak mengenakan apa-apa bayaran kepada orang ramai setiap kali berlangsungnya sambutan Hari Muzium Antarabangsa," katanya.

Menurut Khamis, sambutan Hari Muzium Antarabangsa tahun ini adalah bertemakan Muzium dan Pelancongan dan sambutan peringkat kebangsaan akan diadakan di Kuala Terengganu bermula hari ini hingga 23 Mei ini.

Katanya, pemilihan tema Hari Muzium Antarabangsa dilakukan oleh Majlis Muzium Antarabangsa dan ia dianggap bertepatan dengan kepesatan industri tersebut yang berkait rapat dengan industri pelancongan.

''Saya yakin langkah kerajaan negeri memperbanyak muzium di negeri ini mampu membantu meningkatkan bilangan pengunjung sekali gus menjana pendapatan dalam sektor pelancongan," katanya.

Khamis berkata, sebahagian besar muzium Perzim terdapat di sekitar kawasan tumpuan pelancong seperti Jalan Kota dan Jalan Gereja yang mempamerkan bahan-bahan dan maklumat yang berkaitan sejarah lama asal-usul penubuhan negeri Melaka.

Menurutnya, selain muzium dan galeri, Perzim juga mempunyai Balai Seni Lukis yang mempamerkan sejumlah 150 judul lukisan dan 30 buah arca dari pelbagai media dan tema hasil karya artis-artis terkemuka tanah air.

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The Sultan Abdul Aziz Royal Gallery, Klang

Muzium Negara
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Polishing neglected jewels
By ANN TAN


THE state government has pledged to turn the Penang Museum and Art Gallery into the crown jewels on the cultural map of Penang once the economy improves.

Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said the state had one of the best state museums and art galleries in the country but it was far from being world class.

“There are funding constraints now because of the economic situation. But we will upgrade the museum and art collections as soon as possible.

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Penang intendes to upgrade state Museum and Art Gallery to a level comparable with the best in Asia.

“We must benchmark it against the best museums and art galleries in Asia for a start,” he said when opening the exhibition of lithographs by Lee Kian Seng at the Penang Art Gallery on Thursday.

On the 235 paintings kept in the art gallery that are only exhibited once a year, Lim asked Penang State Museum and Art Gallery curator Haryany Mohamad to hang some of the paintings at his office in Komtar.

“There are vast empty walls in the office and we can rotate the paintings from time to time,” he said.

Haryany said the art gallery had been organising on-going exhibitions twice a year to display the paintings.

“Due to space constraint, we can only display half of them in the beginning of the year and another half in June or July,” she said, referring to some masterpieces by local art pioneers including Datuk Chuah Thean Teng, Abdullah Ariff, Khaw Sia and Yong Mun Sen.

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Limited space: A view of the interior of the Penang State Art Gallery. The star has pledge to upgrade its art collection once the economy improves.

On the idea of displaying them in the Chief Minister’s office, Haryany said she would choose the less expensive paintings to display in the open area.

Penang State Art Gallery chairman Datuk Tang Hon Yin said the gallery would acquire more paintings from well-established local artists if there were funds.

“Right now, the masterpieces are only documented in a book and we hope to be able to purchase some of these artists’ outstanding works for collection.

“We have about 15 exhibitions yearly and if we were to purchase two from each, we could have 30 new collection of paintings every year,” he said.

Responding to this, Lim said the gallery could choose a few of the best works and the state would try to work it out with the gallery.

A collection of 38 lithographs from 1977 to 1978 by the 61-year-old Lee are on display. The exhibition is open to the public from 11am to 6pm till June 15.

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Istana Tengku Long unik

Oleh WAN RAMLI WAN MUHAMAD
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ISTANA Tengku Long yang dibina sekitar tahun 1850M terletak di pinggir Sungai Terengganu merupakan satu warisan sejarah yang cukup bernilai. - utusan / wan ramli wan muhamad

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KUALA TERENGGANU 2 Jun - Istana Tengku Long yang terletak di pinggir Sungai Terengganu di sini, merupakan satu warisan sejarah bernilai yang menyimpan kisah cinta sehebat Taj Mahal di India di sebalik pembinaannya.

Sekiranya Taj Mahal dibina oleh Shah Jehan sebagai tanda cinta ke atas isterinya, Mumtaz Mahal, Istana Tengku Long juga dibina atas tujuan yang sama.

Mahligai itu merupakan lambang cinta Tengku Long kepada isterinya, Tengku Wook salah seorang kerabat Diraja Terengganu.

Tengku Long Tengku Ngah adalah Pesuruhjaya Besut yang kedua selepas mengambil alih tampuk pemerintahan daerah Besut (sebuah daerah yang bersempadankan negeri Kelantan) daripada pesuruhjaya pertama, Tengku Chik Haji pada tahun 1929.

Setelah beberapa lama memerintah daerah Besut, Tengku Long kemudiannya diganti oleh menantunya sebagai Pesuruhjaya Besut yang ketiga iaitu Tengku Sulong, suami kepada Tengku Kembang.

Sebelum dibangunkan semula di tapak Muzium Negeri di sini, Istana Tengku Long asalnya terletak lebih kurang 30.48 meter dari Sungai Besut, di Kampung Raja, Besut.

Menurut catatan Tan Sri Mubin Sheppard, istana ini dibina pada tahun 1850 M, tetapi kalau diteliti kepada tarikh yang terdapat pada salah satu ukiran di istana ia bertarikh pada tahun 1904 M.

Keluasannya 27.43 meter x 21.34 meter terdiri daripada kayu cengal yang keras dan dinding dihiasi oleh ukiran yang halus buatannya.

Walaupun jika dilihat dari luar istana ia tidaklah begitu mengagumkan, namun sekiranya anda memasuki ke ruang dalam dan menaiki empat anak tangga menuju ke balairong yang luas (ruang tengah), anda tentunya akan menyaksikan pelbagai jenis ukiran kayu yang merupakan suatu pameran daya cipta ahli ukir Melayu terunggul.

Setiap sekatan di antara ruang, mempunyai jala berhias di sekeliling keempat-empat dindingnya dan setiap keping ukiran yang berlainan.

Hiasan berukir di sekeliling bilik peribadi Raja adalah di antara yang paling halus sekali buatan termasuklah hiasan berpetak dengan empat lapisan ukiran daun serta dahan iaitu suatu hasil pertukangan yang amat luar biasa yang disebut 'silap empat lapis'.

Ia juga mengandungi kepingan berukir yang menggabungkan tulisan khat dengan rekaan daun yang disebut 'Ayat Nasrun'.

Selain itu terdapat juga reka corak yang digunakan pada dinding bangunan adalah berasal dari atau diilhamkan dari daun atau dahan pohon dan tumbuhan tempatan.

Hampir sebahagian besar ukiran di istana ini dibuat oleh seorang tukang dikenali dengan nama Long dan seorang tukang lain dikenali Hat.

Selepas leka menyaksikan keindahan seni ukiran kayu di istana bersejarah ini anda juga mungkin akan terpegun apabila menyaksikan betapa klasiknya konsep ruang dalam istana itu.

Hasil pengamatan Istana Besar ini yang mempunyai 13 ruang di mana di antara ruang yang terdapat ruang yang terpisah di luar istana iaitu bilik air, halaman dan Rumah Padi.

Surung yang terletak di bahagian hadapan berhampiran pintu masuk utama istana dan memanjang belakangnya dengan keluasan 24.15 meter persegi dan tinggi 2.6 meter dari atas tanah.

Ia digunakan untuk menjalankan tugas rasmi dan meraikan kunjungan tetamu kehormat yang naik melalui tangga besar yang menghubungkan bahagian surung dengan halaman luar.

Tetamu yang berkunjung akan naik mengikut tangga besar yang menghubungkan surung dengan halaman luar.

Mungkin kerana tetamu yang berkunjung adalah dihormati dan tinggi kedudukannya, tidak hairanlah ruang ini dihiasi dengan dinding yang penuh dengan ukiran (dari jenis tebuk tembus) yang berperanan menambahkan seri bagi ruang ini.

Pada sudut ini terdapat dinding yang penuh dengan ukiran bagi menambahkan lagi seri dan pengedaran udara yang baik.

Siling diperbuat daripada papan cengal yang menarik yang bertujuan untuk menyekat bahang panas daripada bumbung.

Ruang santapan mempunyai keluasan yang hampir sama dengan surung dan digunakan sebagai ruang tempat santapan bersama keluarga.

Aras lantainya adalah sama dengan surung serta dihubungkan dengan tengah serambi, ruang khas dan untuk ke surung ini terpaksa merentasi sepuluh buah pintu.

Mengenai ruang santapan pula ia digunakan sebagai tempat santapan rasmi atau semasa baginda santap bersama dengan keluarga atau tetamu yang berkunjung.

Di tengah-tengah ruang ini diletakkan sebuah meja makan yang cukup untuk 8 orang.

Terdapat juga beberapa buah perabot kayu yang digunakan untuk menyimpan buku dan perhiasan diraja.

Di bahagian atas ruang ini dibina siling yang serupa dengan ruang surung dan ditambah dengan dua buah tingkap magun, yang ditebuk di atas bumbungnya.

Ruang tengah terletak di tengah-tengah istana, mempunyai keluasan 9.14 meer x 12.2 meter yang digunakan bagi mengadakan keramaian seperti kenduri-kendara dan perkahwinan serta merupakan ruang yang tidak aktif.

Pada ruang ini ditutupi oleh dua bumbung limas dengan tiga buah alang. Ruang ini juga berfungsi sebagai tempat memandi mayat, tempat orang sakit dan tempat ibu-ibu yang baru bersalin.

Bahagian yang dikhaskan untuk kaum wanita menjalankan aktiviti memasak, membasuh, mempunyai keluasan 15.34 meter x 3.66 meter serta terdapat bumbung yang bertingkat di mana yang berada pada aras kemuncak terangkat sedikit ke atas yang berfungsi sebagai jalan keluar kepada asap serta pengaliran udara yang bersih.

Sementara itu Pengarah Muzium Negeri, Mohd Yusof Abdullah ketika ditemui memberitahu Istana Tengku Long digunakan oleh dua orang pemerintah iaitu Tengku Long dan menantunya, Tengku Sulong.

Katanya, binaan bangunan asal pada tahun 1904 hanya terdiri daripada surung, bilik santapan, bilik khas, bilik beradu, dapur dan pelantar, serambi di sekeliling ruang utama dan bilik bersiram.

''Binaan balai pada tahun 1925 dan siap pada tahun 1926 adalah sebagai persediaan bagi upacara bersunat Tengku Mohd. iaitu anakanda Tengku Long.

''Sebelumnya, terdapat balai yang digunakan sebagai mahkamah bagi mengadili perkara-perkara yang berkaitan dengan undang-undang yang dicemar," katanya.

Muzium Tokoh jadi tarikan

Oleh ZAMZURINA AHMAD
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PANDANGAN sudut hadapan Bangunan Muzium Tokoh Kuantan. - UTUSAN/ RUSHDI SALLEH

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KUANTAN 1 Jun - Pahang kaya dengan bangunan bersejarah yang masih terpelihara sehingga kini.

Bangunan-bangunan bersejarah itu dapat dilihat di beberapa bandar utama di negeri ini seperti di Kuala Lipis, Pekan dan Kuantan.

Sebahagian daripada bangunan tersebut dijadikan muzium yang menempatkan pelbagai jenis artifak yang berusia beribu-ribu tahun.

Di Pahang, terdapat beberapa muzium yang menjadi tarikan pengunjung termasuk golongan pelajar dan pengkaji yang menjalankan penyelidikan.

Antara muzium yang terkenal di negeri ini ialah Muzium Sultan Abu Bakar di Pekan dan Muzium Tokoh di sini.

Menariknya, kedua-dua bangunan muzium itu tidak sedikit pun diubah suai sejak ia dibina semasa zaman pemerintahan British kira-kira 100 tahun lalu.

Di samping mempunyai reka bentuk dan nilai-nilai seni yang unik, bangunan tersebut merupakan salah satu daripada beberapa buah bangunan di bandar ini yang dikenali sebagai bangunan warisan sejarah.

Maka, amat sesuai ia dijadikan Muzium Tokoh Pahang bagi mengumpul dan mempamerkan semua maklumat, dokumen dan artifak mengenai tokoh terbilang negeri ini.

Ketua Unit Lembaga Muzium Negeri, Helmi Abu Bakar berkata, muzium berkenaan yang dirasmikan oleh Sultan Pahang, Sultan Ahmad Shah pada 20 Oktober 2000, menempatkan enam galeri utama iaitu Galeri Pahlawan, Galeri Agama, Galeri Sukan, Galeri Budaya, Galeri Politik dan Galeri Perdana.

''Keenam-enam galeri ini menempatkan koleksi-koleksi yang dimiliki oleh individu yang terpahat dalam sejarah di zaman kegemilangan mereka dalam memakmurkan negeri ini sehingga hari ini.

''Maka, tidak hairanlah muzium ini sering dikunjungi tanpa mengira waktu walaupun bukan musim cuti persekolahan," katanya ketika ditemui Utusan Malaysia di muzium berkenaan baru-baru ini.

Menurut Helmi, muzium yang dibuka setiap hari kecuali Isnin itu turut menempatkan sebuah kafeteria yang menyediakan pelbagai jenis hidangan sama ada untuk sarapan, makan tengah hari mahupun minum petang.

Oleh kerana bangunan muzium itu dibina oleh British, maka tidak hairanlah struktur binaannya menampakkan kelainan dan kelihatan begitu klasik.

Sesiapa yang berada di dalam muzium berkenaan akan merasakan seolah-olah merentas masa iaitu berada 100 tahun yang lampau.

''Keseluruhan strukturnya tidak pernah diusik sejak 100 tahun lalu. Lihat sahaja kerangka tingkapnya yang berbentuk bulat dan jarang ditemui di negara ini.

''Malah, dua peti besi yang terdapat di sini juga tidak pernah diusik dan kekal sepertimana ia dibina," ujar Helmi.

Sementara itu, di setiap galeri yang ditempatkan di muzium berkenaan mempunyai sejarah dan tarikan tersendiri.

Di Galeri Agama misalnya, terdapat senaskhah al-Quran yang dijumpai di Temerloh yang berusia lebih 130 tahun.

''Di situ terdapat juga senaskhah muqadam yang bertulisan tangan yang masih dalam keadaan baik walaupun berusia beratus tahun lamanya.

''Selain itu, terdapat biografi beberapa tokoh-tokoh agama yang mengembangkan syiar Islam di negeri ini selain beberapa peralatan yang bersejarah," jelas Helmi.

Setiap galeri juga mempunyai ceritanya tersendiri seperti Galeri Politik mempamerkan tokoh-tokoh politik dan pentadbiran.

Galeri Budaya pula memuatkan cerita dan kisah tokoh-tokoh yang terlibat dalam bidang penulisan, seni suara dan lakon, gamelan, tenunan sutera Pahang dan lukisan.

Galeri Sukan pula menempatkan pelbagai jenis anugerah yang pernah diberikan kepada tokoh sukan dari Pahang dan pengurniaan kepada Sultan Pahang dalam bidang sukan.

Galeri Perdana pula merupakan satu usaha rakaman penghargaan terima kasih rakyat negeri ini kepada lima Perdana Menteri sebelum ini termasuk Perdana Menteri kedua negara, Tun Abdul Razak Hussein yang merupakan anak jati Pahang.

Namun, tinjauan Utusan Malaysia ke muzium itu mendapati, beberapa struktur dalamannya sudah usang dan semakin musnah akibat peredaran masa.

Umpamanya, banyak silingnya yang reput dan bocor serta memerlukan perhatian segera daripada kerajaan.

Pada 16 Mac lalu, kerajaan mengumumkan akan melaksanakan projek pemuliharaan bangunan warisan negara dengan menumpukan 11 bangunan bersejarah untuk memastikan monumen warisan tidak hilang ditelan zaman.

Malangnya, Muzium Tokoh Pahang tidak tersenarai di antara 11 bangunan yang terlibat dalam pemuliharaan itu.

Menurut Pesuruhjaya Jabatan Warisan Negara (JWN), Datin Paduka Zuraina Majid, bangunan-bangunan bersejarah yang terlibat ialah rumah No. 138, Jalan Hatin, Georgetown dan Gereja St. George (Pulau Pinang), bangunan Sanitary Board (Perak), bangunan lama Ibu Pejabat Pos Ipoh dan masjid lama Kampung Dal (Perak).

Selain itu, Gedung Raja Abdullah (Selangor), bangunan lama Hong Kong dan Shanghai Bank (Melaka), Muzium Sultan Abu Bakar (Pahang), bangunan Persatuan Sejarah Malaysia (Terengganu) dan Masjid Mulong (Kelantan).

Sementara itu, Zuraina berkata, terdapat empat bangunan bersejarah yang dipulihkan melalui projek tersebut.

Bangunan terbabit ialah rumah Penghulu Abdul Ghani/Natar di Merlimau (Melaka), Muzium Perak, Balai Polis Lama Raub (Pahang) dan rumah kelahiran Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Abdul Razak di Kuala Lipis, Pahang.

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Muzium Negara anjur pameran kekejaman PKM
KUALA LUMPUR 7 Jun - Pemahaman yang cetek tentang ideologi songsang dan perilaku tidak berperi kemanusiaan Parti Komunis Malaya (PKM) dikhuatiri boleh mengakibatkan generasi muda mudah dieksploitasi oleh pihak-pihak tertentu.

Menyedari hakikat itu, Jabatan Muzium Malaysia akan menganjurkan pameran kekejaman PKM bagi memberi kesedaran dan gambaran jelas tentang kezaliman parti berkenaan.

Ketua Pengarahnya, Ibrahim Ismail (gambar) berkata, pameran yang berlangsung selama dua bulan bermula 30 Jun hingga 30 Ogos ini akan memaparkan beberapa tayangan filem dan audio visual tentang kekejaman PKM.

Selain itu, katanya, pihaknya dengan kerjasama Arkib Negara dan Jabatan Penerangan akan mempamerkan beberapa artifak dan gambar siri kekejaman PKM pada era pasca kemerdekaan sehingga tahun 1989.

''Pameran secara interaktif ini akan memberi pemahaman secara menyeluruh khususnya kepada generasi muda bahawa negara ini pernah menderita akibat perilaku kejam PKM.

''Selain itu, ia juga dapat membentuk pemikiran generasi muda yang lebih matang sekali gus menolak andaian-andaian tidak berasas tentang PKM yang disebarkan menerusi media baru (Internet),'' katanya pada sidang akhbar sempena Pameran Kenali Serangga di Muzium Negara di sini semalam.

Pameran yang berlangsung selama seminggu bermula hari ini menghimpunkan beberapa jenis serangga termasuk rama-rama, kumbang, pepatung, riang-riang, serangga ranting dan daun, belalang serta semut.

Menurut Ibrahim, usaha sesetengah pihak membawa pulang bekas Setiausaha Agung PKM, Chin Peng ke negara ini disifatkan sebagai tidak realistik dan menolak kewujudan sejarah.

''Ia tidak perlu dibangkitkan kerana akan menyentuh perasaan pejuang dan ahli keluarga pejuang yang terkorban mempertahankan negara daripada kekejaman PKM,'' katanya.

Selain pameran tentang kekejaman PKM, pihak muzium juga akan menganjurkan pameran sempena 100 tahun pentadbiran Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak dan pameran ketamadunan Islam dalam masa terdekat.

Galeri Melaka akan dibuka di Singapura


MELAKA: Kerajaan negeri akan membuka Galeri Melaka di Singapura untuk menempatkan bahan pameran berkaitan khazanah Empayar Kesultanan Melayu Melaka, termasuk bahan berkaitan Dunia Melayu Dunia Islam (DMDI), kata Ketua Menteri Melaka, Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam.

Beliau yang juga Presiden DMDI berkata, galeri berkenaan penting untuk mengekalkan ikatan sejarah di kalangan 13 buah negara anggota DMDI, yang akan menjadi pemangkin dalam mengeratkan hubungan negara berkaitan dengan Malaysia juga Melaka.

Katanya, setakat ini, galeri seumpama itu sudah dibina di Acheh, Tanjung Pinang, Bangka Belitong, Jakarta, Kemboja, Filipina, Vietnam, Brunei dan Thailand selain di Madagascar, Afrika Selatan, China dan United Kingdom.

"Saya berbangga kerana Singapura masih mengekalkan Kampung Melaka malah mempunyai sebuah masjid yang diberi nama sempena nama Pahlawan Melaka iaitu Masjid Hang Jebat," katanya ketika berucap pada Majlis Penyerahan Sumbangan Kerajaan Negeri Melaka kepada Masjid Omar, di Kampung Melaka, Singapura, kelmarin.

Mohd Ali yang disambut Menteri Negara Kanan, Ehwal Luar Singapura, Zainul Abidin Rasheed menyampaikan sumbangan kerajaan negeri bernilai RM100,000 kepada Pengerusi Lembaga Pengelola Masjid Omar Kampung Melaka, Abu Bakar Abdul Rahman.

Beliau turut menyampaikan sumbangan RM10,000 kepada Setiausaha Lembaga Pentadbir Masjid Hang Jebat, Mohd Fauzi Mohd Ali bagi kerja pemuliharaan masjid itu.

Hadir sama, Speaker Dewan Undangan Negeri, Datuk Othman Muhamad; isteri Ketua Menteri, Datin Seri Asmah Abd Rahman; Pesuruhjaya Tinggi Malaysia di Singapura, Datuk Mohd Hussin Nayan; Mufti Kerajaan Melaka, Datuk Wira Rashid Redza Mohd Salleh dan Pengerusi Perbadanan Muzium Melaka (Perzim), Datuk Wira Hamdin Abdollah.

Mohd Ali juga meminta Perzim membukukan sejarah mengenai Empayar Melayu Melaka sambil melakukan kajian mengenai ketamadunan Melayu ketika zaman kemuncaknya.

Beliau berkata, jika dilihat dari keluasan Empayar Kesultanan Melayu Melaka pada zaman kemuncaknya 600 tahun lalu, masyarakat pasti akur dengan hakikat kekuatan dan penguasaan perdagangan yang dimiliki orang Melayu suatu ketika dulu.

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Melaka buka galeri pamer zaman kesultanan Melayu

MELAKA 14 Jun - Melaka bakal mewujudkan sebuah galeri khas yang mempamerkan khazanah Empayar Kesultanan Melayu Melaka di Singapura pada masa terdekat ini.

Ketua Menteri, Datuk Seri Mohd. Ali Rustam berkata, selain mempamerkan khazanah zaman Kesultanan Melayu Melaka, Galeri Melaka itu turut mengandungi artifak dan bahan berkaitan Dunia Melayu Dunia Islam (DMDI).

Menurutnya, galeri itu diperkenalkan bagi mengekalkan hubungan sejarah antara 13 buah negara anggota DMDI sekali gus merapatkan lagi hubungan sedia ada antara Malaysia dengan negara berkenaan.

''Sebelum ini, galeri yang sama sudah dibina di Acheh, Tanjung Pinang, Bangka Belitung, Jakarta, Kemboja, Filipina, Vietnam, Brunei dan Thailand selain di Madagascar, Afrika Selatan, China dan United Kingdom," katanya di sini baru-baru ini.

Mohd. Ali yang juga Presiden DMDI berkata, usaha itu juga akan membolehkan masyarakat negara terbabit khususnya kaum Melayu Singapura melihat dengan lebih dekat mengenai hubungan sejarah negara DMDI yang telah lama wujud.

Pada masa yang sama, beliau turut meminta Perbadanan Muzium Melaka (Perzim) membukukan sejarah mengenai Empayar Melayu Melaka bagi membolehkan generasi muda hari ini mengenali dan menghayati sejarah lama Kesultanan Melayu Melaka.

Beliau juga meminta agensi itu menjalankan kajian berhubung tamadun Melayu khususnya pada zaman kemuncak kegemilangan Melayu satu ketika dulu.

''Ia diharap mampu menjadi bahan rujukan dan contoh yang baik untuk generasi muda Melayu hari ini bagi meningkatkan pencapaian mereka dalam kehidupan masing-masing," katanya.

Mohd. Ali berkata, jika dilihat dari keluasan Empayar Kesultanan Melayu Melaka pada zaman kemuncaknya 600 tahun lalu, masyarakat hari ini pasti mengkagumi tentang kekuatan dan penguasaan perdagangan yang dimiliki orang Melayu suatu ketika dulu.

NATIONAL MUSEUM EXTENSION, KUALA LUMPUR

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Museum tours and history talks in French



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Volunteer Annie Marie Bijon says the talks are a hit among the 2,000 French speaking people living in the city.


KUALA LUMPUR: Every first Thursday of the month, a group of French women converge at the National Museum to talk about Malaysian history.

They are part of the Museum Volunteers Malaysia (MVM) which started two years ago to promote public awareness of the museum.

Annie Marie Bijon, who has been living in Malaysia for three years, said she belonged to a group of volunteers who gave free guided tours in French every Thursday.

"Sometimes, we don't have any request to conduct tours in French.

"But there are also times when we get a group of 80 people from Tunisia, for instance, wanting a tour in French around the museum," she told the New Straits Times.

Increasingly, there were not many requests nowadays for French-speaking tours as many people were conversant in English.

Due to this, the French volunteers decided to expand their services by giving talks on Malaysian history in French every first Thursday of the month, beginning this year.

"So far, we have given talks on the differences in Malaysian weddings among the various communities, textiles, ceramics and even Indian history."

She said the talks had been a hit among the close-knit community of 2,000 French speaking people living in the city.

"We select the speakers among ourselves to give the talks at the museum.

"It can be on various topics and not just on Malaysia alone as we want to share our experiences with everyone."

Bijon said the MVM also had volunteers who would conduct tours at the musuem using languages other than French upon request.

Those interested to become MVM volunteers can log on to www.museumvolunteersmalaysia. org for more information.

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100 murid melawat Muzium Bukit Kepong

MUAR 25 Jun - Bagi menyemai semangat patriotisme di kalangan generasi muda, 100 pelajar Sekolah Kebangsaan (SK) Sungai Abong dan SK Ismail 2 baru-baru ini dibawa melawat Muzium Bukit Kepong yang menjadi monumen keganasan perjuangan komunis di negara ini.

Selain menghadiri bengkel jati diri dan seminar, peserta turut menyertai aktiviti gotong-royong membersihkan kawasan sekitar muzium berkenaan.

Menurut guru penyelaras rombongan itu, Khairul Nizam Mahmod, program sehari itu bertujuan untuk memberi pendedahan kepada generasi muda mengenai perjuangan kemerdekaan negara.

"Muzium Bukit Kepong sememangnya lokasi yang paling sesuai bagi murid-murid untuk mengetahui pahit getir yang terpaksa dialami negara dalam mencapai kemerdekaan negara.

"Lagipun muzium ini merupakan tapak asal Balai Polis Bukit Kepong menyimpan banyak cerita sejarah mengenai keberanian dan pengorbanan pasukan polis berdepan serangan pengganas komunis," katanya.

Khairul Nizam mengakui program tersebut berkesan dan mencapai matlamatnya apabila murid-murid memberi reaksi positif terhadap input yang diberikan.

Katanya, pengisian program itu termasuk tayangan filem Bukit Kepong selain lawatan ke tapak-tapak sejarah di sekitar kawasan berkenaan.

Penerangan mengenai kesan sejarah dan muzium itu disampaikan oleh Pengurus Muzium Bukit Kepong, Sarjan Hazizi Arshad.

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Toy museum immortalises Michael Jackson

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Visitors may write tributes to Michael Jackson at George Ang Leon Eng’s toy museum

MALACCA: Like many places worldwide, the historic city is also mourning the passing of pop superstar, Michael Jackson.

Visitors strolling along Jonker Street will hear his music playing from a toy museum owned by George Ang Leon Eng.

The 42-year-old is also proudly displaying Jackson's first album, Off The Wall, an item which is special to him.

"This album holds sentimental value for me. This is the only recorded version I have," he said.


A mannequin of the pop star is also displayed at the entrance of the museum.

Ang is building a shrine where the mannequin and other memorabilia of the pop legend will be placed. He added that visitors are welcomed to write tributes to Jackson.

"These messages will be displayed when the shrine is completed," he said.

Ang said he was building the shrine so that Jackson will be remembered by everyone, especially the younger generation.

"Michael is more than just an entertainer to me. He has left behind a legacy.

"Like millions of people, I grew up listening to his songs and admiring his dance moves, especially the 'moonwalk'. His death is a great loss to the world of music," he said.

Ang said he hoped fans of Jackson will pour their hearts out at his museum.

His museum also houses toys from movies like Star Wars, Spiderman, Batman, Ghostbusters and Wall-e.

Ang's museum is said to be one of its kind among the 27 museums here, with many different chambers showcasing toys of different genres such as anime, horror, science fiction and fantasy.

The toy museum is open every weekend from 1pm to 10pm.

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Museum a tribute to PJ
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The Petaling Jaya museum opened in 2007.

The history of Petaling Jaya (PJ) that traces its journey as a satellite town to achieving its city status is showcased at the new PJ Museum in Section 10, Taman Jaya.

MBPJ public relations director Haniza Abdul Hamid said the museum opened its doors to the public in November and the official opening is scheduled for February.

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Smart suits: There is a display of items and uniforms used by MBPJ enforcement officers.
Set amid the green surroundings of the Taman Jaya park, the museum takes up the building of the former environment education centre at Taman Jaya.

The museum is divided into three galleries showcasing the history of PJ’s origin, PJ administration and PJ expansion and development.

Among the items on display are commemorative badges of the then PJ Municipal Council (MPPJ), from the personal collection of former councillor S. Panchacharam.

There are also items from MBPJ like motorbikes, uniforms and wheel clamps used by enforcement officers.

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An overall view: There is a 3D model of the MBPJ headquarters, Menara MBPJ, and the surrounding area.

According to museum assistant curator Bonny Eddy, they are still in the process of collecting artefacts.

“We do have more items in our present collection but have yet to display it because of space constraint,” said Eddy.

Assistant curator Noor Zaihan Zaiwai said they are looking for items that bear significance to the history and culture of the city and the MBPJ itself.

For those who are interested in donating items to the museum, there is an ongoing campaign that ends on Dec 31.

“As an incentive, the name of the contributor would be listed next to the item when the item goes on display,” said Noor Zaihan.

Campaign forms are available at the museum.

The Petaling Jaya Museum is open throughout the week, except Fridays, from 9am to 5pm. It is also closed on public holidays. Admission is free. Jalan 10/7, Seksyen 10, Taman Jaya, 46000 Petaling Jaya. Tel: 03-7954 8122.

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Planetarium dibuka 15 Julai

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MELAKA 2 Julai - Melaka menambah satu lagi tarikan kedatangan pelancong ke negeri ini apabila Planetarium Melaka bernilai RM20 juta akan dibuka kepada orang ramai bermula 15 Julai ini.

Apa yang pasti, ia bakal menjadi tarikan baru kepada pelancong dalam dan luar negara jika mereka ingin melihat 20 peralatan berteknologi tinggi bernilai RM2.4 juta yang terdapat di sini.

Menambah tarikan itu, Planetarium Melaka turut menyediakan kemudahan seperti galeri, ruang persembahan dan pameran, muzium astronomi, restoran dan kios.

Ketua Menteri, Datuk Seri Mohd. Ali Rustam berkata, kerja-kerja pembinaan bangunan itu di kawasan seluas 2.8 hektar sudah siap 95 peratus.

''Kini tinggal hanya kerja-kerja akhir iaitu menyiapkan landskap dan pemasangan penghawa dingin akan dilakukan.

''Apabila lengkap semua ini ia akan dibuka kepada orang ramai pada 15 Julai ini," katanya kepada pemberita selepas melakukan lawatan ke planetarium itu di sini semalam.

Hadir sama, Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Perindustrian, Perdagangan, Pembangunan Usahawan dan Koperasi negeri, Datuk Md. Yunos Husin, Pengarah dan Pengarah Rekaan Syarikat Konsultan Jururunding Pico International (M) Sdn Bhd, Edmund Chen dan Bruce Head.

Planetarium Melaka terletak berhampiran Pusat Dagangan Antarabangsa Melaka (MITC) Ayer Keroh dekat sini.

Planetarium terbaru itu jauh lebih besar daripada Planetarium Al-Khawarizmi yang pertama dibina di negeri ini terletak di Tanjung Bidara, Masjid Tanah dekat sini.

Menurut Mohd. Ali, Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak dijangka hadir untuk merasmikan planetarium itu pada 1 Ogos ini.

Di samping itu kata beliau, angkasawan pertama negara, Datuk Dr. Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor Al-Masri Sheikh Mustapha juga dijangka hadir pada perasmian itu.

''Kerajaan negeri juga merancang untuk menjalinkan kerjasama dengan empat lagi planetarium di Kuala Lumpur, Terengganu, Sarawak dan Planetarium Al-Khawarizmi," katanya.

Hubungan kerjasama itu, katanya, tertumpu kepada pertukaran bahan dan filem.

Sehubungan itu, katanya, kerajaan negeri akan terus berusaha untuk memajukan planetarium itu terutama di bidang sains dan teknologi.

Malah, beliau menyifatkan planetarium yang akan dibuka kepada orang ramai pertengahan bulan ini akan menambah tarikan kedatangan pelancong ke Melaka

Mengenai harga tiket untuk masuk ke planetarium itu, katanya, ia masih belum ditetapkan tetapi menjangkakan RM10 untuk dewasa dan pelajar pula dikenakan potongan harga.

Stories behind the figurines
By LOOI SUE-CHERN


THE Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Centre at Macalister Road in Penang has gone three-dimensional with its latest exhibition that highlights Dr Sun’s 11 uprisings from 1895 to 1911 aimed at overthrowing the 268-year-old Qing Empire.

Centre manager Annie Yap said the uprisings and important incidents are depicted through miniatures, not just photographs.

“These miniatures were handmade by local artists to resemble Dr Sun and other important figures in his revolutionary struggles in Penang. The figurines were also placed in settings resembling the early 1900 days,” she said during a brief tour around the centre recently.

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Yap (right) showing the three-dimentional exhibition to a visitor.
The historical incidents featured in the exhibition are the Canton Insurgency (1895) the Huizhou Insurgency (1900), the Chaozhou-Huanggang Campaign (1907), the Chinu Lake Campaign (1907), the Qinzhou and Fangcheng Campaigns (1907), the Zhennanguan Campaign (1907), the Qingzhou and Lianzhou Campaigns (1908), the Hekou Coup (1908), the Revolt of the New Army in Guangzhou (1910), the Penang Conference and Emergency Meeting in Penang (1910), the Huang-hua-kang (Yellow Flower Mound) Cam-paign (1911), and the Wuchang Uprising (1911).

Only the miniatures for the 1910 Penang Conference and the Emergency Meeting are ready.

Yap said the miniatures for the two exhibits took three months to complete at RM40,000, and the centre had to be closed briefly in December last year to put up the new exhibits before it reopened last month.

“The Dr Sun Yat-Sen Museum Foundation chairman Yeap Tan Lim had wanted to introduce wax exhibits but was advised against it because of Penang’s hot and humid weather.

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A peek into the past: Yap showing the Sun Yat-Sen Trail in Penang.

“So, he decided to introduce action figure-like miniatures to depict the important historical incidents. Unfortunately, we can only afford the two exhibits now,” she said.

Another highlight of the exhibition is the Dr Sun Yat-Sen Trail in Penang that is shown through mini replicas of important structures where he had lived, held meetings and gave talks like 120, Armenian Street (his Penang base); the Ping Zhang Society, where the present Penang Chinese Town Hall stands at Jalan Masjid Kapitan Keling (where he delivered his speeches); and 404, Jalan Datuk Keramat (where the Penang Conference was held).

Yap said the building at Armenian Street was important as it was the first offices of the Penang Philomathic Union and Kwong Hwa Jit Poh, the world’s oldest Chinese newspaper that was founded by Dr Sun on Dec 20, 1910.

“Also in the trail is Soon Hock Garden, the plantation of Goh Say Eng, a wealthy businessman from Penang.

“He was such a strong supporter of Dr Sun that he sold off the plantation and many of his other properties to raise money for the revolution,” she said.

The memorial centre building is also featured in the trail, as it was the place where Dr Sun had met Goh and another Penangite Ooi Kim Kheng, who also became a passionate supporter of his revolution.

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Dr Sun (centre) in the Nov 14, 1910 Emergency Meeting in Penang, held at 120 Armenian Street.

“This heritage mansion was a rich men’s club in those days. Dr Sun had once lived on the upper floor of this building.

“This place also became the home of the Penang Philomathic Union, which Dr Sun founded,” she said.

Yap said the centre was facing difficulties to maintain the heritage building and improve its exhibitions.

“This is why we have begun collecting entrance fee this year to help us promote the history of Dr Sun, especially about the time he spent here.

“Profit-making is not what we have in mind. We just want people to learn history and know what Penang and its people had done for Dr Sun,” she said.

The heritage mansion also houses an art gallery, a cafe and a Western restaurant, which the public can frequent.

The entrance fee is RM1 for children and students, and RM5 for adults. Visitors will also be given a free souvenir booklet.

Guided tours are available upon request at a small donation to the memorial centre.

The centre is open daily from 10am to 5pm, except on Sunday, Monday and public holidays.

Istana Lama Seri Menanti bakal diiktiraf MBOR

SEREMBAN 3 Julai - Istana Lama Seri Menanti di Kuala Pilah bakal diiktiraf oleh Malaysia Book of Records (MBOR) sebagai istana kayu tertinggi di negara ini pada 11 Julai ini.

Setiausaha Kerajaan Negeri, Datuk Mat Ali Hassan berkata, pengiktirafan istana berusia 100 tahun itu merupakan kemuncak upacara perasmian Pesta Adat Perpatih 2009 yang akan disempurnakan oleh Yang Dipertuan Besar Negeri Sembilan, Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir.

Jelasnya, pada upacara sama, istana berkenaan bakal menerima plak pengiktirafan oleh Kementerian Penerangan, Komunikasi dan Kebudayaan sebagai Warisan Kebangsaan Malaysia.

''Kerajaan negeri berhasrat untuk mencadangkan Istana Lama Seri Menanti sebagai tapak warisan dunia kepada Pertubuhan Pendidikan, Saintifik dan Kebudayaan Bangsa-Bangsa Bersatu (UNESCO)," katanya pada sidang akhbar di Wisma Negeri dekat sini hari ini.

Hadir sama Pengarah Lembaga Muzium Negeri Sembilan, Drs. Shamsuddin Ahmad.

Menurut beliau, dua buah buku bertajuk 100 Tahun Istana Lama Seri Menanti dan Jejak Adat Perpatih Luak Jempol akan dilancarkan pada upacara tersebut.

Sehubungan itu, katanya, orang ramai dijemput hadir untuk memeriahkan upacara perasmian di perkarangan Istana Lama Seri Menanti mulai pukul 2 petang.

Istana Lama Seri Menanti diiktiraf istana kayu tertinggi di Malaysia

KUALA PILAH 13 Julai - Istana Lama Seri Menanti di sini mencatatkan sejarah lagi apabila diiktiraf oleh Malaysia Book of Records (MBOR) sebagai istana kayu tertinggi di negara ini.

Ia pengiktirafan kedua selepas keunikannya yang tidak menggunakan sebarang paku besi tetapi hanya disambungkan menggunakan kayu pasak, sebelum ini diiktiraf sebagai Tapak Warisan Dunia oleh Pertubuhan Pendidikan, Saintifik dan Kebudayaan Bangsa Bersatu (UNESCO).

Istana empat tingkat ini dibina pada 1902 dan siap pada 1908 dengan ketinggian lebih 20 meter.

Ia menggunakan 99 batang tiang kayu jenis cengal yang panjangnya 67 kaki (kira-kira 20.5 meter) yang diambil dari Bukit Pergai, Jelebu dan pelan asalnya adalah rekaan dua tukang Melayu, Kahar dan Taib.

Kelmarin, Yang Dipertuan Besar Negeri Sembilan, Tuanku Muhriz Tuanku Munawir berkenan melancar dan menerima pengiktirafan terbaru itu daripada Pengarah Urusan MBOR, Datuk Danny Ooi pada upacara perasmian Pesta Adat Perpatih 2009 dan Sambutan 100 Tahun Istana Lama Seri Menanti.

Turut mengiringi baginda, Tunku Ampuan Besar Negeri, Tuanku Aishah Rohani Tengku Besar Mahmud.

Berangkat sama Undang Luak Jelebu, Datuk Mendika Menteri Akhirul Zaman Musa Wahab; Undang Luak Rembau, Datuk Lela Maharaja Muhamad Sharip Othman; Tunku Besar Seri Menanti, Tunku Ali Redhauddin Tuanku Muhriz dan Setiausaha Kerajaan Negeri, Datuk Mat Ali Hassan.

Pada upacara sama, Tuanku Muhriz berkenan melancarkan dua buku bertajuk 100 Tahun Istana Lama Seri Menanti dan Jejak Adat Perpatih Luak Jempol.

Seni bina istana lama itu mengambil sempena istana Melayu Minangkabau dengan atapnya melengkung seperti tanduk kerbau dan semakin tinggi tingkatnya, semakin kecil ruangnya.

Ruang paling tinggi di tingkat empat selalunya digunakan oleh raja untuk meninjau aktiviti penduduk di sekitar istana.

Sementara itu, dalam ucapannya, Mat Ali berkata, Istana Lama Seri Menanti pernah menjadi tempat bersemayam Yang Dipertuan Besar Negeri Sembilan Ke-7, Tuanku Muhammad Tuanku Antah.

''Sekitar 1960-an, bangunan istana berkenaan dijadikan sekolah agama tinggi dan kini ia lebih dikenali sebagai Muzium Diraja Seri Menanti.

''Istana Lama Seri Menanti sememangnya unik kerana pembinaannya tidak menggunakan walau sebatang paku pun,'' jelas beliau.

Mat Ali berkata, istana lama tersebut merupakan lambang keindahan seni bina masyarakat berketurunan Minangkabau yang berpegang teguh pada adat perpatih di negeri ini.

Seni bina gambarkan adab rakyat setempat

KUALA PILAH 16 Julai - ''Walaupun istana ini dilihat sudahpun menjangkau lebih 100 tahun tetapi seni binanya masih lagi kukuh dan mampu berdiri sehingga ke hari ini.

''Itu antara pandangan pelancong asing yang melihat sendiri keindahan seni bina Istana Lama Seri Menanti yang kini dikenali sebagai Muzium Diraja Seri Menanti dalam lawatan mereka.

Lebih dari itu, mereka melihat seni bina rumah yang terdapat di negeri ini mempunyai nilai tersendiri bahkan ia unik dari segi struktur binaannya.

Bagi Golnaz Mortezaei, 24 dari Iran berkata, bangunan seperti ini mempunyai nilai sejarah di samping menggambarkan peradaban masyarakat setempat.

''Bagi saya ia mempunyai nilai sejarah yang tersendiri. Walaupun ia kelihatan agak biasa tetapi seni binanya tetap kukuh dan mampu berdiri walaupun telah berusia 100 tahun.

"Pada masa yang sama ia juga melambangkan peradaban serta ketamadunan masyarakat setempat. Bagi saya ini amat menarik sekiranya dikaji,'' katanya ketika di temui di sini hari ini.

Sementara rakannya, Samira Rastbod, 22, juga memberitahu, rumah tradisional seperti Istana Lama Seri Menanti ini wajar dipelihara bagi dipertontonkan kepada orang ramai serta pelancong asing.

''Bangunan yang saya dapat lihat ini adalah sesuatu yang unik dan perlu diketengahkan kepada masyarakat umum termasuk pelancong asing,'' katanya.

Manakala Nestaram Pour Ebrahim, 22, menjelaskan rumah tradisi ini juga memberi gambaran bahawa masyarakat di negeri ini yang mempunyai adat serta kesenian yang berbeza di sesebuah tempat.

''Pada masa yang sama ia juga boleh menjadi sebagai salah satu tempat yang bersejarah yang mampu orang ramai serta pengkaji seni bina untuk mengetahui dengan lebih lanjut,'' katanya.

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For the love of Saint Anne
By DERRICK VINESH

ORNAMENTAL offerings dropped into the collection boxes in the St Anne’s Church in Bukit Mertajam have been put on exhibition in a new museum in the church premises.

The offerings, some made from gold, silver and copper, were collected from parishioners and pilgrims over the last 20 years, especially during the annual St Anne’s Novena and Feast.

Parish priest Monsignor Stephen Liew said the items on display at St Anne Museum ranged from rosaries, crosses, coins, lockets, rings and chains to earrings, nose-studs, and thali (wedding gold chain worn by Indian women).

Among the outstanding items were etchings of men and women as well as parts of the body, including eyes, hands and legs on sheets of gold and silver foil.

He said pilgrims who offered these items could have asked St Anne to intercede as they prayed for partners or for healing of ailments.


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Pilgrims admiring some of the ornamental offerings on display at the St Anne Museum in the St Anne's Church, Bukit Mertajam.

“Selling or giving them away may not be right as they were offered to St Anne. That is why we decided to instead open a museum to exhibit them,” he said in an interview at St Anne Museum on Thursday.

Monsignor Liew said apart from the offerings, the museum also featured some artifacts that were the church’s heirloom as well as those donated by well-wishers.

Apart from a refurbished statue of St Anne and a young Blessed Virgin Mary that were used during past candlelight processions during the St Anne’s Feast, the museum also has a crucifix from the first St Anne’s Church dating 1841.

“We have a prayer book printed in 1875, a hymnal printed in 1938 as well as a Catechism book dating back to 1926.

“We also have two giant Latin prayer books, known as Missale Romanum, from the years 1923 and 1939,” he said.

Other publications in the collection include a few 1975 copies of Vatican City’s weekly newspaper, called L Osservatore Romano (Roman Observer).

Monsignor Liew said there was also a pictorial display of priests who had served in the church, a pictorial exhibit of various paintings and prayer cards of St Anne as well as paper blessing scripts to the church from the Pope. Others items include two 19th Century candle stands, statues of St Anne made from marble, a big wooden rosary and a Monstrance for the Host vessel.

He said the church spent about RM50,000 to furnish the museum, which was recently open in conjunction with the ongoing St Anne’s Feast.

Church treasurer Joachim Wong said a group of evangelists called, Friends of St Anne, would run the museum, which would open daily from 9am to 6pm.

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Personal royal collection
By EMBUN MAJID

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IF you want to know more about the Sultan of Kedah and his life history, you should check out the new Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Gallery at Medan Bandar in Alor Setar.

The gallery showcases various paraphernalia belonging to the 81-year-old Sultan including his personal items and items belonging to his late wife Almarhum Sultanah Bahiyah and his current consort Sultanah Haminah Hamidun.

The gallery complex comprises two buildings: an old court building that was built in 1922 by Almarhum Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah (with cooperation from British advisor W. Peel, state engineer Mejar W.R. Sanguinetti, architect F.W. Wade and contractor H.W. Fofden) and a new double-storey building that resembles the old court building.

Both buildings have Roman-style pillars and designs on the walls.

The court building was vacated in 2005 after the courts were moved to a new complex on Jalan Suka Menanti.

The construction of the RM16mil gallery began in 2007 and was completed end of last year. It was opened by the Sultan on Feb 22.

Among the items displayed at the gallery are photographs of the Sultan during his childhood years and also his wedding photographs.

There are also items from the Almarhum Sultanah Bahiyah’s collection including her shoes, clothes and jewellery including replicas of the jewels worn by her when she was the queen.

Also displayed at the gallery are Sultanah Haminah Hamidun’s golf set collection including golfing attire and golf balls.

There are also several antique cars belonging to the Sultan,several types of pistols and rifles.

Rows of photographs from the Sultan’s childhood years, his coronation, wedding and also photographs that were taken during family vacations are also on display.

Kedah Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Azizan Abdul Razak in his speech during the opening of the gallery said that the gallery was listed as one of the tourism products in the Kedah Heritage Trail.

He said the gallery was strategically located near other historical buildings including Masjid Zahir, the Audience Hall, the Balai Nobat and the Royal Museum.

The gallery opens daily from 10am until 5pm. Tickets to enter the gallery are priced at RM5 (adult) and RM2 (for children below the age of 12).

National Museum Showcases Rare Malaysian Musical Instruments
August 04, 2009 00:31 AM

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 3 (Bernama) -- The "sempoton" of Sabah and the "engkerurai" of Sarawak are among rare traditional musical instruments currently on display at the Traditional Musical Instruments from Various Ethnic Groups exhibition at the National Museum here.

Museum director-general Ibrahim Ismail said the exhibition, which started last Saturday and ends on Sunday, showcased the evolution of musical instruments of various ethnic groups in Malaysia across the ages.

He said the exhibition displayed 108 traditional musical instruments of the string, woodwind, brass and percussion kinds from all over the country.

The musical instruments were also decades old and made of material from nature such as bamboo, rocks, plants, animal hide, bones and horns, he said.

The plethora of musical instruments showcased reflected the rich Malaysian music heritage as the instruments were not only used during festivals but also at palace functions, religious ceremonies, rituals and also for medicinal purposes, he said.

Ibrahim said the special exhibition was not to introduce the rare musical instruments but to provide visitors with deeper knowledge about them.

"Exhibitions like this give visitors a chance to see these musical instruments up close in addition to learning more about them," he said.

Multimedia presentations on the making and use of the musical instruments were being screened for the benefit of visitors, he said.

Ibrahim said similar exhibitions would also be held at other museums under the National Museums Department and at institutes of higher learning under the "Merentas Kampus" (Across the Campus) programme.

-- BERNAMA

Pictorial history of a Perak ruler


A PHOTO exhibition is being held at the Ipoh Town Hall until Sunday in conjunction with Sultan of Perak, Sultan Azlan Shah’s silver jubilee reign.

The event, themed ‘Sultan and Rak-yat’, is organised by Bernama.

Besides showcasing photographs of the ruler when he ascended the throne as the 34th Perak Sultan on Feb 3, 1984, and as the ninth Yang Di-Pertuan Agong, there are also photographs of him during his tenure as Lord President.

There are also pictures of Sultan Azlan Shah’s involvement in Malaysian hockey on display.

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A picture of Sultan Azlan Shah during his days as the Lord President.

Organising committee chairman Datuk Seri Mohd Annuar Zaini said photography workshops would also be held in conjunction with the exhibition.

“The workshops are free and open to the public,” he added.

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A visitor admiring photographs ot the ruler at various functions being fatured at the ongoing exhibition.
Among the topics to be covered are digital photo technology, new graphics systems, the use of photos in graphics, new products in the photo industry and tips on basic photography.

There will also be training on Apple Computer’s iPhoto and Apeture applications, easier methods to produce a photo souvenir book, ways to create a photo web and techniques to manage a mobile photo studio.

“Those interested to participate can register at the Bernama counter set up in the hall a day before the workshop starts,” Mohd Annuar said, adding that the workshop was open to the first 30 people on a first-come-first-served basis.

Quizzes will also be held based on the exhibits and visitors with the correct answers stand to win prizes.

The exhibition is open daily from 10am to 5pm. Sultan Azlan Shah launched a book titled ‘Sebutir Permata di atas Takhta: Pemerintahan 25 Tahun Sultan Azlan Shah’ during the opening of the exhibition. Details, call Bernama office at 03-26939933.

Muzium Sastera kini dibuka semula


MELAKA 7 Ogos - Muzium Sastera Melaka yang ditutup kepada orang ramai sejak 14 Julai tahun lalu bagi memberi laluan kepada kerja-kerja membaik pulih dan menaik taraf bangunan serta pameran, sudah dibuka semula pada 1 Ogos lalu.

Pengurus Besar Perbadanan Muzium Melaka (Perzim), Khamis Abas berkata, perubahan wajah baru muzium itu menampilkan sembilan tema pada ruang pameran antaranya pengenalan sejarah perkembangan sastera dan peranan Melaka dalam perkembangan sastera negara.

Menurutnya, tema lain yang turut ditampilkan ialah pengenalan Sasterawan Negara, Datuk A. Samad Said, genre kewartawanan, tradisi lisan, penyelidikan dan manuskrip asal, tokoh sastera terkini dan kegiatan persatuan bahasa.

''Konsep dan fokus pameran amat berbeza dari sebelum ini kerana bertujuan memberi peluang kepada pengunjung dan penyelidik untuk mengenali dan memperoleh maklumat berkaitan perkembangan sastera negeri," katanya di sini hari ini.

Katanya, tokoh sastera yang ditonjolkan juga terdiri dari kalangan anak kelahiran negeri ini dan mereka yang menggunakan latar belakang sejarah Melaka dalam penghasilan karya sastera masing-masing.

Ujarnya, teknik pameran muzium juga banyak menggunakan panel grafik, peti pameran, audio visual dan mural menarik.

Malah, katanya, ruang dalam pameran juga dipelbagaikan dengan penggunaan perabot dan grafik dan dilengkapi penghawa dingin bagi menjamin keselesaan pengunjung.

Menurut Khamis, Muzium Sastera dibina pada bangunan lama yang wujud sekitar era penjajahan British dan dipercayai digunakan sebagai rumah kediaman pada zaman tersebut.

Malah, ujar beliau, bangunan itu juga dipercayai pernah dijadikan sebagai bilik tahanan pesalah sebelum menjalani hukuman pancung pada zaman pemerintahan Jepun.

''Sebelum diubah suai menjadi Muzium Sastera, Perbadanan Kemajuan Negeri Melaka merupakan agensi terakhir menggunakan bangunan ini iaitu sekitar tahun 1974," katanya.

Sebagai pengenalan muzium, kata beliau, Perzim menyediakan mural mengandungi lakaran wajah tokoh yang sinonim dengan Melaka dan memain peranan dalam perkembangan ilmu sastera yang terdapat pada bahagian depan bangunan.

Ujarnya, lakaran itu memaparkan potret Tun Sri Lanang (era Kesultanan Melayu Melaka), Munshi Abdullah (zaman transisi barat), Syed Sheikh Al-Hadi (zaman reformasi Islam) dan Datuk A. Samad Said pada zaman selepas kemerdekaan.

Muzium Sastera merupakan salah satu komponen pakej tiket Kompleks Muzium Stadthuys yang berharga RM5 bagi dewasa manakala RM5 untuk kanak-kanak.

Melalui pakej itu, pengunjung berpeluang melawat muzium lain seperti Muzium Sejarah dan Ethnografi, Muzium Pendidikan, Muzium Pemerintahan Demokrasi, Muzium Yang Dipertua negeri dan Galeri Cheng Ho yang kesemuanya ditempatkan dalam kawasan Jalan Kota.

Muzium Sastera dibuka pada setiap hari dan orang ramai boleh berkunjung ke muzium tersebut bermula pukul 9 pagi hingga 5.30 petang.

Adun syor bina Muzium Darurat di Sungai Siput


SUNGAI SIPUT: Kerajaan wajar menubuhkan Muzium Darurat bagi mendidik generasi muda mengenai kesengsaraan dihadapi rakyat negara ini ketika menghadapi ancaman pengganas Komunis ketika zaman darurat dari 1948 hingga 1960.

Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri (Adun) Lintang, Datuk Ahamad Pakeh Adam, mencadangkan agar muzium itu dibina di Sungai Siput kerana pengisytiharan darurat di seluruh Tanah Melayu dibuat oleh kerajaan British pada Jun 1948 selepas tiga pengurus ladang berbangsa Inggeris dibunuh di sini.

Katanya, banyak tinggalan sejarah ketika darurat perlu diberitahu kepada generasi muda dan beberapa kawasan di Sungai Siput masih diisytiharkan sebagai ‘kawasan hitam' sehingga lewat 1980-an walaupun darurat ditamatkan pada 1960.

“Kita mahu semua pihak mengetahui kesusahan ketika zaman darurat sehingga ada yang terpaksa menanam beras dalam tanah (bagi mengelak dirampas komunis).

"Anggota komunis bukan setakat orang Cina saja tetapi ramai orang Melayu di Perak yang menyertainya seperti Rashid Maidin dan Abdullah CD," katanya berucap pada majlis ‘Jasamu DiKenang' anjuran Persatuan Bekas Polis Sungai Siput yang dirasmikan Menteri Besar, Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir di sini, kelmarin.

Ahamad berkata, ketiadaan pengetahuan mengenai kesengsaraan zaman darurat adalah antara punca kenapa ramai pihak yang menyokong supaya Setiausaha Agung Parti Komunis Malaya (PKM), Chin Peng, dibenarkan kembali ke tanah air.

Katanya, beliau pernah mengemukakan cadangan penubuhan muzium itu kepada Kementerian Penerangan, Komunikasi dan Kebudayaan tetapi tidak menerima jawapan sehingga sekarang dan berharap kerajaan negeri dapat mengambil inisiatif berhubung perkara itu.

Sementara itu, Ketua Polis Perak, Datuk Zulkifli Abdullah, berkata lebih 11,000 anggota pasukan keselamatan termasuk pasukan keselamatan kampung `Homeguard' terbunuh sepanjang tempoh darurat.

Dalam teks ucapannya yang dibacakan oleh Ketua Cawangan Khas Perak, Datuk Sulaiman Mohamad, Zulkifli berkata, jasa bekas anggota polis yang terkorban ketika zaman darurat itu tidak terbalas oleh generasi hari ini.

New museum to spur Johor Baru
By GLADYS TAY


JOHOR BARU: The opening of the first Chinese history museum here will help bring the city back to life and spur tourism.

Johor Baru Tiong Hua Association manager Eric Ku said besides conserving the culture of the Chinese in Johor, the museum would add to the variety of cultural attractions in the city that could draw tourists to the area.

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Majestic: The first Chinese history museum located along Jalan Ibrahim in Johor Baru.
Located at a 60-year-old building along Jalan Ibrahim in the heart of the city, the museum would feature a collection of artefacts related to the Cantonese, Hokkien, Hainanese, Hakka and Teochew clans, he said.

He added that the presence of pre-war shops near the museum would add to the “traditional” atmosphere in the area.

“For example, a famous traditional bread factory and a kueh teow soup outlet which is now operated by the third generation are only a few minutes’ walk from the museum.

“Besides that, the buildings in the area are all above 60 years old and the Chinese Old Temple that has existed since 1870 is also located nearby,” he said.

On the items to be displayed at the museum, Ku said it would mainly comprise of pictures on cultural events celebrated in the olden days and also cultural tools and equipment used in the past that are rarely found now.

“The representatives from the different clans and associations have spent about five years to gather the objects and documents.

“We are now finalising the items to be displayed and all descriptions will be written in Malay, English and Chinese,” he said, adding that the estimated investments on the museum was about RM1.5mil.

He said that Johor Mentri Besar Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman is expected to open the museum on Oct 3, which falls on the Mid-Autumn Festival day.

Ku said that among the events to be held in line with the opening was a special exhibition on traditional weddings of all the five clans.

“Subsequently, we will conduct exhibitions related to the traditions and cultures of the clans to attract visitors,” he said.

Those who wish to contribute to the museum can contact the association at 07-2788 999.

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Maklumat lebih interaktif
25 Ogos 2009 Oleh JULIA ISMAIL

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SUSUN atur di dalam Muzium Negara kini lebih menarik.

MUZIUM sering dianggap sebagai tempat yang cukup membosankan. Malah, ia mungkin antara destinasi terakhir dalam senarai lawatan jika lokasi itu dicadangkan.

Tidak kurang ramai yang mengelak untuk singgah ke muzium walaupun berkali-kali diajak oleh kenalan atau ahli keluarga.

Senario inilah yang menyebabkan Muzium Negara misalnya, hanya popular di kalangan pelajar sekolah rendah yang datang secara rombongan atau pelancong asing yang dibawa oleh ejen pelancongan.

Mengapakah reputasi Muzium Negara hanya dilihat sebagai tempat menyimpan khazanah negara dan bukannya sebagai satu destinasi yang tidak jemu dikunjungi?

Ada banyak kemungkinannya. Sejak dibuka pada 31 Ogos 1963 tiada kerja-kerja menaiktaraf dilakukan secara besar-besaran dan menyeluruh. Ini menyebabkan tanggapan orang ramai terhadap Muzium Negara tidak berubah.

Promosi

Atau mungkinkah tiada promosi yang hebat sehinggakan tanggapan orang ramai terhadapnya kekal sejak puluhan tahun lalu? Tanggapan itu perlu diperbetulkan kerana Muzium Negara sering menganjurkan pelbagai aktiviti dan pameran bermusim sebagai tambahan kepada pameran yang sedia ada dari semasa ke semasa.

Melihat 'nyawa' Muzium Negara seperti kata pepatah telur di hujung tanduk, pelbagai pihak mula memberi teguran termasuklah para pencinta warisan budaya. Malah, ahli Dewan Negara pernah menegur dengan menyatakan Muzium Negara sama taraf dengan muzium kelas ketiga. Sehubungan itu, pihak Jabatan Muzium Negara (JMM) merasakan satu perubahan drastik perlu dilakukan segera.

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MAKLUMAT yang dipaparkan lebih mudah difahami.

Dana

Inisiatif untuk melaksanakan projek menaiktaraf Muzium Negara dimulakan empat tahun lalu. Ia dilakukan secara berperingkat-peringkat dengan dana sebanyak RM20 juta di bawah Rancangan Malaysia Ke-9.

Penghujung tahun lalu, Muzium Negara berwajah baru. Namun, perbezaannya tidak begitu ketara. Bagaimanapun, pengunjung dapat melihat 100 peratus transformasi di ruang pameran dan empat galerinya.

"Kita harus mengubah persepsi orang ramai mengenai Muzium Negara dan menjadikannya sebagai satu destinasi yang seronok dikunjungi.

"Ia juga perlu mencerminkan budaya kita melalui maklumat interaktif supaya lebih mesra pengunjung," kata Ketua Pengarah JMM, Ibrahim Ismail.

Jalan cerita

Menurut beliau, sejak Muzium Negara dibina tiada perubahan ketara dapat dilihat. Oleh itu katanya, orang ramai melihat Muzium Negara dengan persepsi yang sama sejak berpuluh-puluh tahun lalu.

Menurutnya, sebelum projek itu bermula, satu jawatankuasa dibentuk dan beberapa pakar dikenal pasti bagi mengumpul idea untuk menentukan konsep muzium dan 'jalan cerita' bagi pameran tetap yang diadakan di Muzium Negara.

Kerja-kerja pengubahsuaian struktur dalaman naik taraf Muzium Negara telah dimulakan pada Jun 2006 setelah segala konsep dan 'jalan cerita' ditentukan oleh pakar-pakar perunding dan pihak muzium sendiri.

Secara umumnya, pameran tetap ini dibahagikan kepada empat zon utama iaitu Zon Kemunculan Masyarakat Awal, Kerajaan Melayu Awal, Kedatangan Kuasa Luar dan Negeri-Negeri Melayu dan Malaysia Kini.

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MAMPUKAN Muzium Negara menarik orang ramai selepas transformasinya?

Sebagai permulaan pengubahsuaian, tingkat satu iaitu Galeri C dan D telah ditutup untuk menjalankan kerja-kerja menaiktaraf, sementara Galeri A dan B di tingkat bawah masih dibuka untuk kunjungan para pelawat.

Pada masa yang sama, kerja-kerja luaran bangunan muzium, menyusun atur semula pameran luar, membina pentas terbuka serta khemah berbumbung di perkarangan muzium.

Interaktif

Muzium Negara sebelum ini bersifat konvensional dalam menyampaikan maklumat misalnya, tulis dan papar. Begitu juga dari segi persembahan artifak yang dipamerkan.

"Kini, penyampaian lebih interaktif dengan kios maklumat diletakkan di setiap galeri, selain penggunaan projektor," katanya.

Beliau memberitahu, untuk melakukan pengubahsuaian itu, pelbagai aspek perlu diambil kira. Ini kerana pengunjung muzium terdiri daripada pelbagai umur dan golongan masyarakat, dalam dan luar negara.

"Kami mahu maklumat yang diberikan sampai kepada pengunjung tanpa mengira umur dan bangsa.

"Apa yang penting adalah pengunjung berasa selesa dan seronok ketika berada di muzium," katanya.

Jumlah pengunjung dilaporkan turut meningkat pada setiap bulan sejak Januari tahun ini. Tiga bulan pertama, sebanyak 69,611 jumlah pengunjung dicatatkan manakala dari April hingga Jun, sebanyak 96,613 pelawat singgah di Muzium Negara.

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INILAH wajah asal Muzium Negara pada awal penubuhannya.

Perubahan

Mengulas lanjut katanya, bukan Muzium Negara saja menjalani proses pengubahsuaian, malah muzium-muzium di bawah JMM juga kini giat menjalani kerja-kerja pengubahsuaian.

Ini termasuklah Muzium Perak di Taiping, Perak; Muzium Kota Kayang di Perlis dan Muzium Arkeologi di Lembah Bujang, Kedah.

"Saya terpegun melihat susun atur Muzium Negara dan usaha yang dilakukan oleh pihak pengurusan cukup membanggakan.

"Mesej yang disampaikan mudah diterima oleh pengunjung dewasa atau kanak-kanak. Saya lihat mereka tidak mempunyai masalah untuk memahami input yang diberikan. Dengan hanya melihat artifak yang dipamerkan, itu sudah memadai untuk membuatkan mereka faham," kata seorang pengunjung, Faradillah Harun, 27, dari Labuan, Sabah.

Faradillah yang pertama kali mengunjungi Muzim Negara menjelaskan, pemikiran masyarakat tempatan mengenai Muzium Negara harus berubah. Ini kerana rakyat tempatan sering mengagungkan muzium negara luar, sedangkan muzium di negara sendiri belum diterokai.

Seorang lagi pengunjung, Mohd Zain Daud, 45, memberitahu, perubahan yang dilakukan oleh Muzium Negara mampu menarik lebih banyak pengunjung.

"Banyak pembaharuan yang dilakukan dan kemudahan yang ditawarkan juga bersifat interaktif," katanya.

2 lagi muzium baru di Melaka
MELAKA 20 Ogos - Kerajaan Melaka bakal memperkenalkan dua buah lagi muzium barunya di negeri ini sebagai tarikan pelancong pada masa depan.

Ketua Menteri, Datuk Seri Mohd. Ali Rustam berkata, dua muzium baru tersebut adalah Muzium Pulau Besar dan Muzium Kapal Selam.

Beliau memberitahu, peruntukan bagi penubuhan muzium itu disediakan melalui Perbadanan Muzium Melaka (Perzim) bersama Kementerian Pertahanan yang mewakili Tentera Laut Diraja Malaysia (TLDM).

''Dengan kelulusan itu, Melaka dapat menambah dua buah lagi muzium, sekali gus menjadikan 23 buah muzium di negeri ini," katanya di sini hari ini.

Katanya, kapal selam milik TLDM yang berpengkalan di Cherboug, Perancis sebelum ini digunakan oleh anggota pasukan keselamatan negara bagi tujuan latihan akan ditempatkan di Pulau Besar pada tahun depan.

Tambahnya, kapal selam jenis Augusta sepanjang 67.6 meter dan lebar 6.8 meter itu digunakan sebagai tempat latihan anak-anak kapal selam pertama negara, Scorpene atau KD Tunku Abdul Rahman.

Kapal tersebut, katanya, dijadual tiba di Selat Melaka pada 16 Disember ini dari limbungannya di Brest, Perancis.

''Kapal selam ini akan ditempatkan berhampiran Muzium Pulau Besar dan bakal menjadi muzium ke-22 di Melaka.

''Muzium ini sudah tentu bakal menjadi satu lagi tarikan terbaru di negeri ini dalam bidang pelancongan," kata beliau.

Mohd. Ali memberitahu, kos pembiayaan bagi membawa pulang kapal selam berkuasa diesel itu akan dibiayai oleh Kementerian Pertahanan manakala kerajaan negeri akan menanggung kos penempatan di Pulau Besar.

Katanya, dengan kehadiran kapal selam itu, Melaka kini sebaris dengan Rusia, Jerman, India, Australia, Perancis dan Indonesia yang mengubah suai kapal selam lama sebagai muzium.

''Kita akan mengambil contoh Muzium Kapal Selam di Jakarta, Indonesia untuk dibina di sini dan saya yakin ia mampu menarik lebih ramai pelancong berkunjung ke Melaka," katanya.

Tambahnya, semua kerja mengubahsuai ruang dalaman kapal selam itu mengambil masa tiga bulan dan dijangka mula beroperasi selewat-lewatnya menjelang April 2010.

Cheng Ho Cultural Museum Malacca

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Proposal to build mining museum
2009/09/04

By Jason Gerald John

MALACCA: A local firm has expressed interest to set up a new museum here.

However, unlike museums in the state that are mostly in the city centre, the proposed Malacca Mining Museum would be on a 15ha site in Bemban, Jasin.

Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam said the proposed Malacca Mining Museum would adopt an open concept and be located in the state education corridor of the Hang Tuah Jaya administrative area.

"We have visited the site for the museum and the signing of the contract between the state and the local firm is expected to be held soon.


"The museum would play an important role in the education of the younger generation on the various mining activities in the state and also the country."

According to historical sources, there were two tin mines in northern Malacca during the reign of Sultan Megat Iskandar Syah (1414-1424).

These mines were the main source of tin as it was used as money in the state at that time.

Ali said although the development plan for the Malacca Mining Museum had been agreed in principle, it needed to be studied in detail before the agreement was finalised.

"We want to know if the mining museum would benefit the state and whether it would have an impact on the state's tourism industry and also be able to attract people."

Bemban is about 18km from the city centre. The only other attraction there is the Bemban Hot Springs.

To date, the state has 21 museums, which are managed by the State Museums Corporation.

Two other museums are currently being built, the Pulau Besar Museum and a museum to house the submarine that was used by the Royal Malaysian Navy for training in Cherbourg, France.

Muzium sukan di Kompleks Stadium Hang Jebat

MELAKA 7 Sept. - Melaka bakal mewujudkan sebuah muzium sukan di Kompleks Stadium Hang Jebat di Krubong di sini dalam usaha menjadikan kawasan di situ sebagai tumpuan pusat sukan terkemuka pada masa depan.

Ketua Menteri, Datuk Seri Mohd. Ali Rustam berkata, muzium sukan itu bakal dibuka di dalam kompleks stadium terbabit tidak lama lagi

Menurutnya, muzium sukan tersebut akan mempamerkan kejayaan dan pencapaian atlet kelahiran Melaka sama ada pada kejohanan sukan tempatan atau di luar negara.

''Pembukaan muzium sukan ini juga bersesuaian dengan pemilihan Melaka sebagai tuan rumah Sukan Malaysia (Sukma) ke-13 tahun depan selain membolehkan kita mempelbagaikan produk muzium di negeri ini," katanya di sini baru-baru ini.

Kata beliau, penubuhan muzium sukan itu nanti menjadikan jumlah muzium di Melaka kini sebanyak 24 buah.

''Setakat ini, belum ada muzium sukan dan untuk peringkat awal ini, kita merancang membuka muzium tersebut di dalam bangunan Kompleks Stadium Hang memandangkan banyak kawasan lapang di dalam stadium itu.

''Bangunan sudah ada cuma letak papan tanda dan mula letak barang bagi menyiapkan isi kandungan dalam muzium nanti," katanya.

Menurutnya, cadangan untuk membina bangunan baru bagi muzium tersebut tidak bersesuaian kerana ia terpaksa mengambil masa yang agak lama.

''Kita tidak boleh bina bangunan baru sekarang tetapi apabila barang pameran dalam muzium sudah banyak baru boleh difikirkan untuk bina bangunan baru.

''Buat sementara ini, kita boleh bina muzium tersebut di dalam kompleks sukan yang kosong kini.

''Kita boleh pamerkan anugerah-anugerah pingat emas yang mereka raih sejak awal hingga sekarang termasuklah yang terakhir yang dicipta oleh adik Adam Agam Aziz," katanya.

Beliau memberitahu, Adam, 9, menjuarai Kejohanan Squash Remaja Antarabangsa Jepun Bawah 9 Tahun di Yokohama, Jepun baru-baru ini.

''Hadiah-hadiah yang dimenangi oleh ahli-ahli sukan Melaka boleh dibuat replika, jadi kita boleh tengok pencapaian mereka dalam bidang sukan," katanya.

Menurut Mohd. Ali, penubuhan muzium tersebut merupakan penghargaan kerajaan negeri kepada anak tempatan yang berjaya mengharumkan nama Melaka dalam bidang sukan.

KT Museum Architechture
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Heritage Exhibition On Raya Delicacies At National Museum
September 13, 2009 17:11 PM

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 13 (Bernama) -- The heritage exhibition organised by the National Museum is not only an attraction for foreign tourists, but is also for the young generation to learn the culture and heritage of the people in the country.

Deputy secretary-general of the Information Communication and Culture Ministry, Datuk Mohammed Mohd Daud, on Sunday said the display of Raya delicacies and demonstrations on how to make them the traditional way, for instance, would be a good exposure for the young generation, especially students.

Speaking to reporters after officially launching the exhibition, which began on Wednesday and is on until Oct 4, he said also featured was the concept of working together in making the delicacies.

"Preparing the delicacies can be elaborate and time consuming, so the Malays, especially in the villages, usually make the work lighter and fun the gotong-royong way involving neighbours or relatives," he said.

Among the delicacies featured by 30 stalls at the exhibition are kuih karas, bahulu, dodol, ketupat, lemang and rendang.

-- BERNAMA

Nod for cultural street in JB
2009/10/05

By Ahmad Fairuz Othman

JOHOR BARU: The downtown area here may soon have its own "Cultural Street" and "Streets of Harmony".

Menteri Besar Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman has agreed to the proposal which was mooted by the Johor Baru Tiong Hua Federation.

He said the idea encapsulated the 1Malaysia concept introduced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak.

The Cultural Street is Jalan Tan Hiok Nee, which was named after a prominent figure in the Chinese community here.


Tan was the second leader of the Ngee Heng kongsi or company of Johor Baru, and was responsible for turning it into a bustling organisation of kapitans, kangchus and revenue farms.

Ghani said the state government had agreed to transform the street, located barely a kilometre from the Causeway into a centre for culture and heritage.

The proposal includes having a permanent stage in the street to hold multicultural shows.

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"The state government fully accepts the proposal to turn Jalan Tan Hiok Nee into a cultural street," said Ghani during the launch of the Chinese Heritage Museum at the former Tiong Hua Federation building in Jalan Ibrahim here on Saturday.

The three-storey RM1.2 million museum houses more than 300 artefacts and almost 1,000 documents related to the history of the Chinese community here.

Ghani lauded the Johor Baru Tiong Hua Federation for developing the museum over the past two years.

"It is a meaningful project as it aims to document and exhibit the history of Johor Baru.

"The history of the Chinese community in Johor spans more than 200 years."

Ghani said the setting up of the museum augured well with plans to transform the downtown area into a melting pot of commerce and culture.



During his speech, Ghani also spoke about the "Streets of Harmony" -- Jalan Gereja, Jalan Trus and Jalan Duke.



There are two churches, a Chinese temple, a Sikh gurdwara, Hindu temple, Indian Muslim mosque and a mosque in these streets.

Pulai member of parliament Datuk Jazlan Mohamed, who attended the museum's opening, expressed support for the "Cultural Street" and "Streets of Harmony".

"These locations will be a boon to tourism in Iskandar Malaysia."

Galeria Sri Perdana tarik 230,000 pelawat



KUALA LUMPUR: Kediaman rasmi Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad selama 16 tahun, Galeria Sri Perdana, mencatat jumlah pelawat asing yang tertinggi bagi memorial dan pustaka di negara ini dengan menerima lebih 230,000 pengunjung pada 2007.

Malah, bilangan itu meningkat berbanding kira-kira 176,000 pengunjung asing ke galeria itu pada 2006, yang asalnya dikenali sebagai Sri Perdana dan diduduki Perdana Menteri keempat bersama keluarga dari 23 Ogos 1983 hingga 18 Oktober 1999 sebelum berpindah ke Putrajaya.

Timbalan Ketua Pengarah (Penyelidikan dan Pengembangan) Arkib Negara Malaysia, Daresah Ismail, berkata ramai pelancong asing berminat mengetahui kehidupan Dr Mahathir.

Beliau berkata, ini berikutan ketokohan bekas Perdana Menteri itu yang menyerlah sepanjang tempoh 22 tahun menerajui kepimpinan negara, sehingga menjadi sebutan masyarakat antarabangsa.

“Malah, banyak agensi pelancongan yang mempromosi Galeria Sri Perdana sebagai satu tarikan pelancongan di negara ini kerana mendapat permintaan tinggi, terutama daripada pelawat asing,” katanya selepas merasmikan Program Kem 1Malaysia bagi peringkat Zon Sentul di Gale-ria Sri Perdana di Jalan Damansara, di sini, semalam.

Galeria Sri Perdana dipilih sebagai satu lokasi aktiviti pembelajaran dalam Program Kem 1Malaysia itu, yang diadakan selama empat hari bermula Jumaat lalu membabitkan seramai 219 murid Tahun Enam dari 57 sekolah rendah sekitar WPKL.

Wujudkan muzium wau di Kelantan

KOTA BHARU 6 Okt. – Persatuan Pelayang Negeri Kelantan menyarankan kerajaan negeri supaya mewujudkan sebuah muzium wau bagi memelihara khazanah tradisi yang menjadi kebanggaan negeri dan negara.

Yang Dipertuanya, Nik Ariff Datuk Nik Hassan berkata, kerajaan negeri tidak harus melihat langkah seumpama itu sebagai suatu yang sia-sia sebelum negeri-negeri lain memulakannya.

‘‘Ia boleh membantu menambahkan lagi produk tarikan pelancongan di samping melengkapkan gelaran kota budaya di samping menyuburkan lagi permainan warisan di samping meningkatkan ekonomi penggiatnya melalui hasil jualan cenderamata.

‘‘Sejak berkurun wau amat rapat dengan masyarakat Kelantan malah diangkat menjadi salah satu khazanah tradisi negeri selain mak yong, dikir barat, kertuk dan gasing,” katanya kepada di sini hari ini.

Katanya, kebanyakan wau tradisional dikaitkan dengan asalnya dari Kelantan iaitu wau bulan, wau kekek, wau puyuh, wau kucing, wau kebayak dan jala budi yang terkenal dengan keindahan dan kehalusan buatannya.

‘‘Wau kucing juga turut dipilih sebagai lambang Sistem Penerbangan Malaysia (MAS) manakala para pembuat wau yang mahir kebanyakannya dari Pantai Timur.

‘‘Ironi, muzium seumpama itu sudah wujud di Johor iaitu Muzium Layang-Layang Pasir Gudang, sedangkan hanya wau merak dikaitkan dengan tradisi negeri itu, namun ia cukup aktif dalam pelbagai bentuk penganjuran berkaitan dengan wau,” ujarnya.

Katanya, sebuah muzium wau bertaraf dunia boleh diwujudkan sekiranya kerajaan negeri mengambil pendekatan kreatif dalam menjayakan usaha itu.

Beliau menarik perhatian, pihak persatuan sendiri telah lama merancang mewujudkan muzium tersebut namun kekangan kewangan menjadi halangannya.

‘‘Persatuan berharap pihak kerajaan mampu merealisasikan usaha itu dan muzium boleh dijadikan aset untuk menjana ekonomi sekiranya ditadbirkan dengan berkesan,” ujarnya.

Katanya, dari segi pengisiannya, pihak persatuan akan memberikan kerjasama sepenuhnya termasuk menggerakkan aktiviti setempat, antaranya mengadakan bengkel asas membuat wau untuk mendidik generasi muda mengenal sejarah dan pembuatannya.

‘‘Bilik pameran pula akan diisi dengan hasil rekaan seni dan kreativiti wau tempatan oleh pembuat tersohor di samping himpunan layang-layang daripada seluruh dunia.

‘‘Berdasarkan lawatan saya ke beberapa buah negara untuk memperkenalkan wau tempatan melalui pameran dan pertandingan, rata-rata penggiat bertanya kenapa di negeri ini masih belum wujud muzium wau.

‘‘Sekiranya muzium tersebut dibina, penggiat di negara-negara tersebut berjanji akan menyumbang layang-layang mereka untuk dipamerkan,” katanya.

Katanya, hasil lawatan ke London beberapa tahun lalu juga telah menemukannya dengan beberapa peminat wau yang memberitahunya wau rekaan negara ini telah diketahui kewujudannya lebih 400 tahun lalu.

Wujudkan muzium wau di Kelantan

Katanya, kebanyakan wau tradisional dikaitkan dengan asalnya dari Kelantan iaitu wau bulan, wau kekek, wau puyuh, wau kucing, wau kebayak dan jala budi yang terkenal dengan keindahan dan kehalusan buatannya.
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‘‘Wau kucing juga turut dipilih sebagai lambang Sistem Penerbangan Malaysia (MAS) manakala para pembuat wau yang mahir kebanyakannya dari Pantai Timur.
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Katanya, sebuah muzium wau bertaraf dunia boleh diwujudkan sekiranya kerajaan negeri mengambil pendekatan kreatif dalam menjayakan usaha itu.
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‘‘Berdasarkan lawatan saya ke beberapa buah negara untuk memperkenalkan wau tempatan melalui pameran dan pertandingan, rata-rata penggiat bertanya kenapa di negeri ini (Kelantan) masih belum wujud muzium wau.



Sya dah baca berita yang ke ikhir ni...tapi tak de tau kawasan tempat (location) yang akan membina, btw I love wau bulan a lot!!! see my avatar!! :cheers:

S’gor Sultan visits Kedah royal gallery


THE Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Gallery in Lebuhraya Darulaman, Alor Setar, received a royal visitor from Selangor yesterday.

Sultan of Selangor Sultan Shara-fuddin Idris Shah visited the gallery housing photographs and personal items belonging to the Sultan of Kedah Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah, Sultanah Tuanku Haminah Hamidun and the Sultan of Kedah’s late consort Almarhum Tuanku Bahiyah.

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Royal tour: Sultan Sharafuddin (right) accompanied by Sultan Abdul Halim looking at a replica of the historical 'Bunga Mas' given to Siamese kings at the Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Gallery in Alor Setar yesterday.

Also on display at the gallery, which opened in February, were the Sultan of Kedah’s vintage cars, his antique cameras, Tuanku Haminah’s golf sets, and trophies and clothes worn by the late Tuanku Bahiyah

Sultan Sharafuddin was on a one-day visit to Kedah.

He was earlier welcomed at the Sultan Abdul Halim Airport in Kepala Batas by Sultan Abdul Halim, Tuanku Haminah and Kedah princess Datuk Seri Tunku Puteri Intan Safinaz Sultan Abdul Halim.

Chinese Heritage Museum opens its doors
Satiman Jamin
2009/10/08

THE Chinese Heritage Museum in Jalan Ibrahim, Johor Baru, opened its doors to visitors recently.


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Visitors are pleased with the display items.

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A visitor studying the chronology of events of the migrants.

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The entrance of the museum is shaped after one of the vessels used by the Chinese to come to the country.

The museum, which had been renovated to the tune of RM1.2 million, is said to be the first in the country to feature over 1,000 traditional Chinese artifacts.

Adults will be charged RM3 and children RM1, but the fare is a small price to pay as the museum is abound with the historical heritage of the Chinese in the early days of their migration to the country, particularly Johor.

Johor Baru Tionghua Federation president Lim Ik Kim said the exhibits which come with short write-ups in Chinese, Bahasa Malaysia and English, will transport visitors about 160 years back to 1844.


"We hope that other states will follow suit in preserving the cultural heritage of the Chinese in this country," Lim said, adding that such a building not only preserves one's heritage but will also help boost domestic tourism.

Meanwhile, Stulang state assemblyman Mok Chek Hau said residents here will soon have something like the "Jonker Street" in Malacca when Jalan Tan Hiok Nee in Johor Baru is transformed into a tourist destination and a haven for bargain hunters on the lookout for unique antiques.

"On the day of the opening, there will be a host of activities and food stalls for visitors to savour authentic dishes throughout the day," Mok said.

He said the cultural street, will have a permanent Chinese-themed decoration. On weekends, there will also be cultural performances with stalls selling food and handicraft.

There will also be trishaw rides around the city for locals and tourists to enjoy.

Muzium Warisan Tionghua

Oleh KHADIJAH IBRAHIM
utusanjohor@utusan.com.my


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PAKAIAN pengantin daripada masyarakat Cina Teochew dipamerkan di Muzium Warisan Tionghua, Johor Bahru.

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JOHOR BAHRU 7 Okt. - Tidak keterlaluan jika dikatakan generasi baru masyarakat Tionghua kini mungkin tidak begitu mengenali warisan nenek moyang mereka.

Justeru, bagi memastikan generasi berkenaan tidak terpisah daripada asal usul mereka, Persekutuan Tiong-Hua Johor Bahru mengambil inisiatif menubuhkan Muzium Warisan Tionghua.

Muzium yang bertema 'Mengekalkan Warisan Sejarah Nenek Moyang Untuk Generasi Muda' itu terletak di Jalan Ibrahim di sini.

Presiden Persekutuan Tionghua Johor Bahru, Lim Ik Kim berkata, muzium tiga tingkat itu menempatkan barangan dan dokumen tinggalan nenek moyang yang mempunyai nilai sejarah tinggi.

Katanya, penubuhan muzium yang menelan belanja kira-kira RM1.2 juta itu merupakan satu usaha mengekalkan barangan dan peristiwa bersejarah.

''Selain menyimpan barangan berharga, penubuhan muzium juga bertujuan mengenang jasa bakti nenek moyang sekali gus memberi pendidikan kepada generasi muda," katanya pada majlis pelancaran muzium berkenaan di sini baru-baru ini.

Menurut Ik Kim, pembinaan muzium tersebut merupakan hasil usaha bersama masyarakat Tionghua Johor Bahru.

Antara suku kaum yang memberi kerjasama untuk penubuhan muzium tersebut adalah Persatuan Hainan, Kantonis, Hakka, Hokkien dan Teochew Johor Bahru.

''Kerja perancangan dan kaji selidik bermula dengan bantuan pihak akademik sejarah masyarakat Tionghua mengambil masa selama dua tahun bermula 2005.

''Setelah mendapat kelulusan Majlis Bandaraya Johor Bahru (MBJB), projek pengubahsuaian dan pembinaan dimulakan akhir 2007. Muzium siap dibina pada September 2009," katanya.

Beliau berkata, muzium yang dibuka kepada orang ramai pada setiap Selasa hingga Ahad itu menempatkan 300 barangan koleksi lama dan kira-kira 1,000 dokumentasi sejarah untuk bacaan.

Antara yang dipamerkan adalah sejarah perkembangan Sistem Kangchu dan kehadiran masyarakat Tionghua ke Johor pada pertengahan abad ke-19, perkembangan kesenian muzik dan kebudayaan masyarakat Tionghua dan sebagainya.

Menurut Ik Kim, pembinaan muzium tersebut adalah tepat pada masa dan selari dengan rancangan jangka panjang kerajaan negeri dan Iskandar Malaysia.

''Masyarakat Tionghua percaya muzium ini memiliki daya tarikan kepada pelancong tempatan dan Asia Timur, khususnya pelancong dari China, Taiwan, Hong Kong dan Singapura.

''Untuk kemudahan pelawat, pihak muzium telah menyediakan maklumat pameran dalam tiga bahasa iaitu Mandarin, bahasa Inggeris dan bahasa Melayu," katanya.

Muzium yang dibuka pukul 9 pagi hingga 5 petang itu mengenakan bayaran RM3 (dewasa) dan RM1 (warga emas, pelajar dan kanak-kanak) dan untuk keterangan lanjut sila hubungi 07-2249633.

Pelihara artifak bernilai tinggi

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PARA pengunjung turut memukul gendang yang dipamerkan.

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JOHOR BAHRU 7 Okt. - Menteri Besar Johor, Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman menyambut baik penubuhan Muzium Warisan Tionghua Johor Bahru oleh Persekutuan Tionghua Johor Bahru di sini.

Beliau berkata, ia adalah satu usaha untuk memelihara dokumen dan artifak tinggalan nenek moyang masyarakat Cina yang mempunyai nilai sejarah yang tinggi.

Selain itu, penubuhan muzium tersebut juga merupakan penghargaan kepada pemimpin masyarakat berkenaan dan pada waktu yang sama membantu generasi muda memahami dan mendalami asal usul perjuangan masyarakat terdahulu.

''Penubuhan muzium ini selari dengan usaha kerajaan negeri yang sentiasa memugar sejarah dan menyuburkan budaya sebagai satu usaha pengukuhan jati diri di samping mempromosinya sebagai produk pelancongan," katanya ketika merasmikan muzium tersebut di sini baru-baru ini.

Beliau percaya, kewujudan muzium sejarah warisan Tionghua itu turut memberi manfaat kepada masyarakat kaum lain.

Katanya, selain masyarakat Cina, segala bahan pameran yang disediakan dapat membantu kaum lain memahami dengan lebih mendalam sejarah serta budaya kaum Tionghua.

Beliau amat berharap agar muzium warisan ini dapat membantu orang ramai untuk menghayati sejarah dan memperteguhkan hubungan di antara satu sama lain.

Preserving Johor-Chinese heritage
By MOHD FARHAAN SHAH and K.C. CHAN


JOHOR BARU: The Johor Baru Tiong Hua Association here has completed the daunting task of piecing together over 200 years of Chinese history.

The Tiong Hua Chinese Heritage Museum in Jalan Ibrahim, set up at a cost of RM1.2mil, showcases five years of hard work in compiling 1,300 historical documents and artefacts.

Association manager Eric Ku said the museum was made possible through the work of academics from Malaysia, Singapore and China.

“We wanted to relate the facts to the public,” he said, adding that the history of the Chinese in Johor Baru dated back more than two centuries.

The museum details the history of the five main Chinese clans: Hakka, Hokkien, Teochew, Cantonese and Hainan.

“We got the help of relatives of people who developed Johor, such as Wong Ah Fook, who is credited with the construction of many old buildings in the state, including the Sultan’s palace,” said Ku, adding that the museum was in touch with his great-granddaughter.

He said that Chinese history experts provided information on the Kang Chu period from 1800 to 1910.

“These artefacts and manuscripts were donated to us as the owner-families wanted them preserved to educate the new generation about the past,” he said.

Ku pointed out that the oldest and most priceless exhibits were two signboards made in 1874 that hung above the Chinese temple here and silver coins used in the Kang Chu period.

He welcomes donations of items of historical value to preserve the Chinese heritage.

Johor Mentri Besar Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman launched the museum last Saturday.

He said the museum would interest tourists and those who wished to know more about the Johor Chinese community.

It is open daily, except Mondays, from 9am to 5pm.

Entrance fee is RM3 for adults and RM1 for children, students and senior citizens.

For enquiries, call 07-224 9633.

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ANDA tidak perlu menjadi kanak-kanak untuk merasai keseronokan mengunjungi Mint Museum of Toys, muzium permainan kanak-kanak terbesar memaparkan koleksi daripada 25 negara, melangkaui tempoh 100 tahun, antara tarikan pelancongan di Singapura.

Kuratornya, Richard Tan, berkata semua koleksi yang dianggarkan bernilai kira-kira RM17 juta itu adalah simpanan peribadi pemilik muzium, Chang Ya Fa, 59, yang dikumpulkan menerusi lelongan dan pembelian secara terus daripada pengumpul lain di seluruh dunia.

Barangan yang dikumpul selama 30 tahun termasuk karakter popular seperti Popeye the Sailor, Felix the Cat, dan adiwira seperti Batman, Superman, dan Robin itu kini dipamerkan di bawah satu bumbung menerusi di bangunan dengan seni bina moden berdepan dengan Hotel Raffles, Singapura.

Melangkaui koleksi sejak pertengahan abad ke-19, pengunjung bakal dikejutkan dengan himpunan patung nostalgia seperti Betty Boop, Mickey Mouse, Flash Gordon, Green Hornet, The Beatles, Golliwogs, Ultraman, Matchbox Cars dan Star Wars.

"Kami hanya memaparkan 10 peratus daripada koleksi yang dimiliki Chang pada satu-satu masa. Ini kerana bahan pameran ini akan ditukar dari masa ke masa bagi mengekalkan tarikan kepada muzium ini sekali gus menarik kunjungan lebih ramai pencinta alat permainan klasik," katanya.

Antara yang paling menarik perhatian adalah koleksi terbesar alat permainan Dan Dare, patung Door of Hope dan antara barangan Batman dengan satu-satunya model kereta Commissioner Gordon. Selain itu, ia turut memaparkan set pasangan akrobatik buatan Jerman pada 1840.

Himpunan robot juga turut disertakan dengan sejarah, selain koleksi teddy bear, patung Inggeris keluaran Crescent, Johillco dan Britain. Antara produk Britain popular termasuk model Royal Procession sepanjang 15 kaki dan prototaip askar Trojan.

Peminat model kereta lumba pasti terpesona dengan koleksi Matchbox, Corgi dan Dinky, selain barangan dari jenama eksotik seperti Mercury dan Gama. Namun, jika ada yang naik jemu dengan koleksi kereta, boleh beralih ke galeri menempatkan karakter kartun animasi Jepun.

Muzium tujuh tingkat itu turut mengabadikan rakaman penghargaan kepada ikon muzik Beatles dengan fotografi dan rekod "Please Please Me" ditandatangani oleh ahli band. Ini termasuk koleksi lebih 200 papan iklan enamel sejak 1880-an dan koleksi kotak tin vintaj terbesar dunia.

Tan berkata, seni bina muzium yang meraih Anugerah Seni Bina Antarabangsa Athenaeum Chicago 2007 dan Anugerah Seni Bina Cityscape 2008 juga mengenengahkan konsep kotak dalam kotak dengan penggunaan panel kaca simbolik kepada pembungkusan alat permainan.



>Pencahayaan menjadi elemen paling penting di muzium ini. Ia direka bentuk supaya tidak akan menyebabkan bayangan jika dipandang dari mana-mana sisi. Justeru, gambar yang ditangkap juga kelihatan cantik.

>Dibuka setiap hari kecuali pada Hari Krismas dan Tahun Baru Cina, ia meliputi tujuh tingkat dengan lima daripadanya diperuntukkan untuk galeri pameran. Aras paling bawah untuk Mint Cafe" manakala paling atas untuk bar Mr Punch.

>Pancaran kamera atau flash tidak dibenarkan kerana boleh memberi kesan kepada warna alat permainan yang bernilai jutaan ringgit ini. Maklumat lanjut, layari www.emint.com.

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Former miner opens crystal museum
Story and photos by SIMON KHOO

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KUANTAN: Visitors to the former mining town of Sungai Lembing near here should not miss the opportunity to visit a crystal museum, located at the farthest end of Kampung Sungai Rimau.

The museum is actually the residence of 68-year-old Lee Yon and his wife Lim Sam Mooi, 58.

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Magnificent: Children admiring the crystal collection.

The couple’s house is home to over 3,000 crystalline stones of various shapes and sizes.

In an interview with The Star, Lee said it started out as a hobby when he was working in a quarry in Panching, Pahang.

“I used to collect these beautiful and unique stones which appear transparent when the sun shines on them.

“For 19 years, I kept bringing these stones home because I find them fascinating,” he said while showing his collection, some displayed in glass cases and others stacked neatly on shelves including samples of tin and copper ore.

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Untouchables: Lee’s collection of crystal stones.

Lee said that in 1995, a geologist who dropped by for a visit told him that his personal collection were crystalline stones.

He said it was then that he decided to open up his house to visitors.

“For maintenance and as a side income, I charge a minimal fee for entry.

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Valuable: Lee Yon showing a sample of tin and copper.

“I am no longer working and spend time beautifying my premises to attract more visitors,” said Lee, who has three children aged 38, 32 and 28.

Besides the stones in every nook and corner, Lee has built a crystal pond filled with fish and two replica tunnels.

He said he constructed the tunnels single-handedly, during his free time.

“I want to show the younger generation what a mine looks like, the working environment and as a reminder for me of my 29 years as a miner.

“The first tunnel took me four-and-a-half years to complete,” he said, adding he had spent one year digging the second tunnel so far.

Lee said he kept a guest registration book at the entrance for visitors to give their feedback.

He said that among the visitors were Sungai Lembing assemblyman Datuk Md Sohaimi Mohamed Shah and Paya Besar MCA division chief and senator Ng Fook Heng.

“Both leaders had helped a lot in promoting my museum and upgrading the road leading into the village, for which I am grateful.

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Eerie: A replica of a mining tunnel at Lee Yon’s residence.

“There are also tourists from Japan, Thailand, Australia and the United Kingdom coming here after being told about it by residents around here,” he said, adding that some of them even wanted to buy the stones.

“Sorry, my stones are my life and they are not for sale, but you can take photographs for keepsake,” he quipped.

Lee added that the collection would be passed on to his three children and two grandchildren.

The museum is open to the public daily from 10 am to 6pm. Entrance fees are RM2 (adult) and RM1 (child).

A tale of Chinese immigrants
AHMAD FAIRUZ OTHMAN
2009/10/15
When and why did the Chinese come to Johor Baru? AHMAD FAIRUZ OTHMAN visits the new Chinese Heritage Museum to get the answers and more

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A folder to keep the sheets of rubber manufactured by the Chinese community in Johor.

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The Chinese Heritage Museum used to be the Johor Baru Tiong Hua Federation headquarters.

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A picture of a ship that used to ply the rivers of Johor in the 19th century.


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A document written in Jawi from the era of the ‘kangchu’ system.

THE newly-opened Chinese Heritage Museum in Johor Baru brings the past to the present with its rare artifacts and documents from the community's nearly 200-year history in the state capital.

The exhibits trace the beginnings of the Johor Chinese community, which happen to parallel Johor Baru's.

Visitors strolling inside would be sent back in time by the photographs that date back to the mid-19th century.


The museum's exterior and location has historical significance as well.

The premises is a refurbished three-storey colonial shoplot, which used to house the Johor Baru Tiong Hua Federation headquarters.

It is ideal for tourists who want a quick introduction to Johor Baru's history. Researchers and students will also find the exhibits informative.

The history lesson begins on the ground floor, with a chronological chart detailing the history of the Chinese in Johor Baru.

To take in the exhibits in the proper order, follow the path of yellow sticker footprints.

The extensive chart contains reprints of photographs that are part of the museum's collection of 1,000 photographs and 300 artifacts.

Most of the Chinese community in southern Johor arrived during the introduction of the kangchu system, which involved the cultivation of gambier and pepper farms in riverside areas during the mid-19th century.

During the reign of Temenggong Daeng Ibrahim, a large number of Chinese planters from Singapore moved to Johor to work on the land under the kangchu system.

The ruler issued surat sungai, or river grants, to allow merchants and investors to open up the fertile riverine land.

Johor prospered with the development of 130 kangchu between the 1840s and 1917.

The kangchu and other early trade activities dominate the first floor of the museum.

Artifacts such as coins used exclusively in the kangchu system are displayed.

The museum explains the roles played by prominent figures in the development of Johor Baru and its surrounding areas.

Among them is Tan Hiok Nee, who led the Ngee Heng Kongsi, which was an extensive organisation of kapitan, kangchu and revenue farms.

Then there is Wong Ah Fook, an entrepreneur who became close to Johor royalty and later became the contractor of Istana Besar.

Wong and Tan are immortalised in the city centre, with two major roads naned after them.

Though information on these figures is scant, it is enough to pique the interest of the visitor.

The Chinese in Johor were divided into clans, which were distinguished by their trades.

Back then, the Teochew clan owned sundry shops, and the Hakka specialised in Chinese medicine and tailoring.

They also owned pawnshops and some were blacksmiths.

The Hokkien were workers and coolies in the rubber and manufacturing sectors, while the Foochow were barbers and operators of coffee shops and entertainment outlets.

The Hainanese, the last sub-group to arrive in Johor ventured into "Western" businesses such as bakeries, coffee shops, photo studios, restaurants and confectioneries.

A mini-section explains how the city was founded in 1855 as Iskandar Puteri, but renamed Johor Baru in 1866.

The name change came after the shifting of the state administration from Teluk Belangah, Singapore, to Johor Baru.

The museum suggests that Johor Baru was once referred by the Chinese as "Jayapur", which was a name inscribed in Chinese on a bell at the Johor Ancient Temple in Jalan Trus.

The final exhibits are dedicated to education and culture.

The Foon Yew schools in Johor Baru take centre stage on the upper floors.

The Foon Yew group of five primary and two secondary schools are the most successful independent vernacular schools in the country.

The schools paved the way for the setting up of Southern College in 1990.

An exhibition on the wedding customs of the five clans is on the third floor of the museum.

Johor Baru Tiong Hua Federation chairman, Lim Ik Kim, said the heritage museum would hopefully educate the younger generation on the history of the Chinese community in Johor.

"The museum would attract more tourists to visit the state, particularly Johor Baru," said Lim at the museum's recent opening by Menteri Besar Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman

"Setting up the museum is only a start. The federation hopes that the tourism sector would help promote the museum to tourists," said Lim.

Museum manager, Eric Ku, said the struggles and achievements of the Chinese are documented in the exhibitions.

"The museum offers a history lesson on the Chinese community, their culture and experiences, especially during the war, Emergency and post-Merdeka," said Ku.

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Islamic Arts Museum today received a replica BADSHAHI Mosque, Lahore, Pakistan which is the fifth largest mosque in the world.

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UM's Museum of Asian Art

All of Asia under one roof

2009/11/09

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The ‘gamelan’ set of instruments, which visitors are allowed to play under the supervision of the museum staff.

Rizuwan Zaini’s visit to University of Malaya’s Museum of Asian Art turns out to be a veritable cultural tour of Asia. Interesting facts and artifacts are unearthed as he strolls through the 140 sq m gallery

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The entrance to the museum, which is a mine of information on the diverse cultures of Asia. — Pictures by Mokhsin Abidin

KUALA LUMPUR: Home to almost 6,000 pieces of rare treasures, University of Malaya's Museum of Asian Art is a mine of information on the cultures of the Asian people.

The 140 sq m gallery features art pieces that reflect the aesthetic values and tastes of Asians, and the continent's diversity of cultures .

The first item on the museum's inventory is a bronze head of the Buddha from the Chiengsen period (1400-1550AD). It was displayed at the university's library in 1962.

In June 1980, the construction of the museum was completed. It is a building with three floors of exhibition space, one each for the Indians and the Chinese, and one to display the art and history of Islam.

The Indian section shows a collection of stone sculptures from as early as the Sathavana period. There are also Jain and Buddhist iconography.

The Chinese section has an impressive collection of ceramics and porcelain, representing almost all the periods in the art form's history.

On the floor dedicated to Islam, blue and white porcelain from Kashan's period, and miniature paintings from Persia and West Asia are among the chief attractions.

The exhibits in the Islam section portray the innovative and artistic side of the religion, while conveying the message that it does not condone violence.

The astrology corner in the section has the Astrolabe, which were used by the Muslim to determine the times for the five daily prayers and the qiblah.

There is an European plate from the 19th century, which has an intricate pattern inspired by the art movement in Islam

The museum also features "Malaysiana", a primarily Malay collection of weapons, household items, textiles, decorative items and jewellery. There are works in brass and silver, basketry and wood-carvings. The Malay practice of chewing the sirih, or betel leaf, is also shown with the display of the tepak sirih.

There is the gamelan, a set of traditional Malay royal music instruments. Visitors can play these instruments with the assistance of the staff.

The museum has the largest collection of water droppers from Southeast Asia in the country, with samples from Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam and Japan among them.

The museum will hold seminar sessions for groups of visitors or students interested in gaining more information on the exhibits upon request.

Head of the museum unit, Abdul Aziz Rashid, said he hopes to see the museum become the biggest reference museum in the world one day.

It receives 9,000 visitors a year, a figure he wants to see increase by the year.

Among its efforts to attract more people was its recent exhibition called "Atomic Bombing Devastation: Exhibition of the 1945 Hiroshima & Nagasaki Tragedies", held from Aug 20 to Oct 31.

Survivors from Japan were invited to share their experiences of living through World War 2, and the impact of the bombings on their lives.

The museum is open from Monday to Friday, from 9am to 5pm. Admission is free.



For details, call 03-7967 3805 or visit www.museum.um.edu.my.

ROS gives recognition to Gopeng Museum


THE Gopeng Museum Manage-ment Society in Perak has finally been registered with the Malay-sian Registrar of Societies.

Museum curator and historian Phang See Kong said the society was registered last month after a six-month wait since the official opening of the private museum on April 18 this year.

He said the museum had since attracted about 7,000 local and foreign visitors.

“With the registration, we can finally get our marketing and publicity plans rolling to promote the museum,” he said in a statement.

Phang said information and news about the museum would soon be available through bill board advertising, blog sites, Facebook, Twitter as well as its own website.

The museum has about 500 antiques and collectible artefacts.

“This is truly a demonstration of a true 1Malaysia community project with the contributions and support from the folks in Gopeng,” added Phang.

Gopeng Museum is located at 28, Eu Kong Street in Gopeng. Entry is free.

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Heritage Dept to display 1,400 year old skeletons


MALACCA: The National Heritage Department will put on public display four human skeletons believed to be between 1,400 and 1,450 years old.

The skeletons were found at a former Portuguese fortress known as Fredrick Hendrick Bastion in Bandar Hilir.

Department assistant director of archaeology and conservation Mohamad Muda Bahadin said the skeletons would be exhibited at a site next to the fortress.

The exhibition site will soon be turned into the Malacca City Heritage Gallery.

“One of the skeletons is now on display at Seremban Museum in Negri Sembilan while the rest are being studied at the Centre for Global Archaeological Research in Universiti Sains Malaysia,” Mohamad Muda said after briefing 300 participants of the Merdeka Heritage Trail 2009 here recently.

He said the skeletal remains were found during excavation work at a depth of 1.5m to 2m on the site that was originally a cemetery.

He said that many skeletons were found but they had chosen the best four for the exhibition.

Other artefacts discovered at the site were tin bullets, cannonballs, and Portuguese, Dutch and British coins.

Ceramics from China, Central Asia and the Middle East were also found but most were damaged when the British buried the area in soil after the original fortress was demolished, he added.

Some of the artefacts had been taken to Kuala Lumpur for display while others were kept for the Malacca City Heritage Gallery, he said.

The discoveries were the result of the four-phase Save Malacca City Excavation Project implemented in 2007.

The first phase at Middlesbrough Bastion was completed in August.

The second phase is at the children’s playground near the traffic police station and Fredrick Hendrick Bastion, the third in front of the Malacca Malay Sultanate Palace and the fourth at the car park opposite St Xavier’s Church. — Bernama

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National Automobile Museum, Sepang

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Sultan Suleiman building declared a national heritage
By Bernama
Tuesday, 15 December 2009 18:49

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KLANG: The Sultan Suleiman building here has been declared a national heritage, making it the first heritage building in Selangor to be given the status.

The Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, attended the ceremony held in the compound of the building here on Dec 15.

Deputy Information, Communication and Culture Minister Senator Heng Seai Kie, in declaring the building a national heritage, said the Sultan Suleiman building had its own identity and history. She said the building had a neoclassical architecture and with ecstatic value.

"The criteria of the heritage becomes more important when combined with the historic use of the building. Hence, it is appropriate that this building be protected, preserved and restored, she added.

Also present at the function were Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim and National Heritage Department Heritage Commissioner Datin Paduka Prof Emeritus Zuraina Majid.

The Sultan Suleiman building, which now housed the Sultan Abdul Aziz Royal Gallery, was built in 1909 during the reign of the late Sultan Sir Ala'eddin Suleiman Shah of Selangor.

The name of the building was declared by the late Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah on Feb 22, 1989.

The historical building, which initially served as the palace of Sultan Suleiman, had also been used as the office of the district religious office, the Klang Syariah Court, Selangor police contingent headquarters and the Klang Muncipal Council branch office.

It was also used by the Japanese occupation forces in 1941. -- Bernama

Replica of Raja Melewar’s palace turned into museum
By CHITRA S. NATHAN


DESPITE being opened to the public four years ago, not many have heard of Astana Raja Melewar, the replica of the palace where the state’s first ruler Raja Melewar set base upon arriving from Pagar Ruyong in Sumatra in the late 1700s.

In fact not many people, apart from locals, have visited the palace located in Kg Astana Raja near Kota and bordering Lubok Cina. Situated in the district of Rembau, the palace has since been turned into a museum and is a must-visit for history buffs.

The museum has galleries showcasing Rembau’s local history, the adat perpatih custom unique to the state as well as a brief history of Raja Melewar himself.

Raja Melewar, the first Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negri Sembilan, reigned from 1773-1795.

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Old is gold: A replica of Raja Melewar’s palace in Astana Raja, Rembau. The little-known attraction was built on the site of the original building and opened to the public in 2005.

A prince from west Sumatra, he came to rule the state after a delegation of local chieftains seeking a new ruler for Negri Sembilan was sent to the Minangkabau province.

Upon his arrival here, he emerged victorious after a treacherous encounter with Bugis forces. He was finally proclaimed ruler at nearby Penajis after defeating a fellow Minangkabau prince Raja Khatib who was also vying for the throne.

Located 12km from Rembau town, the palace museum is a legacy of the state’s rich history and reminds visitors of its adat perpatih roots.

Though not a large museum, the galleries offer visitors a glimpse of the past with exhibits including a collection of traditional and ceremonial items ranging from musical instruments to weaponry and the ubiquitous tepak sirih (betel set).

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Still in memory: An artist’s impression of Raja Melewar, the prince from Pagar Ruyung, West Sumatra who became the first ruler of Negri Sembilan who reigned from 1773-1795.

An artist’s impression of Raja Melewar greets visitors and his arrival to the state is also detailed in a map at the museum.

Those interested to know how he was crowned ruler can read about the battles he fought and won on his journey to the state.

Since wedding ceremonies are an integral part and an elaborate affair in the adat perpatih culture, the museum fittingly devotes a section showcasing traditional wedding garb and accessories like the cucuk sanggul (used to adorn the bride’s hair) and dokoh (tiered pendant).

Other items at the museum highlight the area’s agricultural heritage with various tools and implements such as traditional fishing traps.

Also on display is the ceremonial dais or “singgahsana Raja Melewar” (the ruler’s throne) in the Minangkabau colours of red, black and yellow.

Efforts were taken to maintain the look of the original palace with little change with the exception of electricity and a more modern roof.

An attention-grabbing feature at the museum was the intricately carved wooden door which separates the galleries from the office and library located at a corner.

The doorway was not more than 1.2m in height, which museum curator Aziz Mohd Gorip said was a common feature in traditional homes.

“Doorways in those days were short, meaning visitors had to bow in reverence of the home owner before entering.

“We salvaged this particular door from an old traditional home here and the entire panel (door) is made of cengal wood which was what the original palace was believed to have been made out of too,” he said.

Aziz said the number of visitors to the museum has increased steadily since its opening.

“Most of the visitors are locals. There are foreign tourists from Singapore, Japan and China, too.

“Unfortunately, though Rembau itself plays an important role in the state’s history, not many people come out here as it is off the beaten path,” he said.


Traditional: Cerek tembaga (copper kettles) are some of the many items housed at the Astana Raja Melewar in Rembau.

The museum curator expressed hope that this would soon change as state tourism officials have already included the museum as part of a package tourist deal which includes other local tourist attractions like the nearby Gunung Datok, Batang Nyamor Homestay, Pedas hot springs and Sungai Timun fishing village.

“We are doing what we can to encourage more people to come here especially to learn more of how the state got its royal lineage,” said Aziz.

The museum is open daily from 10am until 6pm and closed two days a year on Hari Raya and Hari Raya Haji only.

Entrance is free.

A short walk away, is the Raja Melewar Mausoleum, the final resting place of the illustrious leader.

To get to the Astana Raja Melewar replica and museum, take the Pedas-Linggi exit heading towards Rembau on the North-South Highway.

Makassar to have museum in Malaysia


MAKASSAR (SOUTH SULAWESI): The Makassar city administration in South Sulawesi province, will open a museum in Malaysia in 2010, Cultural Office spokesman Rusmayana Madjid said, reported Indonesia's Antara news agency

"In view of the Malaysian government's plan to open a museum through the Malacca museum agency in Makassar, we will also do the same thing in Malaysia," head of the Makassar cultural and tourism office Rusmayana Madjid said here on Sunday.

Madjid disclosed that his office would soon carry out the plan now that discussions had already been held between the Makassar cultural and tourism office and the Malacca museum agency.

Rusmayana Madjid believed that the Malaysian plan to open a gallery or museum in Makassar would help the Makassar city administrtation promote this city to other countries, Antara said.

"We will soon go to Malaysia, but we haven't yet set the time, but it would be next year," he said, adding that his office has selected the objects which would be brought to Malaysia. - BERNAMA

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Muzium Perak, muzium tertua negara diasaskan oleh Residen British Perak, Sir Hugh Low pada 1886.

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Petroleum Science Museum, Miri, Sarawak
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Muzium Ibrahim Hussein masih dibuka seperti biasa
2010/01/27

LANGKAWI: Muzium dan Yayasan Budaya Ibrahim Hussein di Pasir Tengkorak di sini, yang mempamerkan lebih 100 lukisan dan arca pelukis tersohor itu, masih beroperasi seperti biasa walaupun ada khabar angin mengatakan ia ditutup selepas kematian pelukis itu tahun lalu.

Muzium itu dibuka setiap hari kecuali Jumaat dari 10 pagi hingga 6 petang
dengan dikenakan bayaran masuk RM12 untuk dua orang termasuk seorang
kanak-kanak.

Muzium itu dibuka setiap hari kecuali Jumaat dari 10 pagi hingga 6 petang
dengan dikenakan bayaran masuk RM12 untuk dua orang termasuk seorang
kanak-kanak.

Menurut jurucakap muzium itu, kebelakangan ini pengunjung semakin berkurangan ekoran timbul khabar angin yang mengatakan bahawa muzium berkenaan ditutup selepas Datuk Ibrahim Hussein meninggal dunia Februari tahun lalu.

Anggota Parlimen Langkawi, Datuk Paduka Abu Bakar Taib, berkata muzium itu
adalah satu daripada produk pelancongan di Langkawi dan perlu diberi
perhatian.

Katanya, beliau akan mengadakan rundingan dengan kerajaan pusat, kerajaan
negeri serta pengurusan muzium itu bagi melaksanakan program penceriaan sebagai langkah mengenang jasa pelukis itu.

Abu Bakar berkata, lokasi muzium yang terletak berhampiran hutan lipur Pasir
Tengkorak mampu menarik ramai pelancong jika dipromosikan sewajarnya kerana ia berada dalam satu kawasan perkelahan yang indah.-Bernama

Muzium DiRaja Perak

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Muzium Sarawak

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latest muzium

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Galaeri Seni Warisan Terengganu

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Istana Kenangan (Muzium Diraja Perak)
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Istana Kenangan is noted for being built entirely of wood, without the use of nails. It was planned to shape like a sword (pedang) in its scabbard (sarung pedang). The handle of the sword is where the Sultan's bedchamber is located. The scabbard is where the royal court or Balai Rong Seri was located. Although small, it has a beautiful throne (singgahsana). The walls are made of diamond-shaped plaits (kelarai) while the roof structure takes the combined styles of the five ridges (perabung lima) and the ridge of the five bananas (perabung pisang sesikat).

Today Istana Kenangan comes under the state museum authority, and houses the Perak Royal Museum. On display here are exhibists on the history of the Perak monarchy as well as the personal collections of the past rulers of Perak.

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Istana Sri Menanti
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Sri Menanti Palace was used as the royal residence until 1932. The central tower which was used as a treasury and royal archives, can only be reached by latter from the Sultan's private rooms, and is not open to the public. At the apex of the structure is a projection type known as "open scissors"

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Petrosains museum
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Faces of Malaysia

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Proton Museum @ Proton HQ, UEP INDUSTRIAL
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Petroleum Museum @ Miri City, Sarawak
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Terengganu State Museum
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National Planetarium Kuala Lumpur
Planetarium Negara Kuala Lumpur

structure, located on top of a hill at Jalan Perdana. The Planetarium Negara was officially opened on 7th February 1994 and consist of Space Theatre, Space Science Exhibit, Resource Centre, Viewing Gallery and an Observatory Park.

This Planetarium is a smart combination of advanced technology and traditional Islamic architecture. It is administered by the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment of Malaysia. The area of the Planetraium's building spans 120,000 square feet, and it is a perfect place to explore the beauty of science for you and your family!

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Malacca Planetarium
Malaysia has six Planetarium, located in Malacca near with the Malacca International Trade Center, the planetarium is the best equipped in Malaysia, the most advanced planetariumin Malacca. Malacca Chief Minister said the planetarium cost about 20 million ringgit, the internal value of 2.4 million ringgit advanced equipment to become Asia’s most advanced planetarium. In addition to Malacca planetarium, the other four planetarium are located in Kuala Lumpur, Sarawak, Kuala Terengganu and Tanjung Birara, Melaka.

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Pady Museum, Kedah
The Pady Museum, located just some ten minutes out of Alor Setar, the capital of the northern state of Kedah, the rice bowl of the country, is a "must see" for anyone travelling north. From the exterior, the museum resembles four stalks of padi around a bigger middle stalk. However, the oridnary exterior belies what awaits one inside. On each of the circular interior wall of giant padi stalks is a giant 360-degree painting depicting various aspects of Malaysia's economic development. The highlight is of course the painting on the centre padi stalk. As one climbs up to stand on a revolving platform on the second level, one can imagine being in the centre of the rich rice bowl of Kedah. The joy of being in the building is that the paintings are so realistically done that one could just spend hours and never have enough of absorbing the enchanting scenery around him or her. The paintings are commissioned to a team of North Korean artists and artisans who spent months touring and studying life revolving around the people working on the rice fields before putting what they've obsevered into the rich paintings that we can now continue to enjoy. In honour of their work one panel has pictures of them interspersed with the Malaysian crowd clothed in red t-shirts and caps.
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Islamic Art Museum @ Kuala Lumpur
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Istana Ulu (Galeri Sultan Azlan Shah)
Kuala Kangsar, Perak

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Istand Ulu is a palace in Kuala Kangsar. Located at Bukit Chandran, the istana was built in 1903 during the reign of the 28th Sultan of Perak. Today, Istana Ulu - also known as Istana Kota and Istana Hulu - is used as the Galeri Sultan Azlan Shah.

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Today Istana Ulu houses the Sultan Azlan Shah Gallery. It showcases memorabilia and personal items belonging to the present Sultan of Perak. There is also a separate wing showing the royal motorcars and patrol cars used in the motorcade when Sultan Azlan Shah reigned as the Duli Yang Maha Mulia (King) of Malaysia. There is also a souvenir shop selling items related to the Perak sultanate.

Muzium Negara (National Museum), Kuala Lumpur
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Muzium Wilayah Baram, Sarawak
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Melaka Maritime Museum
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The structure of the ship is actually a replica built according to the former Portuguese ship named “Flor De La Mar”. Centuries ago, the ship which carried a vast amount of Melaka treasures was on the way back to Portugal. However, accident happened and caused the ship to sink off the coast of Melaka. The construction of the museum according to this former Portuguese ship started in year 1990 and was opened to the public in 1994 after being officiated by Malaysia former Prime Minister, Tun Mahathir.

Gopeng museum becomes a central meeting place for community


THE Gopeng museum has become not only a haunt for people interested in history and antiques but it is also a central meeting place for the local community and their friends.

Nowadays, it is common to see local residents proudly explain- ing the town’s rich history at the museum to outstation friends who visit them.

Many descendants of former Gopeng residents travelling along the North-South Expressway had made detours to visit the museum to find out about the hometown where their forefathers made their fortunes in the 1900s.

Museum committee chairman Bernard Yaw said the launch of the museum’s corporate logo and opening of an antique clocks exhibition on Feb 15 saw the attendance of about 120 former students and retired teachers of Sekolah Idris Shah (SIS), Gopeng, among the guests.

“We had planned for a reunion for the SIS’ 1974 and 1977 students in conjunction with the event, but we are happy to see former students from other years attending. They came from all over the country, Singapore and even Hong Kong specially for the event.

“They too wanted to meet their former headmaster Datuk Seri N.S. Selvamany, our guest-of-honour for the day, their teachers and old friends,” he said.

Yaw said former students of SIS had high respect for Selvamany who was stern in guiding them while in school.

”SIS was at its pinnacle when Selvamany was the headmaster in the 1970s. He has always been sincere in doing his part for education and in developing Gopeng.”

A lion dance troupe provided the Chinese New Year atmosphere with acrobatic moves amidst the clashing of cymbals and the pounding of drums.

The antique clock exhibition will end on March 16.

The clocks, some dating back to the early 1900s, are from the private collection of the museum’s treasurer Wong Kuan Cheong.

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Mini museum dedicated to Iban trackers and Sarawak Rangers to be built
By VANES DEVINDRAN
vanes@thestar.com.my

A MINI museum dedicated to the Iban trackers and Sarawak Rangers will be built at a proposed heroes memorial in Kota Sentosa near Kuching.

Lt Col Robert Rizal Abdullah, who initiated plans to bring back the remains of 21 Iban trackers and Sarawak Rangers killed in peninsular Malaysia and Singapore, said the museum would remind visitors of the sacrifices of these brave soldiers during the Communist insurgency.

He said a 5ha plot had been earmarked to accommodate the memorial near the old airport road leading to Kota Sentosa township. However, the project is awaiting final approval from the State government.

“We hope to build a mini remembrance museum so that those visiting and paying their respects at the memorial ground for fallen heroes can understand what these soldiers had gone through during the war,” he told StarMetro recently.

He said the memorial ground, near the Army’s Medical Battalion Unit, would be the final resting place for the 21 Iban trackers and Sarawak Rangers.

Of the 21 fallen heroes, he said, nine of them, who were supposedly buried at Terendak Military Cemetery, would be brought home only “in name” as their remains could not be located.

“When the nine were killed in battle, they were buried in-situ without grave markings, so we cannot locate them. Furthermore, they were buried very deep in the jungle,” he explained. He said their names would be inscribed on a memorial wall.

Robert said with the recent backing of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak, the mission to bring back these fallen heroes was 60% completed and his committee was now getting the families of the 21 men to sign a formal consent for the move.

He pointed out that the Foreign Affairs Ministry would be initiating talks with Singapore to claim the remains of two of the men currently buried at Kranji Military Cemetery.

The others are buried in several states in peninsular Malaysia, namely Batu Gajah Christian cemetery in Perak, Cheras Road cemetery in Kuala Lumpur, Kamunting Road Christian cemetery in Perak, and the Christian cemetery at Jalan Sultanah in Alor Setar.

Muzium Orang Asli Gombak
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Muzium Pengangkutan tarikan baru

Oleh NAS NORZIELA NASBAH
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Abd. Aziz Abd. Ghani (dua dari kanan) sambil disaksikan oleh Khamis Abas (kiri) melihat sebuah kereta klasik di Muzium Pengangkutan, Ayer Keroh, Melaka, baru-baru ini.

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MELAKA 18 April - Perbadanan Muzium Melaka (Perzim) menyifatkan Muzium Pengangkutan mampu menjadi salah satu daya tarikan pengunjung yang terbaru di negeri ini kerana mempamerkan pelbagai pengangkutan klasik yang masih digunakan sehingga kini.

Timbalan Pengerusinya, Datuk Abd. Aziz Abd. Ghani berkata, kewujudan muzium itu mampu menjadi pusat penyelidikan dan informasi mengenai sejarah dan perkembangan sistem pengangkutan di negeri ini.

''Muzium ini merupakan salah satu produk pelancongan terbaru yang berunsurkan pendidikan selain menjadi tempat penggemar kenderaan unik untuk melihat beberapa jenis kenderaan yang dipamerkan.

''Pihak kami berharap muzium ini dapat dimanfaatkan oleh pelbagai pihak khususnya peminat automobil untuk berkunjung ke muzium ini dan menjadikan tempat ini sebagai medan rekreasi bersama rakan-rakan lain," katanya pada majlis perasmian Muzium Pengangkutan di Ayer Keroh.

Hadir sama Pengurus Besar Perzim, Khamis Abas dan Ahli Lembaga Pengarahnya, Datuk Latif Bakar.

Muzium Pengangkutan yang dibuka secara rasmi kepada orang ramai bermula semalam merupakan satu-satunya muzium yang dikhaskan bagi penggemar automobil untuk melihat pelbagai jenis kenderaan lama dan baru selain mempamerkan pelbagai maklumat perkembangan sejarah pengangkutan negara ini sejak beratus tahun lalu.

Selain itu, penggemar automobil juga dapat melihat beberapa basikal klasik yang hanya boleh didapati di muzium tersebut.

Mengulas lanjut, Abd. Aziz berkata, pihaknya mengambil satu pembaharuan apabila membuka muzium berkenaan iaitu sebagai tanda sokongan terhadap industri pembuatan kenderaan komersial.

''Kita bukan sahaja mempamerkan basikal klasik yang menjadi trend pada masa dahulu tetapi juga pelbagai kenderaan antik seperti kereta antik dan motosikal yang begitu sukar untuk ditemui pada masa kini selain mengetahui sejarah pembuatan kereta,'' ujarnya.

Jelasnya, setakat ini Perzim mengendalikan sebanyak 22 buah muzium dan lima buah galeri.

''Kita berharap muzium-muzium ini mampu meningkatkan peratusan kedatangan pelancongan ke negeri ini,'' katanya.

Menurutnya, orang ramai kini boleh mengunjungi Muzium Pengangkutan yang dibuka pukul 9 pagi hingga 6 petang dengan bayaran masuk RM10 bagi orang dewasa dan RM5 bagi kanak-kanak.

Naval Museum To Be Built In Lumut
April 24, 2010 22:30 PM

LUMUT, April 24 (Bernama) -- In conjunction with the declaration of Lumut as a Naval City, the Perak government will carry out extensive development to turn it into a tourist destination and attract investment said Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir.

Zambry said among the development projects in the pipeline is to build a Naval museum with the cooperation of the Defence Ministry and the Royal Malaysian Navy (TLDM),

He added that discussions would be held with the Minister of Defence Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and Information Communication and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Dr Rais Yatim, soon.

"We hope the allocation for the museum will be provided under the 10th Malaysia Plan (RMK-10)," he told reporters after opening a gotong royong session in Lumut town Saturday.

-- BERNAMA

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Sea shell museum, Teluk Batik, Lumut

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^^ dah pernah masuk xde apa2pun

Muzium Diraja Johor
antara muzium paling cantik kat malaysia
asalnya istana

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Natural History Museum, Kuching, Sarawak
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Sarawak Museum, Old Wing, Kuching, Sarawak
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Who ever approved that building in the background should jump into the river nearby!!!The museum is one of the best in malaysia!!If not the best!!!I know its little to late but i think that area there should not be any highrise what so ever!ESPECIALLY that hotel!!!

Miri Petroleum Museum
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Chan hopes Shell, Petronas will provide funds to upkeep museum
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MUZIUM Adat Istiadat di Dataran Keris, Alor Gajah

I cant believe why this thread is only rated 2 stars...must be some troll :ohno:

Muzium Negara (National Museum), Kuala Lumpur
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Museum brings old Sibu to life
Story and photos by ANDY CHUA
andychua@thestar.com.my


THE Sibu Cultural Heritage Mini Museum at the Civic Centre is a living museum. It displays artifacts and relics of the Chinese, Malay, Melanau, Iban, Bidayuh and Orang Ulu.

It is a museum that portrays the culture, art and crafts of ethnic groups found in the Rajang basin and Sibu in particular.

Many old photos of Sibu and its people are housed there, giving visitors insights on what it was like in the early days.

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What they wear: Clothing of the Melanau.

The photos trace the history of Sibu over the past 100 years or so.

The museum has six permanent exhibition galleries displaying antiques and photos depicting the life and history of people living along the mighty Rajang River.

The 563km Rajang is Malaysia’s longest and busiest waterway.

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Safe abode: Sibu Civic Centre manager Ling Muk Jii with a replica of a Melanau longhouse on stilts.

Museum staff members are more than willing to walk with visitors down the cultural lane.

They first lead the visitors to a Bidayuh head house, then up a Melanau house on stilts followed by a swing on the tibau (giant swing) and around a stately Malay wooden kampung house to finally have a peek into a Chinese garden abode.

Each house is a museum in itself. Visitors not only get a visual impression but are also welcome to experience what it’s like to live in one.

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From China: Expensive procelain brought by early Chinese settlers of the town

If one wonders what the Sibu of yesteryears looked like, the museum has photos of the town when it was young and underdeveloped.

Priceless ancient relics of the Chinese such as sewing machines, copper frying pans, jars, tree bark rain coats and others are among the items found in the Chinese section.

Come August, exhibits at the museum will be shifted to the Sibu Cultural and Heritage Centre in Central Road.

nice interior of national museum,good work,still modern without forgot the history

Melaka Sultanate Palace
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Maritime Museum - Melaka

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Democratic Government Museum
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@ Kuala Perlis, Perlis
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Sibu Cultural Heritage Centre museum to open on Sunday
By ANDY CHUA Friday July 30, 2010
http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2010/7/30/sarawak/6752876&sec=sarawak
http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2010/8/2/sarawak/6777572&sec=sarawak

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THE Sibu Cultural Heritage Centre museum will be open to the public at 11am this Sunday soon after its soft opening by Second Finance Minister Datuk Seri Wong Soon Koh.

Sibu Municipal Council deputy chairman Daniel Ngieng said after inspecting the centre yesterday that the council was rushing to get the exhibits from the Civic Centre Museum to the new place.

Work was also underway to get the place ready for the soft opening.

The museum will be open daily from 9am to 5pm except Mondays.

It will close for two days each on Chinese New Year, Hari Raya Puasa and Gawai Dayak. It will, however, close for only for one day during Christmas.

Council chairman Datuk Tiong Thai King said that more exhibits would be added to the centre soon.

Work to refurbish the old administrative building started in September last year at a cost of RM5mil.

Sultan Abdul Aziz Royal Gallery, Kelang

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Great!

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Muzium Tentera Darat (Army Museum)
Kem Si Rusa
71050 Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan


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War Museum Penang

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Trade Museum
Level 2, Menara MATRADE, Jalan Khidmat Usaha,
Off Jalan Duta, 50480 Kuala Lumpur
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War Museum, Batu Maung, Penang
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Penang State Museum
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Sultan Abdul Halim Gallery, Alor Setar, Kedah
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Muzium Kapal Selam siap bulan depan

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MOHD. Ali Rustam meninjau tapak Muzium Kapal Selam di Dataran 1Malaysia di Klebang, Melaka, semalam.

MELAKA 13 Nov. - Muzium Kapal Selam pertama negara yang dibina di Dataran 1Malaysia Klebang di sini membabitkan kos RM12.6 juta dijangka siap pada 17 Disember ini.

Ketua Menteri, Datuk Seri Mohd. Ali Rustam berkata, muzium berkenaan dibina menggunakan kapal selam SMD Ouessant Agosta 70 milik Tentera Laut Diraja Malaysia (TLDM) yang telah diserahkan kepada kerajaan negeri baru-baru ini.

"Kapal selam buatan Perancis itu akan dibawa naik ke darat melalui jeti sementara bagi membolehkan kerja-kerja mengecat dilakukan.

"Kerja-kerja membina jeti sementara itu akan bermula minggu depan," katanya selepas meninjau perkembangan projek berkenaan di sini hari ini.

SMD Ouessant Agosta 70 yang dibina pada 1979 diserahkan kepada Kerajaan Negeri Melaka untuk dijadikan satu lagi mercu pelancongan negeri ini.

Ia berukuran 67.5 meter panjang, 11.7 meter tinggi dan 6.5 meter lebar.

Mohd. Ali berkata, sebagai promosi awal, Perbadanan Muzium Melaka (Perzim) akan mengadakan pameran mini berkaitan kapal selam di kawasan berkenaan selama 10 hari bermula 22 November ini.

"Selepas pameran mini itu, kerja-kerja mengecat akan bermula," katanya.

Beliau menambah, usaha memperkenalkan Muzium Kapal Selam itu seiring dengan komitmen kerajaan negeri untuk mempelbagai produk pelancongan sejajar dengan status Melaka destinasi pelancongan utama negara.

Menurutnya, Perzim bercadang menetapkan harga tiket bagi memasuki muzium berkenaan iaitu RM3 bagi pengunjung dewasa, RM1 kanak-kanak dan potongan harga 50 peratus untuk warga emas.

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Muzium Kapal Selam Melaka
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Darul Ridzuan Museum to be upgraded into Perak Archaeological Museum
Posted on February 1, 2012, Wednesday
http://www.theborneopost.com/2012/02/01/darul-ridzuan-museum-to-be-upgraded-into-perak-archaeological-museum/

IPOH: The Perak government has allocated RM100,000 to upgrade Muzium Darul Ridzuan here into the Perak Archaeological Museum in preparation for the Lenggong Valley to be declared a Unesco World Heritage Site.

State Tourism Committee chairman Datuk Hamidah Osman said the allocation was for improving the infrastructure at the museum, including providing more display
racks for the archaeological artefacts and upgrading the lighting.

“This project is expected to start in February and the state government has obtained the cooperation of Universiti Sains Malaysia which agreed to hand over the archaeological items found in the Lenggong Valley for free to be exhibited at the museum,” she told reporters, here, yesterday.

Hamidah said the archaeological museum would be a new tourism product offered by the state’s capital city of Ipoh.

She said more museums and galleries would be established, especially Ipoh, to encourage tourists to stay longer in the state.

“I hope the archaeological museum will be able to also operate on Sundays and public holidays so that more people will be able to visit and gain knowledge from it,” she said.

It was reported that the nomination document and rehabilitation management plan for the Lenggong Valley had been sent by the National Heritage Department to the World Heritage Centre at Unesco on Jan 31 last year, and the state is awaiting the decision on the listing of the area as a World Heritage Site. — Bernama

Unimas to set up own museum by year-end, says VC
by Lim How Pim, reporters@theborneopost.com. Posted on February 17, 2012, Friday
Read more: http://www.theborneopost.com/2012/02/17/unimas-to-set-up-own-museum-by-year-end-says-vc/#ixzz1mp8uMONp

KOTA SAMARAHAN: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas) will have its own museum within this year not only to be a great university but also to complement other museums in the state.

The Unimas Museum project will be prioritised this year as the university commemorates its 20th anniversary.

Unimas vice chancellor Prof Datuk Dr Khairuddin Ab Hamid said many universities in Japan like Waseda University run their own museums to preserve information, documentation and research findings.

“The idea to set up our own museum started when we wanted to gather and compile all the relevant information and documents regarding the formation of the university since 1992.

“We found out that most of our information and documents are scattered all over the place with some kept by individuals and others in offices and various faculties. We want to put all these things together under one roof,” he told journalists after opening the inaugural Borneo Heritage Symposium 2012 at DeTAR Putra, Unimas here yesterday.

Khairuddin said the university had preserved a complete collection of butterflies in Sarawak and a corner of the upcoming museum would exhibit the works.

“We have a collection of frogs, butterflies, some plants and even our research findings on the ethnic groups and languages in Sarawak. We would like to play a role in preserving all of these items.”

He added that the Unimas museum would preserve “what we have as a university and whatever Sarawak has to complement other museums and agencies.”

He said the university was still conducting studies on what kind of museum it would establish.

“We will try to learn from mass practices, locally and internationally. Sometimes a museum has a different philosophy, approach and functionality so we have to study all the concept first and then make the right decision.”
The Unimas Museum would be situated within the University House building to facilitate its commission, he pointed out.

“I think it is enough for a start. If the museum were to have a building of its own, it would take time. This year is our 20th anniversary so we would like to launch the museum at least with a decent collection before end of this year.”
To a question, Khairuddin said he was not certain whether Unimas would be the first university in Malaysia to own a museum.

“Some universities in Malaysia do not call it a museum but a gallery. A gallery is more dynamic space to showcase certain current and important events.

“But again, we expect our museum to grow and develop to complement other museums in Sarawak like the Sarawak Museum, especially to put on display our important findings from our research work, everything that is relevant and important to preserve.”

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