May 2025 – The Siege Within
May 2025 – The Siege Within
April 2025 – Malay Sultanates
April 2025 – Malay Sultanates Malay Sultanates: History and Royal Matters On Wednesday 9th April, 20 of us sat engrossed listening to Nadge Ariffin talk on Malay Sultanates. Nadge, of paternal Javanese royal descent with maternal Qing Dynasty blood, whose family hails from Perak was born in Kuala Lumpur. Nadge wears many hats – architect, […]
March 2025 – Oceans that SPEAK, IAMM
March 2025 – Oceans that Speak, IAMM “Oceans That Speak”- what an intriguing title for an exhibition at the Islamic Art Museum Malaysia (IAMM). MCG Events organized a tour of the exhibition on Wednesday, March 15. Puan Marina from IAMM, was our amazingly knowledgeable and willing guide. The sub-title throws more light on the subject, […]
March 2025 – A Nyonya and her jewellery
March 2025 – A Nyonya and her jewellery Mrs Lily Yew is a Nyonya who is passionate about her Peranakan heritage, especially about kebayas, sarongs and vintage jewellery. On 5th March at Warong Old China, she kindly shared her knowledge of Peranakan jewellery pieces which were specially made for the Nyonyas and Babas of yesteryear. […]
February 2025 – The Secret of the Moon
February 2025 – Secrets of the Moon The Secret of the Moon A concise historical overview into aspects of the sacred month of Ramadan. Our Guest Speaker on February 18th was Ms Emna Esseghir from Tunisia. Emna is a Malaysian Cultural Group member who lectures at both the Museum Negara and Islamic Arts Museum, Kuala […]
February 2025 – Thaipusam
February 2025 – Thaipusam The MCG guided tour of Batu Caves on February 10th with Sean Liew took place one day before Thaipusam, the day when the star Pusam is at its highest point during the full moon of the Hindu month of Thai. During Thai, devotees make vows and fulfilling pledges to Lord Murugan, […]
January 2025 – Traditions and Preparations of Chinese New Year
January 2025 – Lunar New Year Traditions Talk The guest speaker was Ms. Janet Tee Siew Mooi, former Director of the Museum Negara, Deputy Director of the Natural Museum in Putrajaya. Appointed as a Consultant to the Cultural & Heritage organisations after her retirement. Topics were focused on the following; 1. Chinese Immigration to Malaya […]
December 2024 – John Ang’s Limar Exhibition
December 2024 – John Ang’s Limar Exhibition
November 2024 – UR-MU Toffee
November 2024 – UR-MU Toffee On 27th of November, the MCG visited the Urban Museum in the Toffee building, the second of three museums opened in Kuala Lumpur by Dr Tan Loke Mun, a renowned architect and contemporary art collector. While his first Urban Museum in Bukit Bintang exclusively houses artworks from his own impressive […]
November 2024 – KLPAC Behind the Scenes Tour
November 2024 – KLPAC Behind the Scenes Tour BACKSTAGE BITES On November 13th, the MCG Events Committee organized a trip to the Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Center (KLPAC) with 15 participants in attendance. The tour was led by Ian, who provided a detailed overview of KLPAC’s history and operations. The group discovered that the KLPAC […]