October 2024 – Contemporary Orang Asli Handicrafts, Culture and Heritage
October 2024 – Contemporary Orang Asli Handicrafts, Culture and Heritage Although the Orang Asli make up only approximately 1% of the Malaysian population of roughly 35,000,000, they are the oldest inhabitants of the peninsula, some ancestors having arrived 50 to 60 thousand years ago. So, the Orang Asli are Malaysia’s indigenous people who actually make […]
September 2024 – Islamic Arts Museum
September 2024 – Islamic Arts Museum Curator Tour On Wednesday, September 25th, the Malaysia Cultural Group enjoyed a curator-guided tour of the Islamic Museum of Malaysia. We started out with Izuan taking us up to the Architecture Gallery where he discussed the importance of the domes and the concept of honeycomb design and its association […]
Sep 2015 – Yusof Ghani, far more than a gallery tour! – Shah Alam
Though the TAPAK Gallery in Shah Alam is easy to find, none of us had been there before. A surprisingly light-filled and modern, almost futuristic building which forms the perfect background for not only the artworks of Yusof Ghani, one of the leading Malaysian artists in Abstract Expressionism, but also for the artworks of […]
Dec, 2023 – Understanding Multicultural Malaysia
“Understanding of Multicultural Malaysia”, a talk given by Dr Asma Abdullah at Badan Warisan Malaysia. Dr Abdullah was educated in Malaysia, Australia and the USA, so has a unique perspective from which to analyse cultural issues faced by expatriates moving to and living in Malaysia, as well as advising Malaysians prior to transferring overseas. Dr Abdullah’s talk […]
Nov, 2023 – Guided tour of the Harta Heritage Jewellery Museum
15th November, 2023 Imagine going to a gold shop where you are surrounded with the most inviting display of glittering gold rings, bracelets, necklaces, pendants and brooches, all dazzling and sparkling, but nothing is for sale. On Wednesday, November 15th, MCG organized an outing to Harta Heritage Jewelry Museum, a new gallery featuring Malaysian heritage […]
Nov, 2023 – Kota Raja Mahadi Fort Restoration by Mariana Isa
If you are interested in the history and culture of Malaysia, like me, the lecture presented by Mariana Isa “Kota Raja Mahadi “, which took place on 01.11.2023 hit the target exactly, which aroused a desire to learn more. This young lady is a director heritage lab in a private research organization and has participated […]
Oct, 2023 – Nine Emperor Gods Festival Tour with Sean Liew
Chasing the 9 Emperor Gods I was excited to join the 9 Emperors God Festival again this year. Naturally, when I saw the invite from Events Planning, Malaysian Cultural Group, I jumped at the opportunity. I vividly remember when I joined the event five years ago. I was heavily pregnant with my first […]
Oct, 2023 – MALAYSIA AT 60, OLD AND NEW POLITICS Lecture by Dr Bridget Welsh
Wednesday 11th October 2023 MALAYSIA AT 60, OLD AND NEW POLITICS Lecture by Dr Bridget Welsh at Badan Warisan Malaysia We had the rare opportunity of listening to an outstanding talk by Dr Bridget Welsh, the author of books, articles and reports on regional politics. A person standing totally outside the local political arena and yet […]
August, 2023 – IAMM guided tour – Orientalist Paintings: Mirror or Mirage?
Hello Fellow MCG’ers! Today I’ll be talking about the marvellous tour MCG took of the special exhibition called Orientalist Paintings: Mirror or Mirage? at the Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia. There were 20 members and one guest in attendance on Wednesday, August 23rd. We started our tour at 10:30 am with our special docent Nasir (call […]
May, 2023 – Nusantara, A Sea of Tales
Since the beginning of time humans have used stories to explain things they don’t understand, for example the moon, heaven, natural disasters, etc. They combine impossible actions of mythical creatures with everyday life activities, e.g. Elves making shoes for a shoemaker, Jack climbing a beanstalk to heaven, etc. But can we consider these fairy […]