Oct, 2022 – The World of Francis Light – Speaker Rose Gan
This lecture was on Wednesday 12 October from 10:00am to12:30pm at GMBB which is a new venue for MCG activities. Michelle Pease started the talk with a brief introduction of the author Rose Gan, a British lady who arrived in Kuala Lumpur in 1978 and who has been living and working between both UK […]
Aug, 2022 – Splendours of Malay Textiles Exhibition Tour
The Splendours of Malay World Textiles exhibition was indeed splendid! The MCG Events Planning Team organized a guided tour for 20 fortunate members on August 17th at Menara KEN in Taman Tun Dr. Ismail. We were treated to a display of 650 amazing pieces from the collection of John Ang which consists of 4000 pieces. Two groups […]
June, 2022 – Ilham Gallery Exhibition Tour
On Wednesday 15th June we were privileged to have a guided tour of the gallery’s inaugural Art Show which will happen every 3 years. Out of 360 + applicants, 31 artists, based in Malaysia, were chosen to participate and given a grant to produce a new piece. The art show is about the process and […]
May, 2022 – Tan Sri Rafidah’s Speech at the 2022 AGM
Tan Sri Rafidah’s Speech Tan Sri Rafidah Aziz, Minister of International Trade and Industry (Malaysia) 1987 – 2008, graced the 40th Annual General Meeting of the Malaysian Culture Group (MCG) with her speech. Conveying Hari Raya greetings and congratulations to the MCG Committee, and the MCG, she began on a light note by informing […]
May, 2022 – The Malayan Tiger in Peril
REPORT ON THE 11TH MAY 2022 ZOOM CONFERENCE By Colette Hassan Mr Suzalinur Manja Bin Bindi (referred to as Man) from MYCAT – an NGO and Malaysian Conservation Alliance for Tigers – spoke to 21 MCG members. I guess that most of the participants were as shocked as I was by his opening statistics. The […]
April, 2022 – Guided tour of Rimba Ilmu Botanical Gardens
Rimba Ilmu is a beautiful botanical garden housed in the University of Malaya, a hidden gem whose name literally means Forest of Knowledge. Closed to visitors for some time, MCG members were treated to a private tour by the passionate and knowledgeable botanist and professor, Dr. Sugumaran Manickam from the Institute of Biological Sciences who […]
April. 2022 – An Introduction to Ramadhan
Wednesday, 6th April, 2022 “How fortunate, getting to hear 1) about Ramadhan, 2) in a mosque and 3) during the month of Ramadhan,” enthused Azliza, one of our speakers at the Federal Territory mosque. We were also fortunate to hear about Ramadhan from women’s perspectives this year during MCG’s Introduction to Ramadhan event held recently […]
March, 2022 – Curator Guided Tour of IAMM
On 16th of March, two groups of 11 members walk through the IAMM, piloted by two guides from the Museum. The visit was organised as an overall visit of the twelve galleries of the Museum, starting with the architecture gallery, which displays models from Mosques, shrines and Palaces from the Islamic word. Actually, Islamic art […]
Feb – 2022 – A Walking Tour of Kampong Bharu
Kampung in the City There is a perception that a visitor knows your “backyard” better than you do. We are so caught up with our daily schedules and chores that we never seem to have time to explore what’s around us, knowing that there is always “tomorrow”. I’ve often driven through Kampong Bharu as […]
Feb – 2022 – A Taste of Chinese New Year
A Taste of Chinese New Year As the Chinese calendar is a lunar one, Chinese New Year (CNY) day occurs near the end of January until mid February in the solar calendar. The months of January till February are usually hot and dry months in the western part of Peninsular Malaysia, but 2022 […]