Sep 2018 Kelantan Silver
KELANTAN SILVER – Wednesday 5th September, 2018 Kelantan silver was the topic for our talk by Suryani Senja Alias on 5th September. Through her social enterprise Senijari (art hands), Suryani has been encouraging the few remaining master silver craftsmen of Kelantan by offering new alternatives for their expertise. She provides opportunities for the artisans to preserve […]
Aug 2018 Guided tour of the Islamic Arts Museum
Guided tour of the Islamic Arts Museum, 15th August, 2018 Oftentimes we pack our travels with fervent museum visits but take the gems in our own backyard for granted. I am one of those guilty ones and hence grabbed the MCG invitation with open arms to join ten MCG members for a guided tour of the Islamic […]
June 2018 – Holy Men, Holy Women
Holy Men, Holy Women: A Journey Into the Faiths of Malaysians and Other Essays – by Dina Zaman Once a writer, always a writer. Dina Zaman came to talk to us in June about her new book, Holy Men, Holy Women: A Journey Into the Faiths of Malaysians and Other Essays explaining that she is no longer […]
May 2018 Asian Arts Museum Textile event
Asian Arts Museum Textile event. On 16 of May, a small group of 19 gathered at the Chancellery Hall at the University of Malaya to examine their textile collection. If you have not been to the University, it is a treat to see greenery and a college campus in the middle of Kuala Lumpur. Their […]
Apr 2018 Flying Foxes
Article on Flying foxes, plants and people by Dr Sheema Abdul Aziz, co-founder and President Rimba Principal Investigator, Project Pteropus. By Elena Mei Yun Attended a talk organised by Malaysian Culture Group entitled Flying foxes, plants and people by Dr Sheema Abdul Aziz, co-founder and President Rimba, and Principal Investigator of the organisation’s Project Pteropus. […]
Mar 2018 Chitties of Melaka
The Chitties of Melaka On the 4th of April, we at the MCG were delighted to welcome Karen Loh and JegatheesanVelupillay (Jega) of the Museum Volunteers Group who have co-authored a fascinating book titled ‘The Chitties of Melaka.’ The book focuses on the Chitty people or the Indian Peranakans who enjoy none of the fame […]
Mar 2018 AGM Photo Story
Feb 2018 Bhutan
MAGICAL BHUTAN Bindhya Priesner has been away from home for 17 years now, but time has not dimmed her love and enthusiasm for her native land. Her personal perspectives gave us numerous development achievements for Bhutan – a small nation squeezed strategically between India and China and with a population of just over 800,000. In […]
Feb 2018 Chinese New Year
CHINESE NEW YEAR IN MALAYSIA A talk by Rose Gan at Ciao restaurant, 7TH February, 2018 for the MCG This year is the Year of the Dog! Chinese New Year zodiac signs are intriguing and this year we were treated to a fascinating talk by one of our own MCG members, Rose Gan, on the meanings […]
Jan 2018 – Thaipusam
Thaipusam 2018 Exceptionally, this year the Thaipusam tour took place on the day before the actual celebration to avoid the crowds at Batu Caves. It was a great idea, since we got to see and experience all the different important areas for this festivity, with not too many people around, but immersed in the feeling […]