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 […]
Dec 2017 – Gifts of Sight
“Gifts of Sight” Documentary On December 6th, 2017, our membership was treated to a film documenting Judyth Gregory-Smith’s charity project in Myanmar, “Gifts of Sight”. The film maker, Sebastian Andrei, followed Judyth around Myanmar as she, and her Burmese helpers: driver Win San, and translator Saya Htay, doled out eyeglasses, new or used, to poor […]
Nov 2017 ILHAM
ILHAM Gallery Guided tour of the “Gerak Rupa Ubur Penyataan 1957–1973” Exhibition We were treated to a tour of the ILHAM (Inspiration) Gallery which is currently hosting an exhibition revisiting 50 years later Gerak, Rupa, Ubur, Penyataan (Movement, Form, Torch, Statement). The first exhibition of this group was in 1967 at the then new AIA building, a reference […]
Nov 2017 – The Nine Emperor Gods
The Nine Emperor Gods The Nine Emperor Gods festival is always a sight to behold and this year was no different. The sights and sounds that surround this festival are amazing and awe inspiring. The festival itself always falls at the beginning of the 9th Lunar month and lasts the first nine days of that […]