May 2016 – Rimbun Dahan, Private Arts Centre
Rimbun Dahan is the home of architect Hijjas Kasturi and Angela Hijjas, in the village of Kuang near Sungai Buloh. It comprises a private arts centre on a 14-acre site. This includes the main house, basement gallery, dance studio and artists’ studios and apartments. The house and gallery are the centre of the artists’ residency […]
March 2016 Ampang Shopping complex
There are two pressing reasons why EXPLORERS should be visiting Ampang Park now: built in 1973 it was the first shopping mall in Malaysia and has an interesting architectural pedigree and it is under threat of demolition to make way for the MRT2 project Ampang Park was designed by Design Partnership (DP), […]
Feb 2016 – Orang Asli Village
The Explorers’ trip to the Orang Asli village in Gombak was a quite special event for all of us. Living in the city, we read and learn about the native tribes of Malaysia, but don’t often come into contact with them, or get the chance to experience aspects of their way of life. “It was […]
Aug 2015 – Explorers Outing to Sunway Resort City
Seven Explorers met in the only Starbucks in Malaysia that sits underneath a 28 high metre Lion Headed Sphinx at the entrance to a massive (over 4 million square feet) Egyptian-style pyramid shaped mall. The Sunway Pyramid Mall built in 1997 is the first themed mall in Malaysia. It is the home of Malaysia’s […]
Apr 2015 – Temple of Fine Arts – Brickfields
The Explorers’ April outing took the group to the Temple of Fine Arts (TFA), Brickfields, on the day of Tamilian (Southern Indian) New Year. Our morning commenced with festively dressed TFA Volunteers welcoming the group by adorning each member with fragrant jasmine garlands and placing vermillion and sandalwood paste Tika dots on our foreheads – […]
Feb 2015 PureCircle Malaysia Stevia Plant – Negeri Sembilan
Fourteen members of the MCG Explorers Group had the opportunity to visit the PureCircle Malaysia Plant on Monday, February 9th 2015. The Plant is located in Negeri Sembilan, 45 minutes away from KLCC nearby the airport. PureCircle is dedicated to the production of stevia, a natural alternative sweetener, for the Food and Beverage Industry. […]
Afternoon tea and tour at the newly renovated Majestic hotel
The Majestic Hotel Kuala Lumpur includes the original Hotel Majestic which is documented as a national heritage site under the Malaysian Antiquities Act. This colonial heritage building was built in 1932 and started operating in 1935 and became one of the great hotels of Kuala Lumpur in its time. Sadly it stopped operating in 1984 […]
Curator Guided Tour Khayamiya: Khedival To Contemporary – The Tentmakers of Cairo at the Islamic Arts Museum, Malaysia
It is created using a hand-appliqué technique in which fabric pieces are cut, folded and skilfully hand-sewn to canvas, producing impressive tents and wall hangings. These vibrant textiles are widely used in ceremonial contexts such as weddings, funerals, street parties and religious events. The Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia (IAMM) is pleased to present our upcoming […]