A day at the museum to remember
BY IDA NADHIRAH KUCHING: A family of four travelled all the way from their Mile 13 home to visit the Borneo Cultures Museum (BCM) in the heart of the city here yesterday. To their utter surprise, one of them, nine-year-old Noor Shaziatul Amani, turned out to be a lucky visitor for the day. The family […]
BCM reaches one million visitor milestone
BY NATASHA JEE and IDA NADHIRAH KUCHING: Borneo Cultures Museum (BCM), the biggest museum in Malaysia and second largest in Southeast Asia has reached its one millionth visitor milestone since its opening in 2022. Tourism, Creative Industry, and Performing Arts Minister Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said the museum had generated RM5,861,369 from ticket […]
Borneo Cultures Museum S’wak’s most visited place
KUCHING: The Borneo Cultures Museum (BCM) is the most visited place in Sarawak, recording about 572,000 visitors so far since its opening on March 9 last year. Minister of Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts (MTCP) Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said the feat reflects the regional government’s success in showcasing the cultures of […]
Borneo Cultures Museum benchmark for other museums
The Borneo Cultures Museum (BCM) is now seen as a benchmark for other museums in Malaysia, said Minister of Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah. The museum, which was opened to the public on March 9, has received overwhelming response and the feedback from visitors has been very positive […]
Be kind to yourself, Karim advises young wannabes
KUCHING: Younger people must build their careers, family, acquire a lot of experience in life and obtain wisdom before getting into politics with a wish to stand in elections. The advice comes from Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) vice-president Datuk Seri Abdul Karim who at 62 is a veteran politician. He said though Parliament and […]
Ministry to consider Mandarin narrations at Borneo Cultures Museum
KUCHING: The Ministry of Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts will look into including Mandarin narrations at the Borneo Cultures Museum (BCM). Minister Datuk Seri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said this in response to the Federation of Kuching, Samarahan and Serian Divisions Chinese Associations’ proposal. “For now, the museum has English and Bahasa (text and […]
