Swinburne takes students on museum tour
KUCHING: Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus’ pilot batch of English Enhancement Programme (EEP) students took time out to visit the Borneo Cultures Museum here recently. The students had the opportunity to hop on the hydrogen bus for a city tour, enjoying the sights of the city followed by exploring various galleries of the museum. […]
Memorial Plaque to attract tourists
KUCHING: The unveiled Long Nawang Memorial Plaque at the Prisoners of War (Pow) Museum in Batu Lintang Teachers’ Education Institute here is expected to be a significant attraction in the state’s tourism industry. The commemoration of the unique plaque was to pay tribute to those who were massacred by the Japanese troops in an attack […]
Colonial forts to get new lease as museums
By Lee Shaw Wei & Ma Chee Seng KUCHING: The Sarawak Museum Department is in the process of turning restored forts in Sarawak into museums. Its director, Tazudin Mohtar, said the conservation of historic buildings included Fort Lily, Fort Emma, Fort Sylvia and Fort Hose which will be turned into museums in the future. Underscoring […]
Statewide museums temporarily closed
KUCHING: All museums across the state will be temporarily closed during the conditional movement control order (CMCO) period. Sarawak Museum Department in a notice said that all the museums under its administration will be closed starting May 18 until June 7. It said the decision was made as a public health precaution due to the […]
All museums in Kuching district open again
KUCHING: With the conditional movement control order (CMCO) lifted, all museums under the administration of Sarawak Museum Department within Kuching district are now reopened. The museum department said on Monday (Nov 30) that the reopening started on Nov 28 but must comply with strict standard operating procedures (SOPs) in view of the ongoing pandemic. The […]
