{"id":2375,"date":"2007-03-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2007-03-02T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/wordpress\/2007\/03\/02\/art-history-in-the-making\/"},"modified":"2007-03-02T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2007-03-02T00:00:00","slug":"art-history-in-the-making","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.rakansarawak.com\/?p=2375","title":{"rendered":"Art History in the Making"},"content":{"rendered":"

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<\/font><\/td>\nThe Sarawak Art Museum was officially opened in Kuching in September
\n2006 by YB Tuan Haji bin Haji Hamden, Assistant Minister of Tourism and
\nAssistant Minister of Youth Affairs whom was representing YAB Pehin Sri Dr.
\nHaji Abdul Taib Mahmud, the Chief Minister of Sarawak.<\/span><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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The museum building itself is rich in history as it was originally
\nbuilt during the post-war era, reaching completion at the end of 1949. From the
\n1950s onwards, the building has had various occupants, including the Public
\nLibrary, the British Council and the Education Department. Prior to the
\nexistence of the Art Museum, members of the Sarawak Art Society had notably
\nused this building as an exhibition space for their works.<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

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As time began to increase the building\u2019s ageing process,
\nnonetheless, the Sarawak Museum Department took it upon itself to carry out
\nconservation and restoration practices towards it during the 8th<\/sup>
\nMalaysia Plan (8MP), as the Art Museum itself was a project under the 8MP.<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

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Planning of
\nthe utmost care was undertaken to ensure that the building\u2019s classically
\nVictorian design was retained whilst minor on-site adjustments and alterations
\nwere carried out in order to create a unique ambiance that would be enjoyed by
\nboth the visitors and staff of the museum.<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

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At present, the Art Museum houses numerous types of traditional art
\nsuch as art paintings, sculptures and ethnographic crafts that reflect
\nSarawak\u2019s historical material culture. Its exhibition galleries include the
\npermanent and temporary collections, courtyards, reference spaces and an
\noutdoor space for art related performances and exhibitions.<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

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<\/span>As such, the Art Museum\u2019s
\nrole will be to promote and cultivate an awareness and appreciation of art
\namongst the local supporters as well as future art enthusiasts by hosting
\nexhibitions, events and programmes that would range from the facilitation of
\nresearch work to education classes and cultural exchanges between the local and
\nforeign universities not to mention public education and the print media. <\/span><\/span><\/font><\/p>\n

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Acknowledgement and thanks to Dayang Morzanah of the
\nSarawak Art Museum<\/span><\/font><\/i>\n <\/div>\n

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