On Thursday 26 February at 10am we are invited to Rimbun Dahan. The compound of Rimbun Dahan is a centre for developing traditional and contemporary art forms. It features buildings designed by Hijjas Kasturi, as well as a 19th century traditional Malay house, in an indigenous garden environment. (see their website http://www.rimbundahan. org) Angela Hijjas from Rimbun Dahan is willing to give us an intro to the 14th Rimbun Dahan residency art exhibition and a tour around the garden and the Malay house.
Please sign up as usual through the Yahoo! group.
Sign up by February 5 if you would like to join the MVM visit to Eu Sang Medical Hall, in Shaw Parade, Changkat Thambi Dollah, off Jalan Pudu, on February 12.
It all began in 1879 when Eu Kong left his hometown of Foshan, a village in Guandong province of southern China, to seek his fortune in Malaya. The industrious young man settled down in the small mining town of Gopeng, Perak. He noticed that the tin mine workers depended on opium to alleviate the pains and sufferings caused by the hard work and their poor living conditions. He then introduced traditional Chinese herbal remedies for them to nurse their health. And so the first Eu Yan Sang shop opened its doors.
The name of the company that Eu Kong started is made up of the words “Yan” and “Sang”. The former means benevolent, kind or humane in the Cantonese dialect while the latter represents birth, life or livelihood. “Yan Sang” literally means caring for mankind. We will be given a history of the family and company and a tour of the medical hall. For more on eu yan sang go to http://www.euyansang.com
Public lecture ‘Prehistory of Malaysia’
Venue: The Auditorium, Muzium Negara, Jalan Damansara, 50566 Kuala Lumpur.
Date & Time: Saturday 14th June 10am.
Pre-registration required (as seats are limited) at mvmqueries@yahoo.com
Admission free.
Dato’ Dr Adi bin Haji Taha, an eminent archaeologist and former Director General of the Department of Museums Malaysia, will give the inaugural public lecture presented by the Museum Volunteers Malaysia and hosted by Muzium Negara on ‘Prehistory of Malaysia’. The talk will be for 45 minutes and there will be a Q&A session afterwards. All are welcome.
Museum Volunteers, JMM 