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Department of Museums and Antiquities

Department of the Ministry of Culture, Arts and Tourism. Extensive website includes: profile, museums (with descriptions), archaeology, monuments, historical sites, information centre. [en, ms]

Into the Art of Borneo: The Kenyah-Kayan Tradition

Article on the culture and artistic forms of expression of the Kenyah and Kayan peoples and related groups in the interior of Borneo. By Eric Kjellgren, in: Tribalarts, Vol: 4/ Summer/Autumn1999. [en]

Islamic Art in Malaysia

Article by Nadia Ali, published in ThingsAsian, 2001. [en]

Malaysian Art History

An overview, taken from the book: Vision and Idea - Relooking Modern Malaysian Art, by T.K. Sabapathy. Website of the National Art Gallery. [en, ms]

Modernity, Islam and Tradition

The Struggle for the Heart and Soul of Art and Culture in Malaysia. Article by Farish A. Noor about Malay woodcarving in a contemporary context. Nafas Art Magazine, December 2004. [de, en]

19 January - 19 March 2004

The Spirit of Wood - Salutation to a Living Art

An exhibition of Malay woodcarving. The Brunei Gallery, London. Lectures accompanied the exhibition. [en]

World Heritage Tour: Southeast Asia

360-degree images (Quicktime) and maps of sites registred on the World Heritage List by UNESCO. Section of Southeast Asia. [en]

 

 

 

 

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