{"id":40312,"date":"2018-03-22T01:44:05","date_gmt":"2018-03-21T17:44:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/investpenang.gov.my\/in-tune-with-the-times\/"},"modified":"2025-11-28T17:09:19","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T09:09:19","slug":"in-tune-with-the-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/investpenang.gov.my\/zh-hans\/in-tune-with-the-times\/","title":{"rendered":"In tune with the times"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In tune with the times<\/h1>\n

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22 March 2018<\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”grid” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern” css=”.vc_custom_1703764846254{background-color: #f3f5f8 !important;}” z_index=””][vc_column el_class=”fade-in animate”][vc_empty_space height=”120px” el_class=”height-x120″][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”grid” text_align=”left” css_animation=””][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=”29128″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=”” el_class=”single-featured-image”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=”60px” el_class=”height-x60″][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”grid” text_align=”left” css_animation=”” el_class=”content-row”][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]THE Penang government is spending RM20mil for the conservation and renovation of the Penang State Museum @ Farquhar in Farquhar Street.<\/p>\n

The works which is expected to be completed in 2020 would include the restoration of the existing two-storey museum building and an extension to the building\u2019s west wing.<\/p>\n

The project aims to restore and transform the heritage building to its former glory and exude its grand presence in the heart of George Town\u2019s heritage enclave.<\/p>\n

The restoration and retrofitting work will unveil a redefined museum experience integrating both functional flow and exciting state-of-the-art interactive technology.<\/p>\n

Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng said the initiative was supported by George Town Conservation and Development Corporation, a tripartite technical partnership between the Penang government\u2019s Chief Minister Incorporated, Think City Sdn Bhd and Aga Khan Trust for Culture.<\/p>\n

He said the project would involve restoring the portion which was originally the museum\u2019s west wing which was destroyed during the Second World War.<\/p>\n

\u201cInitially, we were thinking of doing some repairs to the museum but it was neither here nor there.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to give the place extra space as Penang is rich in history and has many artefacts. We will build a new annexe that features a modern cultural building.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt will not be a replica of the wing that was destroyed by an allied war plane,\u201d he told reporters at the museum yesterday.<\/p>\n

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Lim added that the annexe would be like the Louvre Museum in Paris which is a heritage building but yet there\u2019s a modernist glass pyramid.<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\u201cIt will be a mix of the old and new in concept and spirit.\u201d<\/p>\n

The building, which was turned into a museum in 1965 and was closed on April 15 last year for the restoration, once housed the Penang Free School and SMK Hutchings.<\/p>\n

Lim said the project would involve the Aga Khan Trust, an internationally renowned cultural and art non-governmental organisation.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnything that involves the trust will definitely be world-class as it has Unesco\u2019s recognition.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added that the museum upon its completion would emerge as the main hub of MAGnet (Museum and Art Gallery Network) events of exhibitions and public participation workshops.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe exhibits and artefacts from the museum will be temporarily exhibited at the state museum premises in Macalister Road starting April 14.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo mark the museum\u2019s 53rd anniversary, entrance fees will be waived for April.<\/p>\n

\u201cSeveral special exhibitions and programmes will take place, namely the \u2018Haji Pilgrimage in Penang using the Sea Ship\u2019 excerpts and exhibition,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Source:\u00a0The Star<\/a><\/p>\n

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