Paris, France, 2 April 2018 - Key officials, diplomats and authorities from France and Malaysia in Paris gathered around HRH Regent of Kelantan, Tengku Muhammad Faiz Petra, for the official inauguration of the ‘Kelantan, Splendeurs d’un Sultanate’ exhibition today.
Open to the public, the exhibition runs until 6 April 2018 and presents the art of living in Malaysia through craftsmanship and cultural heritage. It was created with the support of the Malaysian Ministry of Tourism and Culture, the Malaysian Embassy in France, the office of the Sultan of Kelantan, the Kelantan State Museum Corporation, the Faculty of Art and Design, UiTM Shah Alam and Tourism Malaysia.
The art pieces from state museums in Kelantan and private collections are presented for the first time in France and to show continuity in their ancestral knowledge, students of the Faculty of Art and Design, UiTM Shah Alam also exhibited their creations in jewelry and textile.
Mr Francois Laurent, Deputy Director of International Affairs, French Ministry of Culture and Communications exchanged gifts with Tengku Muhammad Faiz marking 60 years of Franco-Malaysian relations at the event which was also attended by Datuk Ibrahim Abdullah, the Ambassador of Malaysia to France and Haslina Abdul Hamid, Deputy Secretary General - Tourism, Ministry of Tourism & Culture.
Julia de Bierre, Curator of the exhibition gave Tengku Muhammad Faiz a guided tour on the richness and diversity of the Malay heritage where jewelry, textiles, community art, wedding ceremony customs and a reconstruction of the royal dining room were on display.
Dancers from ASWARA performing Mengadap Rebab |
A short Mak Yong dance of “Mengadap Rebab”, a mixture of theater and dance, classified as an Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO was performed by dancers from Akademi Seni Budaya Dan Warisan Kebangsaan (ASWARA).
The exhibition is sponsored by the Malaysian Ministry of Tourism and Culture in association with Tourism Malaysia, the Embassy of Malaysia in France, Kelantan State Museum Corporation, UiTM Shah Alam and co-sponsored by Ancom Berhad, MAA Group Berhad and Uzma Group.
Francois Laurent receiving a Kelantanese silverware gong from HRH The Regent of Kelantan as part of the gift exchange marking 60 years of Franco-Malaysian relations. |
Adlina Borhan, co-founder of the Marketing and PR agency Ab & Artho, the organiser of this exhibition is supported by Julia de Bierre, Curator of the exhibition, Shah Ramli BVBA, design firm, Professor Sulaiman Ghani of UiTM Shah Alam, Rita Aziz and Yaman Ibrahim, photographers.
23 Comments
Wahh so exhibition ni tengah berlangsung di france la makna nya? Menarik betul. Tengok diaorang pakai pakaian tradisional pun cantik2
ReplyDeleteMak Yong persembahan tradisional negara kita dipersembahkan di negara luar..menarik betul ni...bangga jadi anak Malaysia kan. Persembahan MakYong kebiasaan di persembahkan pada majlis2 dalam istana dan orang luar boleh menyaksikan juga sekarang kan..
ReplyDeleteso impress with kelantanese traditional
ReplyDeleteNIce exhibition. From that people will learn more about the art of living in Malaysia and aslso the cultural heritage. Nice info
ReplyDeleteWow.. Khazanah Malaysia dipamerkan di Paris. I am so proud. Hopefully many Malaysian cultures will be exhibited internationally.
ReplyDeletebagusnya. secara tak langsung dapat bawa sekali nama negara Malaysia ke sana beserta budayanya sekali. moga yang baik2 berkenaan Malaysia diambil dengan baik.
ReplyDeletePameran sehingga 6 april. Rakyat malaysia di france boleh lah melawat. Berbangga jadi anak malaysia. Dikenali serata dunia
ReplyDeleteBestnya tgk museum ni... Sambil dilawati org2 kenamaan... Kelantan kita bru pergi 2x seumur hidup. Rasa mcm nk pergi lg ke sana.. Mesti byk perubahan dah kan..
ReplyDeleteNampak menarik pameran ni. Kalau balik kelantan boleh pegi. Tapi dalam minggu ni je ye. Ruginyaaa
ReplyDeleteBangga nye adat budaya dan resam kita di bawa ke persada dunia. Tahniah pada pihak penganjur. Pameran seperti ini perlu banyak di anjurkan lagi.
ReplyDeleteGreat exhibition to introduce the world with oir culture..moga lagi banyak org introduce our food at international level juga agar x jadi salah faham rendang crispy.
ReplyDeleteit's great to attend this kind of event.. nice and formal..
ReplyDeletelikes their tradisional malay attire...
saya pun dapat press kit ni. cuma belum buat. hehe
ReplyDeleteThe culture of Malaysians is respected and respected by overseas people but our people sometimes belittle our own culture no pride.
ReplyDeleteI am really curious about the art collections. Must be a lot of interesting art pieces.
ReplyDeletekena galakkan lebih ramai anak muda datang exhibition seperti ni..biar mereka kenal budaya kita lebih mendalam
ReplyDeleteAssalamualaikum, Ibu singgah blog walking ke blog sis mimi. Rajin promosikan budaya tempatan
ReplyDeleteKita suka skit bab2 kebudayaan ni...
ReplyDeleteBestnya kalau boleh tengok artifak2 mcm ni tau
wah kt oversea ke ni pameran dia.. bestnya
ReplyDeleteWah menariknya, sampai ke luar negara..
ReplyDeleteewah cakap om putih hehehehe
ReplyDeleteUish.. Ada persembahan makyong..
ReplyDeletebest! but too bad the photos too small
ReplyDelete❤️Terima kasih kerana sudi meninggalkan komen❤️
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