3 museums in the making
Johor Heritage Foundation is building more museums to make sure that the past is present in the future
JOHOR Heritage Foundation (YWJ) will be building three more museums towards the aim of one museum in every one of the 10 districts in the state.
The three museums will be known as Memorial Dato Usman Awang, Muzium Pagoh and Muzium Diraja Bandar Maharani, said State Youth, Sports, Culture and Heritage Committee chairman Datuk Zulkurnain Kamisan.
"The additional museums are in line with the foundation's aspirations to preserve our culture and heritage.
"Priority was given to the districts without a museum or a gallery," he said at the state assembly here, recently.
Memorial Dato Usman Awang will be built in Kota Tinggi, at a cost of RM1.5million.
"The project is now in the planning proposal and budget application stage," he said.
Its construction is scheduled to begin next year and completion expected in 2015 or 2016, he said.
Muzium Pagoh, costing RM17.3 million, would take shape next to the Pagoh Sports Complex, said Zulkurnain.
"The process to collect information and material for the museum is currently ongoing." Muzium Diraja Bandar Maharani, meanwhile, is still in the planning stage. "The museum will cost RM4.5 million," he said.
Zulkurnain said suggestions for the preservation, conservation and restoration of historical sites from the public were welcomed.
Muzium Tokoh Johor and Galeri Seni Johor, both in Johor Baru, Galeri Dato Onn in Batu Pahat and Muzium Kota Tinggi in Kota Tinggi are the existing museums built by the foundation.
Muzium Tokoh Johor in Bangunan Datuk Jaafar is one of two museums in the city built by Johor Heritage Foundation. Pic by Redzuan Muharam
~News courtesy of New Straits Times~
Johor Heritage Foundation is building more museums to make sure that the past is present in the future
JOHOR Heritage Foundation (YWJ) will be building three more museums towards the aim of one museum in every one of the 10 districts in the state.
The three museums will be known as Memorial Dato Usman Awang, Muzium Pagoh and Muzium Diraja Bandar Maharani, said State Youth, Sports, Culture and Heritage Committee chairman Datuk Zulkurnain Kamisan.
"The additional museums are in line with the foundation's aspirations to preserve our culture and heritage.
"Priority was given to the districts without a museum or a gallery," he said at the state assembly here, recently.
Memorial Dato Usman Awang will be built in Kota Tinggi, at a cost of RM1.5million.
"The project is now in the planning proposal and budget application stage," he said.
Its construction is scheduled to begin next year and completion expected in 2015 or 2016, he said.
Muzium Pagoh, costing RM17.3 million, would take shape next to the Pagoh Sports Complex, said Zulkurnain.
"The process to collect information and material for the museum is currently ongoing." Muzium Diraja Bandar Maharani, meanwhile, is still in the planning stage. "The museum will cost RM4.5 million," he said.
Zulkurnain said suggestions for the preservation, conservation and restoration of historical sites from the public were welcomed.
Muzium Tokoh Johor and Galeri Seni Johor, both in Johor Baru, Galeri Dato Onn in Batu Pahat and Muzium Kota Tinggi in Kota Tinggi are the existing museums built by the foundation.
Muzium Tokoh Johor in Bangunan Datuk Jaafar is one of two museums in the city built by Johor Heritage Foundation. Pic by Redzuan Muharam
~News courtesy of New Straits Times~
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