| Lyna Mohamad |
THE Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General (Rtd) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof officiated the launching of the History Exhibition Gallery and ‘Getting Close with History and Learning of Archives Programme’ yesterday.
Organised at the Brunei History Centre in collaboration with the State Archive, Department of Museums, the launching took place at the lobby area of the centre.
Acting Principal of the Centre Pengiran Hajah Mahani binti Pengiran Ahmad in her welcoming remark noted that reminiscing the glory of the golden Brunei monarchy in the 15th Century and learning about the nation’s victory during those times can be motivating towards driving the development of the nation.
The History Exhibition Gallery includes an exhibition showcasing early Brunei history, while the Glory Era Gallery features sub-sections such as the history of the discovery of travellers’ path to Southeast Asia, Brunei as a trade hub, Brunei’s relations with the western powers, Kampong Ayer as the ruling centre, ports and trade including important events in Brunei history from the 15th to 16th centuries.
There is also the Interactive Gallery which lets visitors view, listen, touch, smell and provoke thoughts. The concept is used at exhibition galleries overseas to diversify the exhibition, making it more interesting, informative, educative and fun, the acting deputy principal said.
An official from the Brunei History Centre demonstrating the use of QR code at an exhibition. – PHOTOS: BAHYIAH BAKIR
The Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General (Rtd) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof taking a closer look at the replica of Sultan Bolkiah’s tomb.
They were established with the consent of His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar ‘Ali Saifuddien Sa’adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam to introduce Brunei’s fame in history to the public, locals and abroad.
The galleries are open to members of the public as part of the efforts to promote Bandar Seri Begawan as the Asean City of Culture 2016-2017 and ‘Bandarku Ceria’.
Meanwhile, the programme themed ‘Loving history and the archives’ serves to localise history and archive it for all levels of the community particularly the younger generation in order to raise awareness of the importance of history and archive resources towards the nation’s development.
It also invites the community, particularly history artefacts and archives collectors, to showcase and share valuable materials of historical heritage that they own as education and learning materials.
The programme also aims to provide knowledge to the public and government agencies on the state archive’s role as the research centre which keeps the national heritage in various record sources that needs looking after and maintained for future generations.
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