Sarawak Museum Centenary.
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THE SARAWAK MUSEUM JOURNAL |
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Title :
Sarawak Museum Centenary. |
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Author :
Earl of Cranbrook |
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Abstract:
"Magnus ab integro saeclorum nascitur ordo" (The great march of the centuries begins anew) VIRGIL (70- 19 BC) Today, we welcome together the 100th year (plus a day) of the official opening of the Sarawak Museum Old Building. It is also, almost to the day, the 35th anniversary of my arrival in Sarawak to take up my first professional job in this same Museum. The foundation of the Museum unfolded from the careful plans of the Rajah Charles Brooke, and has been an enduring influence in the State. My venture was more impetuous but had equally profound effects on my life. It started lines of research that I have pursued through a productive and fulfilling career. It opened my eyes to the world of museums which continues to absorb me. Above all, it brought me into contact with the people of Sarawak and founded friendships which have lasted to this day. As my opening quotation shows, for more than two millennia mankind has been conscious of the parade of years and, at intervals, has taken occasion to celebrate the past while simultaneously looking forward to new targets. I propose this afternoon to talk about the origin of museums, to discuss the role of museums today, drawing mainly on British examples and particularly on my own experience, and finally- with these examples in mind- to look briefly at directions in which the Sarawak Museum might possibly develop in its next 100 years.
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| DOI: XXXX |
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How to cite:
Earl of Cranbrook. (1992). Sarawak Museum Centenary. The Sarawak Museum Journal, XLIII (64): 219-230 |
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