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21/10/2025

Our exhibition pictures to come soon... But before that... Haappy Deepavali from The Malayan Museum...

17/10/2025

Suspicions & theories still abound about where St. Francis Xavier was truly buried in Malacca after his death in 1552...Trying to unfold the mystery in this week’s Malayan Memories. 🔎

🌿 Thank you for an eventful day, catch us again tomorrow In Conjunction with Bendahari’s Laujiat! Market 🎉 'Culinary Tr...
17/10/2025

🌿 Thank you for an eventful day, catch us again tomorrow In Conjunction with Bendahari’s Laujiat! Market 🎉 'Culinary Traditions' an exhibition on Malaysian Food Heritage, featuring vintage cooking utensils,engaging talks,forgotten recipes & immersive workshops. ✨ Come celebrate Malaysia's vibrant heritage, taste, and tradition with us at The Bendahari, a heritage venue in Melaka.

Registration link in bio



16/10/2025

📣 Important reminder for anyone heading to Melaka this weekend!
🍲🌿 Don’t miss ‘Culinary Traditions’ – An Exhibition on Malaysia’s Food Heritage. ✨
Come celebrate Malaysia’s vibrant tastes and timeless traditions with us at The Bendahari, a stunning heritage venue in Melaka — held in conjunction with World Intangible Cultural Heritage Day (17th October) & Bendahari’s Laujiat! Market (18th October).
🎉 Free Admission! -🔗 Registration link in bio



12/10/2025

🌿 In Conjunction with Intangible Cultural Heritage Day 2025& Bendahari’s Laujiat! Market 🎉 The Malayan Museum invites you to 'Culinary Traditions' an exhibition on Malaysian Food Heritage, featuring vintage cooking utensils,engaging talks,forgotten recipes & immersive workshops. ✨ Come celebrate Malaysia's vibrant heritage, taste, and tradition with us at The Bendahari, a heritage venue in Melaka. Register using this link

https://forms.gle/w2ZRtLPHir4JvDdP9



🌿 In Conjunction with Intangible Cultural Heritage Day 2025& Bendahari’s Laujiat! Market 🎉 The Malayan Museum invites yo...
12/10/2025

🌿 In Conjunction with Intangible Cultural Heritage Day 2025& Bendahari’s Laujiat! Market 🎉 The Malayan Museum invites you to 'Culinary Traditions' an exhibition on Malaysian Food Heritage, featuring vintage cooking utensils,engaging talks,forgotten recipes & immersive workshops. ✨ Come celebrate Malaysia's vibrant heritage, taste, and tradition with us at The Bendahari, a heritage venue in Melaka. Register using this link

https://forms.gle/w2ZRtLPHir4JvDdP9

Good morning from The Malayan Museum, checking out the multi ethnic culinary-themed interiors at the 7th floor of Four p...
03/10/2025

Good morning from The Malayan Museum, checking out the multi ethnic culinary-themed interiors at the 7th floor of Four point by Shraton, in the old quarter ok KL.




🧵 Kwong F**k Wing – A Legacy in StitchesJust a month ago, we lost master tailor Khong Kim Lyew, the third-generation cus...
30/09/2025

🧵 Kwong F**k Wing – A Legacy in Stitches

Just a month ago, we lost master tailor Khong Kim Lyew, the third-generation custodian of a 105-year-old tailoring legacy in Jalan Sultan, Kuala Lumpur. His children have built lives abroad, leaving the shop without an heir — and now, only memories remain within these walls.

Founded in 1915, Kwong F**k Wing dressed royalty, diplomats, British High Commissioners, and even Malaysia’s second prime minister, Tun Abdul Razak, whose suits accompanied him on historic journeys abroad. The handwritten notes of gratitude from kings and statesmen still adorn the walls, whispering stories of a craft once central to the nation’s history.

During our visit, his daughter showed us one of her father’s most prized possessions: a handmade feather hat from England once worn by Sir Gerald Templer, the British High Commissioner during the Communist insurgency years (1952–1954). Templer, remembered for his campaign against the guerrillas in Malaya, had entrusted the piece to Khong’s care. Khong often spoke of it with pride, and now, with his passing, the family plans to present it as a personal gift to YAM Tunku Besar of Seri Menanti, Tunku Ali Redhauddin.

Now, the family is carefully clearing the shop — rolls of fabric, measuring tapes, and yellowed testimonials gathered as keepsakes. With each item removed, the space grows quieter, closing a chapter that has spanned more than a century.

✨ What remains is not the shop, but the story of a man whose artistry stitched Malaysia’s past into fabric.

Mine prefers window panes...
04/09/2025

Mine prefers window panes...

Happy merdeka from The Malayan Musuem
31/08/2025

Happy merdeka from The Malayan Musuem



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