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The proposed Textile and Costume Museum is to be sited at The Pavillion in Kuching City. Its architecture is a mixture of the English Renaissance and English Colonial. It is rectangular in design, three stories high with a flat concrete roof. Two flights of timber staircase lead to the upper floors and are decorated with ornamental balustrades. Constructed in 1907 as a medical centre, it later became the headquarters of the Education Department. It will be open to the public in August 2000. |
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will house and display authentic local textiles and costumes made
by the ethnic community of Sarawak. Examples are the internationally
known Iban pua kumbu and Sarawak Malay kain songket. The exibition flow follows the process of making a textile which starts with the raw material and through the weaving stage and ends up with the finished product. Visitors will have the opportunity to test their skills on the loom and ''touch on' exhibits. |
| Opening Hours : | Monday to Sunday |
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