The Regent of Kelantan Attends ‘Kelantan: Splendeurs d’un Sultanat’ Exhibition in France
Key officials, diplomats
and authorities from France and Malaysia in Paris gathered around HRH Regent of
Kelantan, Tengku Muhammad Faiz Petra, for the official inauguration of the ‘Kelantan,
Splendeurs d’un Sultanate’ exhibition today.
Open to the public, the exhibition runs
until 6 April 2018 and presents the art of living in Malaysia through
craftsmanship and cultural heritage. It was created with the support of the
Malaysian Ministry of Tourism and Culture, the Malaysian Embassy in France, the
office of the Sultan of Kelantan, the Kelantan State Museum Corporation, the
Faculty of Art and Design, UiTM Shah Alam and Tourism Malaysia.
The art pieces from state museums in
Kelantan and private collections are presented for the first time in France and
to show continuity in their ancestral knowledge, students of the Faculty of Art
and Design, UiTM Shah Alam also exhibited their creations in jewelry and
textile.
Mr Francois Laurent, Deputy Director of
International Affairs, French Ministry of Culture and Communications exchanged
gifts with Tengku Muhammad Faiz marking 60 years of Franco-Malaysian relations
at the event which was also attended by Datuk Ibrahim Abdullah, the Ambassador
of Malaysia to France and Haslina Abdul Hamid, Deputy Secretary General - Tourism,
Ministry of Tourism & Culture.
Julia de Bierre, Curator of the exhibition gave Tengku Muhammad Faiz a guided tour on the richness and diversity of the Malay heritage where jewelry, textiles, community art, wedding ceremony customs and a reconstruction of the royal dining room were on display.
The exhibition is sponsored by the Malaysian Ministry of
Tourism and Culture in association with Tourism Malaysia, the Embassy of
Malaysia in France, Kelantan State Museum Corporation, UiTM Shah Alam and co-sponsored
by Ancom Berhad, MAA Group Berhad and Uzma Group.
Adlina Borhan, co-founder of
the Marketing and PR agency Ab & Artho, the organiser of this exhibition is
supported by Julia de Bierre, Curator of the exhibition, Shah Ramli BVBA, design
firm, Professor Sulaiman Ghani of UiTM Shah Alam, Rita Aziz and Yaman Ibrahim,
photographers.
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