Macau Gallery Melaka
| Macao Gallery Melaka | |
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Galeri Macao Melaka 馬六甲澳門展館 | |
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| General information | |
| Type | gallery |
| Location | No. 6, Bukit Peringgit, Melaka, Malaysia |
| Opening | 26 June 2012 |
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| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 2 |
| Floor area | 3,000 m2 |
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The Macau Gallery Melaka (Malay: Galeri Macau Melaka; traditional Chinese: 馬六甲澳門展館; simplified Chinese: 马六甲澳门展馆; pinyin: Mǎliùjiǎ Àomén Zhǎnguǎn) is a gallery about Macao in Bukit Peringgit, Melaka, Malaysia.[1][2][3][4][5] Both Malacca and Macao were Portuguese colonies.
History[]
The gallery building was initially built before the World War II as a government office. In 2007, Macau Chief Executive Edmund Ho paid an official visit to Melaka. Malacca Chief Minister Mohd Ali Rustam then invited the Macau SAR government to set up a gallery to promote its tourism and culture in one of the historical building in Melaka. In 2009, the Macau SAR Government and Melaka Government agreed on a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the management of the heritage building with the purpose of transforming the property into a centre of promotion and exhibition of the culture and arts of Macau. The MoU was signed by Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture Fernando Chui.[6][7]
The building was then underwent renovations and converted into the gallery with the opening was done on 26 June 2012 attended by Malacca Chief Minister Mohd Ali Rustam, Malacca City Mayor Zainal bin Abu, Macau Social Affairs and Culture Secretary Cheong U and Macau Government Tourist Offices Director Joao Manuel Costa Antunes.[8][9]
Architecture[]
The gallery is housed in a historical preserved two-story English bungalow building with a total built up area of 3,000 m2. Designed and managed by the Macau Government Tourism Office, the building architecture consists of Straits-themed tiles and Siamese architecture. The gallery also houses information counter, small coffee and tea break sitting area, library and multipurpose room.
Exhibitions[]
- Macau Events
- Macau World Heritage
- Maritime Routes
- Origins and Culture
Opening time[]
The gallery opens everyday in a week except Monday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. free of charge.
See also[]
- List of tourist attractions in Melaka
- Macau
- China–Malaysia relations
References[]
- ^ "Macau Gallery at Melaka". malacca.ws.
- ^ Pacific World Travel Sdn Bhd. "Galeri Macau Gallery Melaka - Pacific World Travel". pacificworld.travel. Archived from the original on 2015-07-14. Retrieved 2015-07-14.
- ^ "Macau Buka Galeri Pelancongan Di Melaka :: Bernama.com". bernama.com.
- ^ http://ww1.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2009&dt=0227&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Selatan&pg=ws_08.htm
- ^ "Macau Gallery Melaka". Melaka Cool - Everything about Melaka.
- ^ TW Kang. "Melaka - World Heritage City". tourism-melaka.blogspot.com.
- ^ "Macau Tourism Industry Net - Press Release". macautourism.gov.mo.
- ^ http://ww1.utusan.com.my/utusan/Selatan/20120628/ws_06/Galeri-Macau-gamit-pelancong-ke-Melaka
- ^ "Macau Gallery in Malacca opens to showcase Macau". gcs.gov.mo.
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