Donation of books to schools by Penang State Museum and Art Gallery

Pengerusi Lembaga Muzium dan Balai Seni Lukis Pulau Pinang, YB Wong Hon Wai dalam ucapan majlis penyampaian buku-buku terbitan Lembaga Muzium dan Balai Seni Lukis kepada 50 sekolah dan perpustakaan Pulau Pinang menyatakan bahawa pendidikan seni harus dipertingkatkan di peringkat sekolah.

 Ini kali pertama dalam sejarah 47 tahun Lembaga Muzium menghadiahkan buku-buku kepada sekolah.

Pihak Muzium akan menghadiahkan buku-buku seni sebanyak 1200 naskah kepada 400 sekolah pelbagai aliran di Pulau Pinang.

檳州行政議員黃漢偉為檳州藝術畫廊，為檳博物館舉行的新網頁推介，及贈送我國著名畫家的著作收藏錄給州內50間各源流學校及學院代表. 黃漢偉說，贈書旨在鼓吹文學及藝術的全民教育。

As reported in The Star

Exco man: Go beyond classroom to expand kids’ creative outlet

SCHOOLCHILDREN should not be confined to drawing on paper in class if their artistic abilities are to improve.

State Town and Country Planning, Housing and Arts Committee chairman Wong Hon Wai suggested that students should be given the chance to do other things like painting murals on school walls to let their creative side bloom.

He was speaking at the launching ceremony of the Penang State Museum and Art Gallery official website portal which underwent a re-branding exercise in April this year.

The recent event at the Penang State Art Gallery in Dewan Sri Pinang was attended by some 40 representatives from learning institutions in Penang.

The representatives were mainly teachers from primary and secondary schools as well as officers from public and private higher learning institutions.

They received a bundle of three books each to be shared with their students.

Each book depicts detailed works of accomplished local artists and is estimated to be worth RM100 each.
State Museum and Art Gallery curator Haryany Mohamad said that the handover of the books represented the museum’s effort in educating society on the local visual arts scene.

“The agency’s latest activities are available on the website and the public will be able to get the necessary information there,” she said.

The newly launched website address is listed as www.penangmuseum.gov.my.