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Mycenaean stirrup jar from Ras Shamra Syria, 1400–1300 BC. An artifact [a] or artefact (British English) is a general term for an item made or given shape by humans, such as a tool or a work of art, especially an object of archaeological interest. [1]
Central Market was renovated into a vibrant and colourful new style and had been officially known as Pasar Budaya, although it was popularly called Pasar Seni. Inspired by London's Convent Garden, the renovated Central Market is air-conditioned. [3] The exterior originally had baby blue and pink paint, [3] before the latter was changed to white.
The first exhibition on 28 August 1958, by Tunku Abdul Rahman, the first Prime Minister of Malaysia as the Balai Seni Lukisan Negara or 'National Art Gallery. The gallery which was established since 1958, had thrived for 25 years in a temporary abode at the Dewan Tunku Abdul Rahman, the country's first House of Parliament on the site known ...
Selangor Museum was the de facto national museum pre-independence. [4] Selangor Museum was established in 1887 as an amateur affair by colonial civil servants. [5] It was taken over by the colonial government, and following the formation of the Federated Malay States in 1896, in 1904 it was administratively merged with the Perak Museum in Taiping as the Federated Malay States Museums under ...
Venus de Milo, at the Louvre. Art history is, briefly, the history of art—or the study of a specific type of objects created in the past. [1]Traditionally, the discipline of art history emphasized painting, drawing, sculpture, architecture, ceramics and decorative arts; yet today, art history examines broader aspects of visual culture, including the various visual and conceptual outcomes ...
Constructed in 1819 by Sultan Hussein Shah of Johor, the Istana Kampong Glam occupied a vast 23-hectare expanse in Kampong Glam. Reconstructed between 1836 and 1843 under the patronage of his son, Sultan Ali Iskandar Shah, the concrete palace reflected a blend of Palladian architectural elements with indigenous Malay motifs, purportedly influenced by architect George Drumgoole Coleman.
The Brunei Museum is located in Kota Batu, approximately 4.5 kilometers (3 miles) from the capital's city centre, [3] [4] along Jalan Kota Batu. [5] It is part of a museum complex that includes the Kota Batu Archaeological Park, [3] Malay Technology Museum and the Brunei Darussalam Maritime Museum.
The arts are considered various practices or objects done by people with skill, creativity, and imagination across cultures and history, viewed as a group. [1] These activities include painting, sculpture, music, theatre, literature, and more. [2]