Top Museums Official Talks About US Trip
By Lena M. Mahathir

Bandar Seri Begawan - Awg Bantong bin Antaran, Deputy Director of Museums Department, yesterday spoke about his trip to the United States during the "International Visitor Programme" from April 22nd to May 14th this year.

Held at the Museum Discovery Hall in Kota Batu, the talk was attended by Awg Haji Matassim bin Haji Jibah, Director of Museums Department, officers and staff from the museum, representatives from the American Embassy as well as other guests.

Awg Bantong spoke of his experiences during the "International Visitor Programme", a project participated by senior officers from museums from seven countries, namely, Bahrain, Brunei Darussalam, Czech Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Kenya and Nepal. Each country sent a representative.

Sponsored by the US Government, the project first took the officials to the US state of Utah, followed by Tulsa, Los Angeles, New Orleans and Washington DC.

Among the programme's aims were to enhance appreciation of the values of American culture shown through its museums as well as to provide a wide overview of historical and contemporary museums in the US.

The project also enabled the visitors to take a closer look at the management approaches and techniques used by the museums there.

Among the activities were trips to museums, cultural institutions and parks, animal parks, historical sites and buildings, preservation centres and arts galleries. The participants held discussions with the senior officers at the places they visited.

They also attended the 99th American Museums Association annual meeting at the ICC, Los Angeles as well as an expo on museums. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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