Glamping at Muzium Negara
MUZIUM Negara (National Museum) director Zamrul Amri Zakaria is glad that the recent two-day Glamping @ Muzium Negara event was a success, with 60 people taking part in various activities in the Museum Night Trail programme.
“Previously, the overnight programme at the museum was opened for students aged 13 to 17, where they would spend the night in the museum gallery. For glamping, we emphasised the concept of family bonding with more relaxing and entertaining (cultural) activities,” said Zamrul.
Following the encouraging response to the new programme, Zamrul plans to rebrand this glamping activity to “Amazing Museum At Night” (AMAN).
In 2005, the programme “A Night At The Museum” was introduced to cater to students.
On Sept 16 and 17, the Glamping @ Muzium Negara event broadened the range of participants.
“The programme will give participants a new experience that will stay in their memory forever. If successful, we will expand the programme to the state museums under the Department of Museums Malaysia,” he said.
Apart from glamping activity, Zamrul added the Museum Night Trail programme will also include various other interesting activities on culture and heritage, such as demonstrations on making the “bunga rampai” and Orang Asli headgear or “temok”.
Traditional performances such as wayang kulit (shadow play) and dikir barat are also part of the programme.
“Participants will be given a guided tour of all the museums at the Muzium Negara complex, which houses the National Museum, the Orang Asli Art and Craft Museum and the Malay World Ethnology Museum.
“The opportunity allows participants to gain different experiences at each museum at night,” said Zamrul who believes the programme can have an impact on the museum industry by spreading the function and role of museums.
Sean Ong, 42, from Kuala Lumpur, said the recent programme gave exposure and new experiences to his family, especially his two children, aged six and 10.
“My family and I like to do craftwork. What we liked most was the demonstration on making the potpourri and the Orang Asli headgear,” he said. – Bernama