George Town World Heritage Celebrations, July 7th-9th

George Town World Heritage Celebrations, July 7th-9th

George Town was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site on July 7th 2008. This year, to celebrate the 8th anniversary, the George Town Heritage Celebrations will be the most elaborate and extensive yet. The annual celebrations are organised each year by George Town...
Handicrafts of Tohoku, Japan

Handicrafts of Tohoku, Japan

From 1st July until 31st August, the Penang State Museum will be exhibiting breathtaking handicrafts made with traditional craftsmanship from Tohoku. The region was beset by an earthquake and a tsunami in 2011, and the 70 objects on display are testaments to the...
Howard Tan's "Found Things" Exhibition

Howard Tan's "Found Things" Exhibition

  Howard Tan is a staple of George Town’s artistic crowd. There is really no one better to explore and visually exhibit flea markets than the man who has been snapping George Town’s developing streets scenes for years. Now a photographer valued by...