Badan Warisan Malaysia Explained

Badan Warisan Malaysia
Malaysian Heritage Trust
Headquarters:2 Jalan Stonor, 50450 Kuala Lumpur
Location:Malaysia
Membership:Voluntary
Leader Title:President
Leader Name:Esme Lim Wei-Ling
Leader Title2:Vice President
Leader Name2:Dato’ Zahim Albakri
Leader Title3:Honorary Secretary
Leader Name3:YM Tengku Nasariah Tengku Syed Ibrahim
Leader Title4:Honorary Treasurer
Leader Name4:Robert Morris
Formation:1983

Badan Warisan Malaysia (The Heritage of Malaysia Trust) 198301009532 (104789-A) is a non-government organisation formed in 1983, concerned with the conservation and preservation of Malaysia's built heritage. It is a voluntary organisation with tax-exempt status.

Since its founding in 1983, Badan Warisan Malaysia have been involved in building conservation projects throughout Malaysia including Suffolk House in Penang, Stadium Merdeka, Gedung Raja Abdullah and Masjid DiRaja Sultan Suleiman in Klang, Bangunan Sulaiman and Rumah Penghulu Abu Seman in Kuala Lumpur, No. 8 Heeren Street in Melaka's UNESCO World Heritage Site,[1] Rumah Kutai in Kuala Kangsar, Istana Tunku Long in Kuala Terengganu and Istana Jahar in Kota Bahru.

The Operations Team for Badan Warisan Malaysia is located at No.2, Jalan Stonor in Kuala Lumpur, in a colonial bungalow which was restored and adapted in 1995 as a Heritage Centre with exhibition, seminar, and meeting facilities.[2]

Also located at No. 2 Jalan Stonor is the Chen Voon Fee Resource Centre (CVFRC).[3] This is a closed-access specialised library and information centre which houses a collection of documents, books, periodicals, articles, measured drawings, slides, newspaper cuttings and photographs covering a range of topics from architecture, heritage sites, history and culture and legislation related to heritage in Malaysia and the region. The CVFRC is open to the public and supported by the Chen Voon Fee Trust.

Badan Warisan Malaysia 2024 Council[4] consists of President: Esme Lim Wei-Ling, Vice President: Dato’ Zahim Albakri, Honorary Secretary: YM Tengku Nasariah Tengku Syed Ibrahim, Honorary Treasurer: Robert Morris, and Council Members; Ar. Anand Krishnan, Caesar Loong, Habsah Abang Saufi, Datuk Ismail Ibrahim & Omar bin Malek Ali Merican. Honorary Council Members; Katy Karpfinger, Nisha Dobberstein.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Melaka and George Town, Historic Cities of the Straits of Malacca. UNESCO World Heritage Centre. en. 2020-03-10.
  2. Web site: Badan Warisan Malaysia-SIGHTS/ARCHITECTURE . Lonely Planet . 26 June 2011 . 29 March 2016.
  3. Web site: Chen Voon Fee Resource Center. 2015-01-07. BADAN WARISAN MALAYSIA. en. 2020-03-10.
  4. Web site: Our Team. 2015-01-07. BADAN WARISAN MALAYSIA. en. 2020-03-09.