Sarawakiana Exhibition
Introduction
Pustaka is always intensifying efforts towards the preservation and conservation of indigenous knowledge, culture and Sarawak’s history. One of our regular program is Sarawakiana Exhibition, designed to showcase Sarawakiana collections to the general public.
Objectives
1. To create greater public awareness of and promote the culture and heritage of Sarawak to prevent them from becoming extinct; and
2. To serve as a rich and coherent intellectual resource about Sarawak.
Procedure in Preparing Sarawakiana Exhibtion
1. Pre-approval
- Head of Unit to select one theme or topic related to Sarawak for quarterly exhibition and prepare the proposal to submit and get approval by Head of Sarawakiana Division.
- Once had been approved, Designated Officer (DO) to list out items under Sarawakiana Collection (from Pustaka Negeri Sarawak to State Records Repository) related to the theme.
- DO to submit suggestion of exhibited items to Head of Unit for approval.
Once approved, the DO shall :
- Prepare poster and press release or write-up information for the exhibition for promotion purpose.
- Prepare label and tagging for all exhibited items (title, artist/author, year, etc).
- Transport preparation from State Records Repositori to Pustaka Negeri Sarawak to State Records Repository (if required). Ensure condition of the items are being properly wrapped before moving (if any) and recorded in logbook (if any).
- Exhibit the items and labelled accordingly.
- Prepared the BSC forms for visitor to comments.
2. During Exhibition
- On-going promotions of exhibition every month.
- The filled BSC forms to be collected in a weekly basis. (if any)
3. Post-Exhibition
- Keep item labels and taggings for future use.
- Ensure all the items being properly wrapped before moving (if any) and kept in original location as well as recorded in logbook (if any).
- DO shall write a report to Head of Unit via email.