KUCHING: The Brooke Dockyard Industrial Heritage Museum will open to the public tomorrow after being officially inaugurated tonight by Sarawak Premier Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri (Dr) Abang Abdul Rahman Zohari Tun Datuk Abang Openg.

Minister for Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts (MTCP) Dato Sri Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said the opening of the museum is expected to become a new attraction in the city, while further strengthening heritage and history-based tourism.

“The Brooke Dockyard Industrial Heritage Museumformerly known simply as Brooke Dockyard, was the first shipyard established in Borneo and Malaysia in 1912 during the era of Charles Brooke.

“Originally, it provided services for royal vessels before expanding into ship repairs, oil and gas support, as well as engineering training, making it the first industrial workplace of its kind,” he said.

He said this after paying a courtesy call on the Sarawak Premier at the Satria Pertiwi Complex on Monday to extend an official invitation for him to officiate the museum’s opening ceremony, while also sharing details on the event programme and the latest developments involving the Sarawak Museum Department.

Dato Sri Abdul Karim who is also Minister for Youth, Sports and Entrepreneur Development added that the museum features various galleries, including original dockyard machinery and exhibitions related to industrial evolution.

He added that admission is free for now, and the opening will complement existing attractions such as the Borneo Cultures Museum and Sarawak Cultural Village.

Also present at the courtesy call were Sarawak Museum Department Director Nancy Jolhi and Deputy Director Yasmin Khalid Nicholls. -UKASnews

Prepared by: Nur Nabilla
Photo: Hazrin Sunaini
Translator: Suhaila AW