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BWM Talk Series: The Evolution of The Great Hill: An Illustrated Talk by Enzo Sim

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Badan Warisan Malaysia is pleased to organise a Meet the Author Session with a Talk on “The Evolution of The Great Hill: An Illustrated Talk” by Enzo Sim on Saturday, 18 November 2023 at our Badan Warisan Heritage Centre.

Enzo will share about his book, “The Great Hill: A Short History of Penang Hill”, his findings from different archives, historic oil paintings and photographs. Join this free talk and learn more about the fascinating facts and history of Penang Hill.

Date: Saturday, 18 November 2023
Venue: BWM Heritage Centre, No. 2 Jalan Stonor, Kuala Lumpur
Time: 10am – 12.30pm
Fee: RM50 per person (non-members), Free for BWM members
Light refreshments will be served.

Program
10.30am : Registration
11.00am : Introduction
11.10am : Talk by Enzo Sim     
11.40pm : Q & A session
12.00pm : Book reading & book signing  
12.30pm : End of program

Click HERE to register!

Synopsis

“The Great Hill: A Short History of Penang Hill” depicts the story of what is now known as Penang Hill, the first hill station to be established in the former British colonial empire. Based on archives, historic oil paintings and photographs, the book brings the history of the Hill to life by transcending a historical timeline that is more than 200 years in the making. As an iconic hill station in the Far East, the Hill’s rich history is reinterpreted by the author who focuses on the evolution of the Hill and the various significant roles that the Hill plays from its earliest days up to the 21st Century. Highlights of the book include the occurrences around the Hill during World War II and the Malayan Emergency era as retold by eyewitnesses and recorded in historical archives.

About the Author and Speaker

Enzo Sim is a history and international politics researcher who has a lifelong profound interest in the field of Southeast Asian history. As the former Staff Writer at the Penang Institute, he was known for his various articles in Penang Monthly that published his findings on key historical events that occurred in Penang and Malaya as well as the historical background of forgotten historical sites in Malaysia. Due to his passion in documenting the history of Penang Hill, he had also singlehandedly drafted the historical contents of the funicular railway gallery at the Penang Hill Gallery following his appointment by the Penang Hill Corporation as a member of the Penang Hill Gallery consultative panel. After concluding his stint at Penang Institute, he went on to join Joe Sidek Productions where he curated and drafted the contents of the KL Story permanent historical gallery in Central Market KL and BUKU2BOOKS digitised historical archive exhibition in collaboration with the US Library of Congress and the British Library during the KLWKND Festival 2021, as well as being in charge of planning the Jawi Peranakan exhibition during the Peranakan Festival 2021.

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