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The MV Screamer March 2017
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What’s going on? Training Programmes in 2017 English Training Programme The MV Batch 28 training is going on smoothly. The presentations and walk-throughs for galleries A and B were completed. According to trainer Jean-Marie, the 3 minutes’ presentations commenced on 21st March. All existing MVs can attend the talks. As space is limited, trainer Poh Leng is asking for your cooperation by registering your attendance - one week in advance - to the talk you are targeting to attend. Please email Poh Leng or send her a message to book a seat accordingly.
MV Batch 28. Introduction of JMM´s staff by trainer Jega
MV Batch 28. Orientation day: Jega, Jean-Marie, Poh Leng and Douglas , all the trainers in action
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MV Batch 28. Speaker Rose Gan giving her talk on “How to Guide: Presentation Skills”
Japanese Training Programme After 2 coffee mornings, a new batch of 10 trainees were recruited and MV Japanese training programme is currently ongoing.
School Program guided by MVs On 3rd of March, a group of 31 students from One Academy visited the museum. Three MV guides volunteered for this visit. The purpose of the visit was to prepare the students for a History exam, which is part of the school syllabus. Even though that all the four galleries were covered during the guided tour, the students were especially attentive during the detailed explanation of the story behind the artefacts displayed at the Gallery C and Gallery D. This was because the accompanying teacher gave them some hints about the topics targeted on the exam. The student asked many questions, which provided the MV guides with an interesting interaction with the student, who were eager for knowledge.
School Program. Students and teacher of One Academy with MVs Yee, Janet, and Natalia
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School Program. Students of One Academy with MV Jane
MV featured in The Star newspaper on 18/3/17 On our last Screamer, we have anticipated that The Star interviewed the MVs on February, 11th. The article was published on 18/3/17 under the title: “History comes alive with National Museum volunteer guides”. The fully write-up is available on: http://www.star2.com/star2-com-video/2017/03/18/national-museum-volunteer-guides/ The article mentioned the nationality of the MV members from “Malaysia and expatriates from Japan, the United States and France” (Chandran and Periayaih, 2017) and mistakenly omitted to mention that MV volunteers is a multinational and multicultural group, consisting of volunteers from at least 14 countries, which includes, MVs from:
Argentina
Australia
Canada
China
Colombia
Germany
Korea
Poland
The Netherlands
UK
MV Organizational matters
Emergency Procedures during MV Tour In case of Emergency, contact Encik Sanusi H/P 012-637 7280 and inform the guards. If no response from Encik Sanusi or museum staff, call 999. Note that there is a First Aid Kit at the desk outside Gallery B.
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MV Tags 2017/2018 New tags are available on application by personally contacting Norfiza at Bahagian Komunikasi Korporat (BKK) during office hours. Her office is in the same building as the MV room. Dateline has been extended to 30 April 2017.
MV Tour Group Size Some local tourist guides have started transferring large groups of tourists to MVs on guiding duty. This obviously makes it very difficult for the MV to conduct a good tour. The maximum recommended limit for MV tours is 12 persons. For groups bigger than 12, tour guiding requests have to be submitted at least 2 weeks in advance in line with school programs. For individuals who register after the 12 person limit, the MV may issue a polite refusal.
Last Minute Emergency Cancellations Kindly inform Department of Museums Malaysia, contact number 016-322 0513 Jamil or 019-2673138 Norfiza immediately in case of any regrets only. Norfiza or Jamil should immediately inform the museum’s front desk about the unavailability. The MV should also email [email protected] in case the message has not been disseminated properly.
MV Focus Activities
MV Teh Tarik session, 25/2/17 The MV Teh Tarik session kicked off to a good start with around 20 MVs participating of the event organized by MV Focus Coordinator Elizabeth Khoo. The feedback was positive and encouraging, therefore the MV Teh Tarik session will remain as part of MV Focus event´s calendar. The next MV Teh Tarik session is expected to take place on 22nd July. The idea behind of a MV Teh Tarik session is to meet up with fellow MVs, share experiences on guiding and discuss on specific topics concerning our MV group.
MV Teh Tarik session on 25/2/17
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Mark this in your calendar
Date Day Time Event/Speaker
6-Apr-17 Thu Visit to Klang Royal Gallery & Istana Alam Shah
8-Apr-17 Sat Klang Heritage Walk
17-Apr-17 Mon 10.00 MV Committee meeting - all welcome
8-May-17 Mon 10.00 MV Committee meeting - all welcome
27-May-17 Sat Collette Hassan - Names & Titles
5-Jun-17 Mon 10.00 MV Committee meeting - all welcome
17-Jun-17 Sat Collette Hassan - Malay Language Face to Face
1-Jul-17 Sat Pot Luck Party
17-Jul-17 Mon Talk by Henry Bong, Pucuk Rebung - Malay Textiles
22-Jul-17 Sat Teh Tarik 2
21-Aug-17 Mon Talk by Henry Bong, Pucuk Rebung - Peranakan Ceramics
Get involved
Volunteers needed for MV Focus and School Program Help desperately needed! Don’t be scared! It’s fun!
MV Focus Please contact Elizabeth Khoo [email protected] School Programm Please contact Marie Andree [email protected]
Call for Articles
Visited a museum (Malaysia/Southeast Asia) lately and want to discuss its collections? Read an interesting book on Malaysian/Southeast Asian history/culture and want to share your knowledge? Have any interesting insights on Malaysian/Southeast Asian history/culture and want a sounding board? Participated in an interesting schools programme and want to talk about it?
Write for the blog and share your knowledge with your fellow volunteers. Send your article and accompanying photos to Magan at [email protected].
New Pieces on the Blog @ museumvolunteersjmm.com
“From Angkor to Bujang Valley” By Jean-Marie Metzger, 18/2/17 https://museumvolunteersjmm.com/2017/02/18/from-angkor-to-bujang-valley/ “Ancient Treasures from Myanmar” By Maganjeet Kaur, 3/3/17 https://museumvolunteersjmm.com/2017/03/03/ancient-treasures-from-myanmar/ “Kuala Lumpur – Masa Berlalu“ By Bahiah Ismail, 22/3/17 https://museumvolunteersjmm.com/2017/03/22/kuala-lumpur-masa-berlalu-temporary-photo-exhibition-at-muzium-negara/
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Miscellaneous SCHOOL VISITS Please contact Marie Andree [email protected] if you would like to help with the school visits. BLOG Please do contribute to our MV blog. Send your articles to Magan at [email protected] FACEBOOK If you like taking photos, please upload your photos of MV events to “Museum Volunteers, Department of Museums Malaysia” Facebook. LINKS http://museumvolunteersjmm.com/ http://www.jmm.gov.my/en/museum/muzium-negara http://www.muziumnegara.gov.my/