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SHIP WRECK EXHIBITION -
GALLERY 6 |
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Brief Intro to the Gallery: |
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A
French Oil Company, Total FinaElf, previously known |
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as Elf
Petroleum Asia B.V.,
now knows as TOTAL made the |
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discovery in 1997,
where remains of an unidentified |
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shipwreck loaded
with valuable stoneware and porcelains |
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were found
under 63 meters of water. |
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Brunei
Government was contacted in 1998 where |
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excavation works
began with
the aid of the French |
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Government Archeological exhibition headed by |
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Mr Michel L'Hour, a well known underwater
archeologist. |
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Approximately
15,000 artifacts from late 15th and early
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16th century
porcelains, earthenware, gongs, cannon and |
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ivory are among those recovered from the wreck, thanks to |
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the sponsorship of TOTAL, whose managing director at the |
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time was Mr John
Perry. |
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The
first exhibition was held at he lobby of Brunei
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Museums, sponsored by TOTAL, officially opened |
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on
24th April 1999 by the
former Minister
of Culture, |
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Youth & Sports Brunei Darussalam. |
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International
exhibition followed from September 2001 |
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until
March 2002 on the banks of River
Seine, inside a |
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medieval castle of La Conciergerie, France. The
exhibition |
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was
officially opened by His Majesty The
Sultan and |
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Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam. |
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In
2003, another cultural cooperation began, coincides
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also with 20th
anniversary of diplomatic relationships |
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between Brunei Darussalam and Australia |
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Discussion
between the Government of His Majesty |
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The
Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam
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and
Art Exhibition Australia resulted in an exhibition on |
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the
Sunken Treasure of Brunei Darussalam was officially
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opened on
16th December 2003 until end of the 2004. |
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The
venues were the National Maritime Museum, Sydney,
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the National Museums
Canberra and New Maritime |
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Museum in Fremantle, Western
Australia. |
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His
Majesty The Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei |
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Darussalam visited the exhibition while on tour to
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Australia (19
February 2005) |
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Today, the new look
of the Gallery is thanks to the sponsorship
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of BHP
Billiton, A company involved in the Liquefied Natural |
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gas Industry in
Australia with Arts Exhibition Australia and
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Singapore
Airlines. |
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Interactive information
display found in the new gallery |
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(Picture from BORNEO
BULLETIN, Friday 6th January 2006) |
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Last updated : 10 January 2006 |
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©Brunei
Museums Department 2006. All rights reserved. |
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