What is 'national culture'? A symposium at UM unpacks this big question


Kumpulan Wayang Kulit Sri Warisan Pusaka from Machang, Kelantan will be performing a special show at Experimental Theatre, Universiti Malaya in KL on Dec 11 as part of the "National Culture Congress 1971: A Symposium 50 Years On" initiative. Photo: Pusaka/Cheryl Hoffmann

A hybrid two-day symposium The National Culture Congress 1971 – A Symposium 50 Years On will be held at Universiti Malaya in Kuala Lumpur on Dec 11 and 12.

The event will be held at the original site where the National Culture Congress in 1971 was convened. It will also be streamed live online.

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