Field Trip to Sin Sze Si Ya Temple and Museum Offers Cultural Insights

On 4th June 2025, students from the Graphic Design, Diploma in Graphic Design, Foundation in Art and Design, and Master of Design Management programmes visited Sin Sze Si Ya Temple Pioneers of Kuala Lumpur Museum & Temple. The trip, organised by the Department of Design under the Faculty of Design and Built Environment, was guided by six lecturers and hosted by museum curator Ken Lim.

The visit provided students with valuable exposure to cultural narratives, historical artefacts, and spatial symbolism, enriching their creative understanding through real-world context. Students from the degree and diploma programmes collaborates with the museum on a live project to redesign its visual identity, drawing inspiration from temple motifs and heritage objects.

Diploma and Degree students focusing on motion graphics gathered visual material to support their ongoing narrative design assignments, while Foundation students engaged in on-site sketching to study form and decorative detail. A Design Management postgraduate also examined the museum’s interpretive strategies, including exhibit layout and audience engagement.

Chong Yi Ling from Diploma in Graphic Design shared, “The symmetrical layout and carvings taught me how design can preserve cultural memory.” The field trip served as an enriching platform for students to connect design theory with cultural practice, encouraging deeper appreciation of history through a multidisciplinary design lens.