George Town Discovery Walk

Discovery Walk

The George Town UNESCO World Heritage Site’s old streets, historic buildings, distinctive architecture, and world-famous street art make the city of arts, culture and heritage an ideal place for a discovery walk. Happening on 7 July 2022, in celebration of the 14th anniversary of George Town’s UNESCO World Heritage Site listing, George Town Discovery Walk will take you from the historic Beach Street and through the heritage enclave to discover fascinating history-rich buildings of the George Town UNESCO World Heritage Site. During the 5km fun walk, not only will you get up close to the city’s key landmarks but also its famous street art so that you can learn to cherish and conserve George Town’s prized heritage.

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George Town Festival is pleased to present the “Penang at a Glance” photography exhibition, featuring familiar and rare snapshots of Penang captured from the lenses of four local shutterbugs from four different backgrounds – engineers Govindarajoo Selvathurai and Thum Chia Chieh, civil servant Oh Chin Eng and professional photographer Sherwynd Rylan Kessler. See the state at its most dramatic, graceful and unexpected at this stunning exhibition, from its breathtaking landscapes, festivals, celebrations, arts, culture, heritage, people and lifestyles. The exhibition aims to enable locals and visitors to get to know Penang in a deeper way by highlighting the state’s diversity and inspiring a more profound desire to cherish and conserve its prized heritage through photography.

* Only those who are fully vaccinated (having received the second dose of vaccine after 14 days, or after 28 days for single-dose vaccines) are allowed to enter.

* Only children aged 13 years and above are allowed to enter.

“Penang at a Glance” Photography Exhibition

Date:

7 July 2022

Time:

7.00am

Venue:

Beach Street, George Town, Penang

Registration Fee:

RM35

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