Glow of Ages

The lustre of the 126-year-old pewter company, Royal Selangor, shines brighter than ever with the recent opening of its second Malaysian Visitor Centre in Penang’s retail marina enclave of Straits Quay.

This opening comes hot on the heels of store openings in Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands, Shanghai’s Hong Kong Plaza, Guomao in Beijing and the Malaysian flagship in Pavilion Kuala Lumpur.

Visitors to the centre at Straits Quay will undoubtedly recognise many of the experiential delights which recall the key features of the very popular Kuala Lumpur visitor centre.

From the School of Hard Knocks to the 4,150kgs of swarf – those tiny pewter shavings – that decorate the gallery, each element tells the story of a brand that began under the humblest of conditions to become one of the most successful Malaysian business stories.

On your next northbound sojourn, drop in at the visitor centre and see the various motifs of tin-mining and local crafts that are worked into an aesthetically pleasing space tinged with rich tradition.

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