This paper aims to investigate museums' roles that reflect the culture of Malaysia. It discusses Malaysian museums' challenges in meeting audience needs and enhancing the local culture. The four main topics covered are the museum as an informal learning institution, knowledge lab in a museum environment, the crucial role of museums in preserving and empowering culture, and museum impact on local communities. The main objective of this research is to identify how museums act as a knowledge lab within Malaysian culture. The findings of this study are based on observation and discussions with several local museum professionals. Keywords: museums; knowledge lab; culture; empowerment eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2022. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v7iSI7%20(Special%20Issue).3793

Printmaking can be classified as relief, intaglio, planographic, and digital print. Malaysian printmaking has been developing since the Colonial Era. The objectives of this research are to trace and identify the factors that influence the development of style in Malaysian printmaking. This research will use qualitative methods with an art historical approach based on the primary and secondary data. The works of printmaking are divided into two main categories, the Pre-Independence Era and Post-Independence Era. This study used theories by Shapiro, Panofsky, and Feldman to investigate the findings and possibilities that can identify the factors that have influenced the style. Keywords: Style, Printmaking eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2022. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by E-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open-access article under the CC  BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer-review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behavior Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioral Researchers on Asians), and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behavior Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v7iSI9.3939

Natural fiber waste is an issue where the whole globe always talks about this waste to be utilized. Printmaking is one fine art discipline in which the work will transfer images from one matrix's surface to another's surface. Various techniques and methods in producing this printmaking work and artists always do various experiments and explorations that each look to significant output printmaking itself. This paper aims to explore the potential of natural fiber wastage as a substance to develop a matrix for printmaking in artistic practice. This research will be conducted in a semi-scientific laboratory and studio. Keywords: Printmaking, Fine Art, Natural Fiber Waste, Printmaking Matrix eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2022. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v7iSI7%20(Special%20Issue).3799

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