a. Unreel Pangkor's primary goal is to preserve the island's dynamic industrial heritage while raising awareness. The initiative aims to shift tourism focus towards valuing the place's quality over quick duty-free visits, achieving this by engaging visitors with the local community and providing an authentic experience.

b. The two reaching out exhibitions raised public awareness regarding this project and spread the vision of this project among our supporters. This was especially apparent when our first exhibition was held at Eslite Bookstore where we tried to preserve local industrial heritage by bringing Pangkor's unique trades and culture to the heart of KL city. Secondly, the official launching of our project during the SABE Gallery exhibition where we presented our project and vision to potential supporters which eventually resulted in the project gaining invaluable supporters. We had invited professional bodies including architects, researchers, local Pangkor stakeholders and academia to our launching in order to open up on Pangkor healthy tourism topic and to discuss the potential and cautionary steps on living museum.

c. 

22 July - 26 July

• Pangkor Visitation
• Research about anchovies and boat making trades    

27 July - 5 August

• Creative Archival
• Production of E-book 
• Collection of on-site photos and videos

16 August - 31 August

• Eslite Exhibition (Reaching out)
• Display of site model and pages of creative archival at Eslite Bookstore

23 October - 11  November

• Living Museum Design Workshop
• Research of local material and industrial material
• Site Model Making
• 3D modelling
• Content compilation

7 November - 6 December

• UCSI SABE Gallery Exhibition
• Joint studio exhibition of Pangkor Living Museum and New Vernacular Kindergarten
• Launching of Reel-Life Pangkor Live Projects

12 November - 15 November

• Site Visit
• Site Measurement
• Prototyping of font size and font type for content display
• Present Living Musuem idea to stakeholders
• Living Musuem content crosscheck

18 November - 6 December

• Structural Prototyping of material joineries 
• Graphical Exploration
• Content compilation
• Purchasing
• Prefabrication of BRC and Acrylic

7 November

• Exhibition Bump-out (for Homecoming Exhibition)
• Packing of tools and construction material

13 December - 17 December

• Homecoming Exhibition (Reaching in)
• Joint studio exhibition of Pangkor Living Museum and New Vernacular Kindergarten at Pangkor Fishing Village Guesthouse

16 December

• Appreciation ceremony
• Anchovies and boat making tour
• Living Museum tour

9 December - 20 December

• Live build
• Site Cleaning
• BRC Module making
• Installation of Living Museum (Zone A, B, C and D)

d. Challenge of designing a living museum that has never been created in the world yet. The idea of a living museum is to preserve the culture and heritage when they still exist. The team had gone through a lot of thinking processes on how to incorporate a museum with an operational factory. The team had to design a living museum that does not obstruct the workflow of the workers and the process of making anchovies/boat, while simultaneously optimizing the user experience in the factory. Lack of experience in handling the construction materials. BRC and acrylic are the primary materials for our living museum project. Most team members were unfamiliar with the properties of these materials. Consequently, we needed to explore more on joinery techniques for these materials before our live build. Additionally, the on-site conditions were different from our 3D models, measurements on site were not taken precisely during our site visit. Following this, we encountered numerous challenges during installation. For example, the structural beams and columns were not aligned as we had predicted, resulting in misalignments and reinstallation of works. This discrepancy between our initial plans and the actual site conditions made the installation process challenging.

e. As professional course students, materials that we created are mostly in the English language.However, the local language consisted mostly of Chinese and Malay. This affected our communication with the locals due to the limitations of our team, with some members more fluent in Chinese compared to Malay and vice versa. To overcome this the team would regularly consult with one another to make sure that there was no miscommunication and that the language was used correctly. Due to this factor, the content of the living museum includes both Malay and Chinese languages. Dual language is implemented throughout the project to ensure communication in both languages. 

f. The team showcases an outstanding quality of hard work and chemistry among each other. We've fostered a strong sense of trust among members, consistently supporting one another throughout the project. Our aim was to cultivate a friendly and enjoyable environment, and we succeeded in maintaining this atmosphere throughout the entirety of the project. We have hosted three exhibitions including the Eslite exhibition, SABE Gallery exhibition, and Homecoming Exhibition. Despite encountering unanticipated site conditions leading to a disorganised timeline, we managed to successfully complete our project within the given timeframe. Task distribution among team members can be improved. Some volunteers multitasked due to a shortage of manpower. Lack of prototyping and prefabrication. This could have been addressed by initiating prototyping earlier in the process, ensuring a smoother installation on-site.

g.

• Local community of Pangkor Island, starting with 1 trades of boat making, and 1 fishing trades of anchovies fishery to preserve and appreaciate Pangkor's unique trades and create a sense of identity of Pangkor.
• Public including tourists and visitors interested in Pangkor, have a deep understanding of the island's heritage to sustain healthy tourism in Pangkor.
• Future generations who will benefit from the preservation of the island's industrial and cultural legacy. Researchers including university participants for the on-going living heritage documentation and showcase.

h. 

• Cultural Preservation: The project contributes to the sustainability of Pangkor Island's cultural heritage through active documentations, showcases, and industrial legacy celebrations. This ensures that local traditions, stories, and historical knowledge are preserved and passed onto future generations.
• Cultural Enrichment and Responsible Stewardship: The project's on-site outreach and advocacy endeavours aim to enrich local community members and visitors with a profound understanding of Pulau Pangkor's cultural heritage, encouraging a shared commitment to sustainable practices that safeguard and uphold the island's unique identity. 

a. 

i) Unreel Pangkor aims to preserve the culture of the local industrial heritage of Pangkor island which serves as a crucial part of the local community and its people. This culture has been nurtured and formed for decades on end and has a close connection with the people of Pangkor island. To protect and preserve this culture serves as an act of respect and connection with the locals in hopes of creating a mutual and beneficial relationship between us and the locals where the project would be supported by both parties towards a common goal.
This project has already started to show signs of contribution and connection towards the community of Pangkor. Locals and tourists have already started to visit the museum and learn more about the information provided. The team also feels that they have formed a unique bond with the locals due to this project as the town has a small community and word gets around fast, resulting in this project being considered as somewhat as “the talk of the town”. Eventually, we hope that this project can kick start the movement of the preservation of the local culture and heritage which would be continued by the locals themselves, which would result in exposure and awareness regarding the true story behind Pangkor island’s culture which is often overlooked. This would result in a better understanding between the locals and tourists, creating a healthier, happier and more respectful environment on the island.

ii) This project has certainly changed our perspectives on how we view culture and heritage. The exposure towards this entirely new and unique place showcases how each community has their own story and history, alongside the importance of its culture and heritage. Culture can be experienced through its place, its people, its food, its beliefs and so much more.  It also changed our perception on preserving culture and heritage. Should things only be preserved in museums when they no longer exist anymore? The answer is definitely no. Culture and heritage shouldn't only depend on disappearing to be preserved. It's not a matter of waiting until they vanish.  Therefore, the Living Museum is created to challenge the idea that heritage preservation is only about the past. During the project, our interactions with the community and living on the island for an extended period of time has given us a precious understanding and bond with the island. We felt that the locals were comfortable with us and were in support of our project, showing that trust had been formed between both parties. In the end, the project showed us the fragile process of building trust with a community, allowing us to truly realise the importance of respecting and understanding the local culture and heritage of a community.

b. 

“Appreciate and preserve the culture before it is forgotten” - Jin Hui
“The soul of a community lies within its culture and heritage” - Tristan
“Love the synergy we have as a team during the design & live build” - Gwen
“Alignment is difficult ” - SJ
"Our silent understanding speaks through unity." - Wei Shuen
“Don't forget about text sizes while doing composition; they play an important role too.” - Adina
“Making graphics requires a clear understanding of what they will be and what they will say.” - Micelle