Welcome to George Town World Heritage Incorporated (GTWHI)

Welcome to George Town World Heritage Inc. (GTWHI)

GTWHI is responsible for the management, monitoring and promotion of the city of George Town as a World Heritage Site.

Celebrating George Town’s multicultural heritage
The clan enclaves of the core historic zone
Conserving the city’s built heritage
Traditional shophouses of George Town
Learning about our past
Weld Quay in the 1900s

News and Events

New Job Vacancy

We are looking for a Conservation Architect to join our team.

Oral History Documentation Project

LaCaLa Discovery Walk

Every last Sat of the month,
10.00am – 11.30am

Intangible Cultural Heritage Inventory

Documenting the many forms of ICH in George Town

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Sketches of George Town heritage buildings courtesy of Ch'ng Kiah Kiean http://www.kiahkiean.com
Images of buildings of George Town above, © Tan Yeow Wooi. Historical image of George Town taken from the Wade Collection, courtesy Malcolm Wade.