Guess What? Mien Uno

Guess What? Mien Uno

"Indonesian tycoons like Ciputra, Liem Sioe Liong, Sudwikatmono, Murdaya, Eka Tjipta Widjaja, Tahiya, Ibrahim Risjad, Mochtar Riady and Nursalim should concern themselves more with preserving national culture," said Mien Uno, director of the Indonesian chapter of the John Robert Power school of personality development based in Boston.

"It's strange that only foreigners donated the funds for an exhibition on antique Indonesian textiles," Uno said, referring to a forthcoming exhibition Shadow of Gold of Indonesia to be held at the Art Museum of Dallas in Texas on April 22 this year.

"This is a outstanding event and we should be proud that Indonesian textiles are well appreciated. But, we need money to organize the program. Indonesian tycoons should understand this and pay attention," the expert on beauty and etiquette told The Jakarta Post.

The exhibition will feature 300 antique Indonesian textiles, including some from the collection of American Steven G. Alpert who lived in Indonesia in the 1970s. The exhibition will be supported by Mac Dermott, an oil mining heavy equipment company.(als)