I recently visited Brunei Darussalam which is, compared to its neighbors, a relatively young nation. I visited its Royal Regalia museum, which is quite simple and subdued. But as the name suggests, it is a repository of everything “royal” in Brunei. Much of the museum is about His Majesty Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah and his reign. In one gallery, gifts that world leaders gave to the sultan during official visits are displayed. Arrays of jaw-dropping antique vases, intricate and accurate miniature models of the visiting country’s heritage structures (like Angkor Wat of…
