Discover Malaysia's culture and legacy at these must-see 🕋.
- socolicswork
- Nov 22, 2022
- 1 min read
1. National Museum
The pre-history section's early human civilizations
The Malaysia Today Gallery is beyond the location where a replica of Perak Man, the oldest human skeleton in South-East Asia, is displayed.
This highlights the nation's achievements from before independence to the present.
2. Borneo Cultures Museum
The second-biggest museum in South-East Asia and Malaysia's largest museum complex
The rich history, culture, and heritage of Sarawak's diverse population and indigenous peoples, as well as those of Borneo, are represented in this museum.
3. Muzium Tentera Darat
The museum showcases the feats and successes of the Malaysian Royal Armed Forces during the course of its existence.
Visitors can view historical recordings as well as dramatisations of significant actual events that occurred in Malaysia.
Military weapons, aircraft, and tanks from the Portuguese era through the Merdeka period are among the models and artefacts on display.
4. National Textile Museum
A brief historical overview of Malaysian art, fashion, and craft.
A few examples of the heritage collections in this compact but vibrant museum include songket, pua kumbu, telepuk, and tekatan.
The Ratna Sari Gallery also exhibits jewelry, other personal adornments, and accessories from various Malaysian ethnic groups in addition to textiles.
These ornaments, which cover the entire body from head to toe, are made of gold, silver, copper, beads, and plants.
5. Sabah Art Gallery
Encourage the creations of regional artists
A structure designed to resemble a traditional basket utilised by one of Sabah's indigenous populations.
Borneo's first recognised "green" structure received a "Silver" rating from the Green Building Index Assessment Panel in 2012.
Malaysia's first green public art gallery features solar panels, a rainwater collection system, motion sensor lighting, and a passive architecture.
Information Sources: https://www.thestar.com.my/lifestyle/travel/2022/11/22/for-a-little-bit-of-culture-check-out-these-museums-in-malaysia
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