Kuching Cat Museum
The Kuching Cat Museum is a cat museum in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. It was founded in 1993 and it is owned by the Kuching North City Hall, and housed in their headquarters.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: art museum in Sarawak, Malaysia
- Also known as: “Cat Museum” and “Muzium Kucing”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Petra Jaya State Mosque and Sarawak State Museum.
Petra Jaya State Mosque
Mosque
Petra Jaya State Mosque, officially known as Masjid Jamek Negeri Sarawak is the state mosque of Sarawak, located in Petra Jaya, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. Petra Jaya State Mosque is situated 1¼ km southeast of Kuching Cat Museum.
Sarawak State Museum
Museum
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The Sarawak State Museum is the oldest museum in Borneo. It was founded in 1888 and opened in 1891 in a purpose-built building in Kuching, Sarawak. Sarawak State Museum is situated 3½ km south of Kuching Cat Museum.
The Astana
Castle
Photo: watchsmart, CC BY 2.0.
The Astana is a palace in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia, on the north bank of the Sarawak River, opposite the Kuching Waterfront. It is the official residence of the Yang di-Pertua Negeri Sarawak. The Astana is situated 3 km southeast of Kuching Cat Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Petra Jaya and Kuching.
Petra Jaya
Suburb
Petra Jaya is a suburb of Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. This suburb was named after the sixth Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Tuanku Yahya Petra of Kelantan, added by jaya, the Sanskrit word for "victory," "triumph", or "success". Petra Jaya is situated 2½ km southeast of Kuching Cat Museum.
Kuching
Photo: ויקיג’אנקי, CC BY 2.0.
Kuching is the capital of the state of Sarawak and the largest city in East Malaysia. Kuching is small enough to walk around but interesting enough to keep you there for several days, and a good base for exploring Sarawak.
Samariang
Suburb
Samariang is a state constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly from 1969 to 1979, from 1996 to present. Samariang is situated 5 km north of Kuching Cat Museum.
Kuching Cat Museum
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Kuching, Kuching Division, Sarawak, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
1.58668° or 1° 35′ 12″ northLongitude
110.33403° or 110° 20′ 3″ eastOpen location code
6PHGH8PM+MJOpenStreetMap ID
node 1184975272OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q6441508
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Kuching Cat Museum” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “古晉貓博物館”
- Iban: “Muzium Mayau Kuching”
- Indonesian: “Museum Kucing, Kuching”
- Indonesian: “Museum Kucing”
- Japanese: “クチンネコ博物館”
- Malay: “Kuching Cat Museum”
- Malay: “Muzium Kucing Kuching”
- Malay: “Muzium Kucing, Kuching”
- Polish: “Muzeum Kotów w Kuching”
- Spanish: “Museo del gato de Kuching”
- Thai: “พิพิธภัณฑ์แมวกูจิง”
- Vietnamese: “Bảo tàng mèo Kuching”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kuching North City Hall and ECO Mall Petra Jaya.
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