Malaysia
Sarawak
Kuching Division

Sarawak State Museum

The Sarawak State Museum is the oldest museum in . It was founded in 1888 and opened in 1891 in a purpose-built building in , .
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: ethnology museum in Sarawak, Malaysia
  • Also known as: “Sarawak Museum (Old Wing)”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Borneo Cultures Museum and St. Thomas‘ National Secondary School.

Museum
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The is a museum located in , , Malaysia. It is the largest museum in Malaysia and the second largest in Southeast Asia. is situated 150 metres northwest of Sarawak State Museum.

School
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St. Thomas' Secondary School is an all-boys secondary day school situated in , the capital of the state of . It is the oldest school in Sarawak, though the school was originally at St Mary's location back in 1848. is situated 200 metres east of Sarawak State Museum.

Historic building
The is a historical building in , , . is situated 470 metres north of Sarawak State Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kuching and Petra Jaya.

Photo: ויקיג’אנקי, CC BY 2.0.
is the capital and largest city of the East Malaysian state of and the district of . is small enough to walk around but interesting enough to keep you there for several days, and a good base for exploring Sarawak.

Suburb
is a suburb of , , . This suburb was named after the sixth Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Tuanku Yahya Petra of , added by jaya, the Sanskrit word for "victory," "triumph", or "success".

Suburb
is a state constituency in , , that has been represented in the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly from 1969 to 1979, from 1996 to present. is situated 9 km north of Sarawak State Museum.

Sarawak State Museum

Latitude
1.5548° or 1° 33′ 17″ north
Longitude
110.34346° or 110° 20′ 37″ east
Inception
1891
Open location code
6PHGH83V+W9
Open­Street­Map ID
way 129018570
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q3329752
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Yue Chinese—“Sarawak State Museum” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “সারাওয়াক জাতীয় জাদুঘর”
  • Bengali: “সারাওয়াক জাতীয় যাদুঘর”
  • Chinese: “沙撈越博物館”
  • Chinese: “砂拉越博物馆”
  • Dutch: “Sarawak Museum”
  • French: “musée de Sarawak”
  • French: “Musée de Sarawak”
  • German: “Sarawak-Museum”
  • Hebrew: “מוזיאון מדינת סראוואק”
  • Iban: “Muzium Sarawak”
  • Indonesian: “Museum Serawak”
  • Japanese: “サラワク州博物館”
  • Javanese: “Museum Serawak”
  • Kadazan Dusun: “Muzium Sarawak”
  • Malay: “Muzium Sarawak”
  • Malay: “Sarawak Muzium”
  • Malayalam: “സാരവാക്ക് സംസ്ഥാന മ്യൂസിയം”
  • Romanian: “Muzeul Statului Sarawak”
  • Spanish: “Museo del Estado de Sarawak”
  • Spanish: “Sarawak State Museum”
  • Sundanese: “Musium Serawak”
  • Uzbek: “Saravak davlat muzeyi”
  • Yue Chinese: “沙撈越博物館”
  • “SARAM”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Taman Muzium and Sarawak Art Museum.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Band Stand Pavillion and Chinese Summer House.

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