Brunei Museum

Brunei Museum, the country's largest and most significant national museum, is located in Kota Batu, . This national museum houses a collection spanning Islamic art, Southeast Asian history from the 16th century, and extensive displays in archaeology and ethnography.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Malay Technology Museum and Brunei Darussalam Maritime Museum.

Museum
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The is a museum in Kota Batu of , Brunei. The museum's main objective is to present early Brunei's technical practices, which provide insight into the way of life of the country's inhabitants, who lived in both the water town and on dry ground. is situated 260 metres southeast of Brunei Museum.

Museum
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The is a museum located at Kota Batu, . is situated 390 metres south of Brunei Museum.

Mosque
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The Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque. or unofficially Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddin Mosque, is a in , the capital of . It is one of the two state mosques, the other being . is situated 3½ km west of Brunei Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bandar Seri Begawan and Kampong Sungai Akar.

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is the capital and largest city of . It is officially a municipal area with an area of 100.36 square kilometres and has a population of 72,133 as of 2025 estimate.

Village
or commonly known as Sungai Akar, is a village in Brunei-Muara District, , as well as a neighbourhood in the capital . The population was 5,467 in 2016. is situated 6 km north of Brunei Museum.

Neighborhood
Kampong is a village in Brunei-Muara District, , as well as a neighbourhood in the capital . The population was 4,229 in 2016. It is one of the villages within . The postcode is BC3615. is situated 8 km north of Brunei Museum.

Brunei Museum

Latitude
4.88533° or 4° 53′ 7″ north
Longitude
114.96873° or 114° 58′ 7″ east
Inception
1965
Open location code
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Open­Street­Map ID
way 438282545
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q2756903
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Brunei Museum” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “متحف بروناي”
  • Armenian: “Բրունեյի թանգարան”
  • Bengali: “ব্রুনাই জাদুঘর”
  • Central Kurdish: “مۆزەخانەی بروونای”
  • Chinese: “汶萊博物館”
  • Czech: “Brunejské muzeum”
  • Dutch: “Brunei Museum”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “متحف بروناى”
  • German: “Brunei Museum”
  • Hebrew: “מוזיאון ברוניי”
  • Indonesian: “Museum Brunei”
  • Japanese: “ブルネイ博物館”
  • Malay: “Muzium Brunei”
  • Polish: “Muzeum Brunei”
  • Russian: “Брунейский музей”
  • Russian: “Музей Брунея”
  • Spanish: “Museo de Brunei”
  • Spanish: “Museo de Brunéi”
  • Ukrainian: “Брунейський музей”
  • “BMKB”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kampong Pelambayan Mosque and Kota Batu Archaeological Park.

Nearby Places

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