Borneo Cultures Museum
The Borneo Cultures Museum is a museum located in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. It is the largest museum in Malaysia and the second largest in Southeast Asia.Photo: 愛子棋枰, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Opening hours:
Monday—Friday: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
Saturday—Sunday: 10:00 AM—4:30 PM
public holidays: closed - Type: Museum
- Description: cultural museum in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sarawak State Museum and Round Tower.
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 150 metres southeast of Borneo Cultures Museum.
Round Tower
Historic building
Photo: Yeojiuntzen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Round Tower is a historical building in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. Round Tower is situated 460 metres northeast of Borneo Cultures Museum.
St. Thomas‘ National Secondary School
School
Photo: Jerrycsl88, Public domain.
St. Thomas' Secondary School is an all-boys secondary day school situated in Kuching, the capital of the Malaysian state of Sarawak. It is the oldest school in Sarawak, though the school was originally at St Mary's location back in 1848. St. Thomas‘ National Secondary School is situated 330 metres east of Borneo Cultures Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kuching and Petra Jaya.
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.
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".
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 9 km north of Borneo Cultures Museum.
Borneo Cultures Museum
- Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Kuching Division, Sarawak, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
1.55548° or 1° 33′ 20″ northLongitude
110.34233° or 110° 20′ 32″ eastLevels
5Operator
Jabatan Muzium SarawakOpen location code
6PHGH84R+5WOpenStreetMap ID
way 835977956OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q111536310
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Borneo Cultures Museum” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “婆罗洲文化博物馆”
- Iban: “Muzium Budaya Borneo”
- Korean: “보르네오 문화 박물관”
- Malay: “Muzium Budaya Borneo”
- Spanish: “Museo de las culturas de Borneo”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Songket and Keringkam Gallery and Sarawak Natural History Museum.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Annex Office Building and Auditorium P. Ramlee.
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