Sarawak State Museum

Sarawak State Museum
Muzium Negeri Sarawak
EstablishedBuilt in 1889. Open on 4 August 1891
LocationKuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
Coordinates1°33′17″N 110°20′37″E / 1.55472°N 110.34361°E / 1.55472; 110.34361
TypeEthnology museum
FounderCharles Brooke
OwnerSarawak state government
Websitemuseum.sarawak.gov.my

The Sarawak State Museum (Malay: Muzium Negeri Sarawak) is the oldest museum in Borneo. It was founded in 1888 and opened in 1891 in a purpose-built building in Kuching, Sarawak.

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