Museums Of Malaysia

Website :  http://www.chocolatemuseum.my/ Entry Fee  : Free Google Maps Link  :  https://goo.gl/maps/QAY4pscKrNo Many of us love chocolates and know many types of chocolates. This museum brings us all the way back to the time when cacao was first domesticated! This is a small museum and there are no artifacts on display, other than a cacao processing machine and various types cacao beans. It was all the about the historical write-up about how chocolates came to be how it is today. There was also a chocolate selling shop inside the museum. Front view of the Chocolate Museum First view after entrance The first section in the museum was a write-up on Cocoa History and Journey . It is believed to have started in the Olmec civilisation around 600 BC, which is the earliest known civilisation in modern day Mexico. They were the first to domesticate cacao tree and use the beans. After that, in the Mayan civilisation, burial tombs had been found that contain offerings includin

Website :  http://www.museum.sarawak.gov.my/page-0-129-100-Limbang-Regional-Museum.html Entry Fee  : Free Google Maps Link  :  https://goo.gl/maps/VJNQPpgbMYs After covering the museums in Labuan, I decided to take day trip to Limbang to visit its Regional Museum. It was a 2.5 hour ferry ride from Labuan, crossing Brunei Bay and upstreaming Limbang River, before reaching Limbang Port. The museum was 10 minutes walk from the port.  Front view of Limbang Regional Museum The building served as a fort during the rule of the third White Rajah, Charles Brooke, with the ground floor being used as a prison, and the upper floor used as a storage. It was later used for administrative purpose with several government departments occupying it until it was burnt down in 1989. In 1991, the building was rebuilt by following the original design. Outside the museum entrance, there was a replica of a buffalo. Buffalo is the icon of Limbang. They hold a special significance to the Bisaya com

Website :  http://www.jmm.gov.my/en/museum/labuan-museum Entry Fee  : Free Google Maps Link  :  https://goo.gl/maps/wN9nSox7WzC2 It was a hot Wednesday afternoon when I visited this museum that is located right in the middle of Labuan's town centre. There was not much space around the building as it was flanked by the TM Point building and the Labuan Tourist Information Centre. The museum houses the history of human settlement in the island, colonial activities, and ethnic groups that live there. Entrance to Labuan Museum.  The museum comprised of two floors. The upper floor was dedicated solely for the cultural history and customs of multiple ethnic groups in Labuan. So first up, was the history of the island. Legend has that Labuan was once colonised by Kublai Khan. But the sure thing is Labuan was part of Brunei before 1846, before being handed over to the British. The British developed the island's economy by starting the coal mining industry there and making the

Website :  http://www.jmm.gov.my/en/museum/chimney-museum Entry Fee  : Free Google Maps Link  :  https://goo.gl/maps/ihg4AatJQPm Chimney Museum keeps the history of Labuan's coal mining past. It is located at the northern tip of the island. Bus No. 6 from the town centre will take you this museum and it only cost RM2.80 at the time of my visit. I was thirsty and was looking for water when I reached the museum but unfortunately there was no vending machine there, unlike other museums that I have visited. However, you can buy drinks from the Bird Park about 200 meters away, after paying the park's entrance fee of course! Front view of the museum Chimney next to the museum Exhibitions were kept in two floors however no visitor guide was provided, although a structural plan was displayed. At the ground floor, there were historical write-ups about the coal mining activities in Labuan.  Tanjung Kubong, the place where this museum is located, was once abundant with

Website :  http://www.jmm.gov.my/en/royal-malaysian-police-museum Entry Fee  : Free Google Maps Link  :  https://goo.gl/maps/qfZ2WDt1owJ2 Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) Museum is located in Lake Gardens, Kuala Lumpur. It is a surprisingly large campus, although the main building is not so big. Most of the parking spots were filled with police cars. The vacant ones behind the main building seemed to be blocking half of the road but I parked there anyway.  Outside the main building, there were exhibitions of vehicles such as PA-4 2220 patrol boat and Cessna U206 9M-PSC patrol aircraft. Next to the aircraft was a Oerlikon 20MM II SS naval gun, used by the marine police and was retired in 1998. There also a few types of cannons and armoured vehicles used during the British colonial era in 1940s and 50s.  Oerlikon 20MM II SS - Naval Gun British Cannon Type HMW 38 Year 1917 - Used to guard the Sg Petani Police Station in 1940  Fort Lynx Scout Car BB 8128 - During the Em

Website :  http://www.tourismselangor.my/destinations/the-orang-asli-museum/ Entry Fee  : Free Google Maps Link  :  https://goo.gl/maps/PPSZVcjXmQH2 Not many people know about the Orang Asli Museum, probably because it is not listed in the Department of Museums' website. There was another museum related to Orang Asli  that I posted previously . The difference is that museum is managed by the Department of Museum, while this one is managed by the Department of Orang Asli Development.  It is located along the old road leading to Pahang from KL, and some 30 minutes drive from KL's city centre.  I did see RapidKL buses cruising along the road but was unable to find out the bus number. After exiting the main road, a small road leads uphill and after 200m, I reached the Orang Asli Museum. Other than my car, I saw only one other car and the place was dead silent on a Saturday noon, although there were a few other buildings in the area. The building There was no one at the

Website :  http://www.muziumtelekom.com.my/ Entry Fee  : RM 6 Google Maps Link  :  https://goo.gl/maps/9Nv5vgc8Pj22 Telekom Museum is located in Jalan Raja Chulan in Kuala Lumpur, very near Menara Maybank. It had eight Greek style pillars at it's left side, making it having a distinctive look to the other buildings in the area. The entrance was an archway that led to the courtyard. There was an oversized classic telephone at the courtyard as well as a cafe, which was closed when I went as it was Ramadan. The actual exhibits are in fact located at the floor above. The staircase is on the right side of the archway before reaching the courtyard. Along the staircase, there were pictures of previous Telecommunications Ministers of this country. Side view of the building Entrance to the archway The ticket counter would be on the left side after reaching the first floor. Fee was RM6 and I was told the visitor guide was not available for the time being. The first exhibition