Reputed to be the best in the region, should not be missed by visitors to the City. The vast collection housed
in the Museum reveals Sarawak's efforts in the preservation and
conservation of the cultural heritage and natural history of Borneo.
The idea of creating a museum to hold Sarawak's relics was first
mooted by Charles Brooke, the second White Rajah of Sarawak. Later
the man who influenced him to build a permanent museum was Alfred
Russel Wallace, a naturalist who was in Sarawak for two years
conducting a research on the evolution of man based on the Orang
Utan of Borneo.
The first Museum designed along the lines of a Normandy town hall
was opened in 1891 and extended to its present form in 1911.
The Museum opens daily from 09.00 to 18.00 hrs except Friday.
Attractions in Kuching:
More information on Sarawak:
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