Kelantan Islamic Museum

Kelantan Islamic Museum
Muzium Islam Kelantan

General information
Type	Museum
Location	Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia
Opening	11 November 1991
Technical details
Floor count	2

The Kelantan Islamic Museum (Malay: Muzium Islam Kelantan) is a museum about Islam in Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia.

History

The museum building used to be the official residence of Kelantan Chief Minister Hassan Mohd Salleh. The building also used to house the Kelantan Islamic Council and Malay Costumes from 1917 to 1990. The building was then renovated and turned into museum which was opened on 11 November 1991 by Kelantan Sultan Ismail Petra.^[1]^[2]

Architecture

The 2-story museum building was built by wood and embedded with Islamic calligraphy of verses from the Quran. It has two stories where the lower floor houses the museum and the upper floor houses a library. The museum building resembles a mosque.^[3]

Exhibitions

The museum exhibits the root of Islam in Kelantan from various artifacts and inscription documents it displays.

Opening time

The museum opens everyday from 8.30 a.m. to 4.45 p.m. except Fridays.^[4]

References

Museums of Malaysia

West Malaysia

Arts	Baba Nyonya Heritage Museum Batik Painting Museum Penang Cheng Ho Cultural Museum Islamic Arts Museum Kite Museum Macau Gallery Malacca Malacca Art Gallery Malacca Islamic Museum Malacca Literature Museum Malacca Stamp Museum National Textile Museum National Visual Arts Gallery Penang Islamic Museum Penang Museum and Art Gallery Petronas Gallery Straits Chinese Jewellery Museum Sultan Alam Shah Museum Wei-Ling Gallery

Historic house	Governor's Museum Istana Ampang Tinggi Istana Negara Istana Seri Menanti Kota Ngah Ibrahim Malaysia Architecture Museum Malaysia Youth Museum Perak State Museum People's Museum Proclamation of Independence Memorial Stadthuys Sun Yat-sen Museum Penang Tun Ghafar Baba Museum

History	Beauty Museum Chitty Museum Education Museum Gallery of Admiral Cheng Ho Malacca Al-Quran Museum Malacca Sultanate Palace Museum Malacca Transportation Museum Malay and Islamic World Museum Maybank Numismatic Museum National History Museum National Museum Orang Asli Museum Pulau Besar Museum Royal Malaysian Police Museum Time Tunnel

Maritime	Maritime Museum Flor de la Mar Royal Malaysian Customs Department Museum Royal Malaysian Navy Museum Submarine Museum

Science	Al-Khawarizmi Astronomy Complex Malacca Planetarium National Science Centre Planetarium Negara

Other	Democratic Government Museum Malacca UMNO Museum Museum of Custom and Tradition Toy Museum

East Malaysia

Arts	Kuching Cat Museum Sabah Museum

Historic house	Fort Sylvia Sarawak State Museum The Astana

Maritime	Labuan Maritime Museum

Science	Planetarium Sultan Iskandar

Coordinates: 6°07′53.9″N 102°14′09.4″E / 6.131639°N 102.235944°E / 6.131639; 102.235944

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