National History Museum (Malaysia)

For Wales's National History Museum, see St Fagans National History Museum.

National History Museum at Merdeka Square

Interior of National History Museum of Kuala Lumpur.

The National History Museum (Malay: Muzium Sejarah Nasional) was the second national museum in Malaysia after the National Museum. It was located opposite Dataran Merdeka in Kuala Lumpur. As of November 2007 it is closed and the collection has been moved to the National Museum.^[1]

National History Museum exhibits unique historical development of the homeland of the early days until now. There are almost a thousand gathered a collection based on its importance to the history of the country, and are classified into several categories such as: weapons, manuscripts, maps, money, seals and stone tools.

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A photo taken from the National History Museum of Kuala Lumpur. An 8th-9th century bronze standing 8-armed Buddhist Avalokitesvara statue found at Anglo Oriental, Bidor, Perak tin mine in year 1936. 79cm height.

A bronze mural of Hang Tuah at the lobby
Prehistoric weapons on display
Replica of Buddhagupta stone
Japanese army and bicycle
Tin Animal Money
Malay Keris
Miniature Candi of Kedah's Bujang Valley

Literature

Lenzi, Iola (2004). Museums of Southeast Asia. Singapore: Archipelago Press. p. 200 pages. ISBN 981-4068-96-9.

References

↑ Transferred to the National History Museum, Department of Malaysia Museums

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Media related to National History Museum (Malaysia) at Wikimedia Commons

National History Museum

Museums of Malaysia

West Malaysia

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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

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National History Museum (Malaysia)

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