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.

Gallery

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.

See also

Literature

References

  1. Transferred to the National History Museum, Department of Malaysia Museums

External links

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