Maritime Museum (Malaysia)

Maritime Museum
Muzium Samudera

General information
Type	Museum
Location	Malacca City, Malacca, Malaysia
Opening	13 June 1994

Maritime Museum phase two

The Maritime Museum (Malay: Muzium Samudera) is a museum in Malacca City, Malacca, Malaysia.^[1]^[2]^[3] With monthly visitors around 20,000 people, it is the most visited museum in Malacca.^[4]

History

The work on the museum started in early 1990 and it was officially opened to the public by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on 13 June 1994. The phase two of the museum is housed in the old Guthrie building and was opened by State Committee for Tourism, Culture and Environment Chairman Poh Ah Tiam on 23 May 1998.^[5]

Exhibitions

The museum main exhibits the replica of Flor de la Mar with 34 metres high, 36 metres long and 8 metres wide. The museum also houses exhibits, artifacts and documents from the golden era of Malacca and shows how political control of Malacca was essential to the establishment of maritime dominance in the region. It also displays the trading link of Malacca from the early time through the colonial era until independence.

Opening time

The museum opens everyday from 9.00 a.m. until 5.00 p.m., except on Friday, Saturday and Sunday in which it opens until 8.30 p.m.

References

↑ "Virtual Museum Melaka". virtualmuseummelaka.com.
↑ "Maritime Museum Melaka - Malaysia Tourist & Travel Guide". attractionsinmalaysia.com.
↑ http://www.malacca.ws/attractions/maritime-muzeum.htm
↑ http://www.perzim.gov.my/ms/perzim/statistik-pelawat-muzium/
↑ "Maritime Museum Phase Two". AmazingMelaka.com.

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 Labuan Museum Sarawak State Museum The Astana

Maritime	Labuan Maritime Museum

Science	Planetarium Sultan Iskandar

Coordinates: 2°11′30.5″N 102°14′47.2″E / 2.191806°N 102.246444°E / 2.191806; 102.246444

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Maritime Museum (Malaysia)

History

Exhibitions

Opening time

See also

References