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The museum building used to house the Penang Free School in 1821–1927. After Penang Free School moved to a new building in Green Lane, the Hutchings School took over the building in January 1928 and used it until 1960. The museum was opened by Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Penang Raja Uda Raja Muhammad on 14 April 1965. [1]
Malacca Museum Corporation (Malay: Perbadanan Muzium Melaka, PERZIM) Aborigines Museum; Agricultural Museum; Beauty Museum; Chitty Museum; Democratic Government Museum; Education Museum
Apart from traditional forms of art, the Penang Philharmonic Orchestra, funded by the state, was established in 2010 to elevate the standard of classical music in Penang. Dewan Sri Pinang and SPICE Arena in George Town are the main venues for performing arts and concerts within the state.
The Penang State Art Gallery and the Pinang Gallery showcase the works of local artists. A newer gallery, the USM ABN-Amro Arts and Cultural Centre, located at Beach Street, was established in 2002 to promote art awareness among Penang citizens. The USM ABN-Amro Arts and Cultural Centre closed down in early December 2006 due to lack of patronage.
The Pinang Peranakan Mansion (Malay: Rumah Agam Peranakan Pulau Pinang) in George Town, Penang, Malaysia, is a museum dedicated to Penang's Peranakan heritage. The museum itself is housed within a distinctive green-hued mansion at Church Street, George Town, which once served as the residence and office of a 19th-century Chinese tycoon, Chung Keng Quee.
Penang State Museum and Art Gallery; Penang Toy Museum; Pinang Peranakan Mansion; S. Sun Yat-sen Museum Penang
The oldest of all, Penang Free School (now located at Green Lane), was established in 1819 in what is now the Penang State Museum. Between 1856 and 1858, two Catholic schools, St. Xavier's Institution and Convent Light Street, were relocated to Farquhar Street; both remain at the street to this day.
Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion Fort Cornwallis Kapitan Keling Mosque Kek Lok Si Temple Komtar Little India Suffolk House Sun Yat-sen Museum Wat Chaiyamangkalaram. This is an incomplete list of tourist attractions in Penang, Malaysia. [1]