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The museum is currently housed on the bottom floor of the Kuching North City Hall, located in Petra Jaya, about 20 minutes away from the Kuching Waterfront. The museum covers an area of 1,035 square metres on Bukit Siol which is 60 metres above sea level. [1] The museum is RM1.00 for entry, which also includes a DBKU Cat Museum keychain.
The Borneo Cultures Museum (Malay: Muzium Budaya Borneo) is a museum located in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. It is the largest museum in Malaysia and the second largest in Southeast Asia. The museum displays artifacts relating to the history and cultural heritage of Sarawak’s local people, as well as others on Borneo island. [3]
Lau King Howe Hospital Memorial Museum; Islamic Heritage Museum; Kuching Cat Museum; Petroleum Museum; Sarawak State Museum; Textile Museum Sarawak; Sibu Heritage Centre; Borneo Cultures Museum; Chinese History Museum
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Kuching Cat Museum; Kuching Civic Centre; Kuching Heroes' Cemetery; P. Petra Jaya State Mosque; S. Samariang Muslim Cemetery; Sarawak Stadium; Sarawak State Museum;
The name "Kuching" was already in use for the city by the time Brooke arrived in 1839. [9] [15] There are many theories as to the derivation of the name "Kuching".It was perhaps derived from the Malay word for cat, "kucing", or from Cochin, an Indian trading port on the Malabar Coast and a generic term in China and British India for trading harbour. [9]
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[5] [6] The new museum building named as the Borneo Cultures Museum was opened in March 2022. It is the largest museum complex in Malaysia, and second largest in Southeast Asia, after Singapore National Museum. [7] However, the reopening of the Sarawak State Museum has since been delayed due to the complexity of fitting out galleries and ...