The Chinese History Museum Kuching ( ms, Muzium Sejarah Cina Kuching) is a

museum A museum ( ; plural museums or, rarely, musea) is a building or institution that cares for and displays a collection of artifacts and other objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific importance. Many public museums make thes ...

in Kuching,

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. The museum is about the history of the Chinese people in Sarawak.

History

The museum building was constructed in 1912 and was used to be the headquarter of the Sarawak Chinese Chamber of Commerce until 1921. It was later converted into the Chinese History Museum Kuching and officially opened to the public by Assistant Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports Yap Chin Loi on 23 October 1993. In 2010, the museum exhibition underwent renovation which now includes short videos.

Exhibitions

The museum displays various artifacts related to Chinese affairs of Sarawak during the

White Rajahs The White Rajahs were a dynastic monarchy of the British Brooke family, who founded and ruled the Raj of Sarawak, located on the north west coast of the island of Borneo, from 1841 to 1946. The first ruler was Briton James Brooke. As a reward ...

era, such as musical instruments, jade, ceramics, photos etc.

References

1993 establishments in Malaysia Buildings and structures in Kuching Museums established in 1993 Museums in Sarawak {{Sarawak-stub

History

Exhibitions

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