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The Islamic Heritage Museum ( ms, Muzium Warisan Islam) is a museum in
Kuching Kuching (), officially the City of Kuching, is the capital and the most populous city in the States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Sarawak in Malaysia. It is also the capital of Kuching Division. The city is on the Sarawak River ...
, Sarawak, Malaysia. It is part of the
Kuching Heritage Trail Kuching (), officially the City of Kuching, is the capital and the most populous city in the state of Sarawak in Malaysia. It is also the capital of Kuching Division. The city is on the Sarawak River at the southwest tip of the state of Sarawa ...
.


History

The museum was originally constructed as the James Brooke Malay College school building. It was then later changed to the Sarawak Malay Madrasa in 1930. In 1992, the building was converted into the Islamic Heritage Museum on 22 May 1992.


Architecture

The museum building uses raised floor and it has two inner courtyards. The material used for the building construction are concrete, timber and bricks. It consists of seven galleries, which are: * History of Islam in Sarawak * Islamic Architecture * Islamic Science, Technology, Economy, Education and Literature * Islamic Costume, Music and Personal Collections * Islamic Weaponry * Islamic Decoration Art and Domestic Utensil * Quran Collections


Exhibitions

The museum exhibits the history and culture of the Muslim community in Sarawak and
Malay archipelago The Malay Archipelago (Indonesian/Malay: , tgl, Kapuluang Malay) is the archipelago between mainland Indochina and Australia. It has also been called the " Malay world," "Nusantara", "East Indies", Indo-Australian Archipelago, Spices Archipe ...
, such as the development of Islam.


Opening time

The museum opens everyday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. on weekdays and from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on weekends free of charge.


See also

* List of museums in Malaysia *
Islam in Malaysia Islam in Malaysia is represented by the Shafi‘i school of Sunni jurisprudence.


References

{{Authority control Buildings and structures in Kuching Islamic museums in Malaysia Museums established in 1992 Museums in Sarawak Religious buildings and structures completed in 1930