People's Museum ( ms, Muzium Rakyat) is a

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, Malacca,

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, which records and preserves the achievements of Malacca in the development sector and officially opened on 15 April 1992 by then Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad. It is located at the ground floor of the former Historical City of Malacca Municipal Council building, originally constructed in the 1960s and believed to be built on top of the ruins of Dutch building, which also houses the

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and Kite Museum at the upper floors. The museum building is divided into three parts, which focuses on the development carried out for the people's benefit and the success attained by the State of Malacca: the Sports Gallery, Community Gallery and UNESCO section. In front of the building, there is a courtyard in which the transportation area is located and was established in collaboration with

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and West Malaysia Department of Civil Aviation. It formed a part of Taman Bunga Merdeka (Independent Flower Park), formerly known as Corronation Park, which was built by the British in 1953 to memorialise the

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. The artifacts displayed at the transportation area are: * A propeller-driven

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Twin Pioneer CC Mk 1 aircraft, the "Lang Rajawali", which was the first aircraft acquired by the Royal Malayan Airforce. * A diesel locomotive named Sungai Lukut 21111, which was built in Japan in 1965, and an accompanying vintage railway carriage. * A Nubian Thornycrof model of fire engine mobile. * A replica

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File:People's Museum - Transportation Area.JPG, Transportation area File:2016 Malakka, Muzeum Ludowe, Stara lokomotywa "Sungai Lukut" (04).jpg, Sungai Lukut locomotive File:Lang Rajawali FM1064 Twin Pioneer.jpg, Lang Rajawali File:Twin Pioneer CC.Mk 1 Undercarriage.jpg, Plane undercarriage, with railway carriage beyond

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{{Museums of Malaysia 1992 establishments in Malaysia Buildings and structures in Malacca City Museums established in 1992 Museums in Malacca

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