The Sarawak State Museum is the oldest museum in Borneo. It was founded in 1888 and opened in 1891 in a purpose-built building in Kuching, Sarawak.
Sarawak State Museum
The museum in 1896, prior to its extension in 1911
The museum after its extension in 1911
Bridge connecting Sarawak State Museum with Borneo Cultures Museum
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 Sarawak on the island of Borneo and covers an area of 431 km2 (166 sq mi) with a population about 165,642 in the Kuching North administrative region and 159,490 in the Kuching South administrative region—a total of 325,132 people.
Image: Kuching Skyline
Image: The Sarawak State Museum, Kuching, Malaysia
Image: Fort Margherita in Kuching sarawak
Image: Astana Sarawak