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The main aim of the Sabah Museum is to collect,
preserve, conserve, document, exhibit and interpret material evidence
and associated information on culture, history and natural history
that are important elements in Sabah's heritage.
It is intended
to create a well-informed and culture-caring society. A collection
bequeathed to the State Government by Mr. G.C. Woolley, a Chartered
Company administrator who died in 1947 at Jesselton (now Kota Kinabalu),
formed the nucleus of the foundation collection. The museum's ceramic
collection is reputed to be the largest and the finest in Southeast
Asia.
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A Brassuare exhibit
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The Sabah Museum is unique as it is the first
museum to have its own modern complex, Heritage Village, Ethnobotanical
Gardens and Zoological Gardens all blended in one area. The present
day museum was inaugurated on 15th July 1965, and at that time it
was located in a rented shophouse at Gaya Street, Kota Kinabalu. Its
history dates back to 1886, the earliest existence of a museum in
Sabah.
The Sabah Museum Complex, located on Bukit Istana Lama overlooking
the State Mosque, Sutera Harbour and the South China Sea, is open
to the public. The magnificent Complex comprises three buildings.
The main building, designed after a traditional Rungus longhouse,
houses the Ethnography, Natural History, Ceramics, History and Archaeology
Galleries. The Science and Technology Centre houses the Sabah Art
Gallery, an exhibition on oil and gas production, and an exhibition
on broadcasting technology.
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A fire chinese jar on exhibit
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The conservation building which houses the museum's
reserve collections is shaped after a traditional betel-nut container.
To foreign visitors, the Sabah Museum is a repertoire of Sabah's history
and culture. The Museum is open six days a week from 10.00 a.m. to
6.00 p.m. on Monday to Thursday, and from 9.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. on
Saturday, Sunday and public holidays.
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The galleries and the Heritage Village
are closed on Fridays except when the Friday falls on a public holiday.
Sabah Museum is approximately 10-minutes drive from Kota Kinabalu
Town centre. Admission is free.
For more information please refer to
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