Perak Museum in Taiping, the first museum in Malaysia. |
During his opening the curator assigned to take care for this museum is Leonard Wray Jr. who is an expert in botany and geology. As the first museum, it becomes a good example for the establishment of the following museums which provides educational materials for local communities. It somehow teaches people to appreciate the richness of our culture, the earth and the uniqueness of our own country.
The museum collections since its original shape again focus zoology or natural history of the State of Perak. Specimens were collected from small animals such as mouse deer to as big as elephant bones. The collections are also a good start for a small museum that was built over 100 years ago.
Skeleton collection at the Museum of Perak. |
You also have the opportunity to see for yourself the development of the museum from its inception to the present day through the history of the museum itself. So in addition to exhibiting historical materials, the building itself is a part of history that is valuable to the state of Perak and Malaysia.
The early establishment of the museum in the 1890s. |
Perak Museum in 1905. |
Perak Museum in around the 1990s. |
Locations:
Jalan Taming Sari, 34000 Taiping, Perak
Trip time:
Open daily from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm.
Open daily except on Hari Raya Puasa and Hari Raya Haji
Entrance fee:
Adults (My Card): RM2.00
Children (My Kid): Free
Normal price:
Adult: RM5.00
Children (6-12 years): RM2.00