Muzium Teknologi Melayu | |
Established | 29 February 1988 |
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Location | Kota Batu, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei |
Coordinates | 4°52′59″N 114°58′12″E / 4.883°N 114.97°E |
Type | Ethnographic museum |
Visitors | 14,893 (2020)[1] |
Owner | Government of Brunei |
Website | www.museums.gov.bn |
The Malay Technology Museum (Malay: Muzium Teknologi Melayu) is a museum in Kota Batu, a historical area in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei. It was opened in 1988 and contains exhibits on the traditional technologies used by the indigenous people of Brunei.[2]
The museum is located in Kota Batu, a historical area in the capital which is home to the Kota Batu archaeological site, and the mausoleums of Sultan Sharif Ali and Sultan Bolkiah, the 3rd and 5th Sultans of Brunei respectively. It is also located near the Brunei Museum and the Brunei Darussalam Maritime Museum.
The building was donated by the Royal Dutch Shell in conjunction with Brunei's independence in 1984.[citation needed] It was inaugurated by Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah on 29 February 1988.[3]
The museum has three galleries:[3][4]