Keningau Heritage Museum
Museum in Keningau, Sabah, Malaysia
5°20′44.58″N 116°09′28.83″E / 5.3457167°N 116.1580083°E / 5.3457167; 116.1580083
Keningau Heritage Museum (Malay: Muzium Warisan Keningau) is a museum located at Mahathir Park in Keningau of Sabah, Malaysia.[1]
History
The museum is located in a former Government Rest House that was built by the Borneo Construction Company Ltd. during the administration of British Crown Colony government in 1946 and completed the following year.[1] Both Malaysia's Prime Ministers of Tunku Abdul Rahman and Tun Abdul Razak had both visited and stayed in the house before. In 2008, the house were officially turned into a museum.[1]
Features
The museum features local indigenous culture and heritage, history, zoology, ethno-botany, Islamic civilisation as well sports.[1] On 9 September 2018, the Keningau Oath Stone were officially relocated into the museum area.[2][3][4] The museum is one of the main tourism attractions in Sabah.[5] In 2015, a former Aussie soldier who had married and stayed in Sabah with local indigenous native spouse donates historical items to the museum.[6]
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The museum as seen from outside. -
Signboard in the museum entrance.
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "Keningau Heritage Museum". Sabah Museum. Archived from the original on 25 June 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ Johan Aziz (24 July 2018). "Ritual to mark the relocation of Batu Sumpah". Daily Express. Archived from the original on 25 June 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ "Sabah moves historic Oath Stone into Keningau museum". Bernama. The Malay Mail. 9 September 2018. Archived from the original on 25 June 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ "A home for oath stone at last". The Star. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ Rizalmi Liman (22 October 2018). "108,000 pelancong kunjungi Keningau sejak Jan-Okt" [108,000 tourists visiting Keningau since Jan-Oct] (in Malay). New Sabah Times. Archived from the original on 25 June 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ "Ex-Aussie soldier donates historical items to Keningau Museum". The Borneo Post. 25 March 2015. Archived from the original on 25 June 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
External links
Media related to Keningau Heritage Museum at Wikimedia Commons
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