Page 158 - The Guide To Sarawak

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Rejang, and displays tracing the history of Chinese migration to the Rejang Basin.
T (084) 331 315
Open: Tue-Sun, 9am~5pm Closed: During Public Holidays
WORLD FEDERAL FUZHOU HERITAGE GALLERY
Lot 837, Block 18, Salim Road
This fascinating gallery traces the history and culture of the Foochow Chinese community
in Sarawak through photographs and artefacts both ancient and modern.
T (084) 218 452
Open: Mon-Fri, 8am~4.30pm Sat-Sun, 8am~12pm
Closed: During Public Holidays
KAPIT DIVISION
KAPIT CIVIC CENTRE MINI MUSEUM
Jalan Hospital
This small museum offers an interesting set of exhibits on the ethnic groups of the Rejang Basin, some fine watercolours of riverside towns and villages, and a relief map showing all the longhouses in the area.
T (084) 796 003
Miri’s Petroleum Museum stands next to Sarawak’s first productive oil well, the “Grand Old Lady”, acknowledging the contribution of the oil and gas industry to the state’s development.
Open: Mon~Fri, 9am~4.15pm Closed: During Weekends & Public Holidays
MIRI DIVISION
NIAH ARCHAEOLOGY MUSEUM
Taman Negara Niah
Part of Niah National
Park (see page 242),
this fascinating museum showcases the way of life of the people living in the Niah Caves area 40,000 years ago. It also exhibits locally made artefacts tracing the
development of the oil and gas industries in Malaysia, with many interactive exhibits. It is located on Canada Hill, with excellent views of Miri and the surrounding area, next to Oil Well No. 1. Known as the “Grand Old Lady”, this historic well was the first to strike oil in Sarawak in 1910. T (085) 438 516
Open: Mon-Fri, 9am~4.30pm Sat-Sun, 10am~4pm
Closed: During Public Holidays
BARAM REGIONAL MUSEUM
Jalan Fort, Marudi
Housed in the historic wooden Fort Hose built in 1898 (see page 153).
T (085) 755 817
Open: Tue-Sun, 9am~4pm Closed: Monday & Public Holidays
LIMBANG REGIONAL MUSEUM
Jalan Kubu, Limbang
This carefully restored wooden building, dating from 1897, was formerly Fort Limbang (see page 153).
T (085) 211 277
Open: Tue-Sun, 9am~5pm Closed: Monday & Public Holidays
The Limbang Regional Museum showcases the colourful cultures and traditions of the peoples of Northeast Sarawak.
development of local culture from prehistoric times to the present day. T (082) 244 232
Open: Mon-Fri, 9am~4.30pm Sat-Sun, 10am~4pm Closed: During Public Holidays
PETROLEUM MUSEUM Jalan Canada Hill
This museum traces the history and