There are several museums here split by a main road, access via a footbridge. Not overly impressed by the stuffed animals in the Natural History Museum. Some of the snakes looked to have been painted. Plenty of artifacts, boats religious idols and weapons to be seen. The 'new' museum was having its displays refurbished so only part of the top... More

At first glance this is a dusty and somewhat old fashioned collection of stuffed animals and local crafts. However, closer inspection of the crafts reveals their intricate nature. The new wing with Chinese and Islamic pottery and furniture, as well as colonial history and the Japanese invasion is also well worth your time.

Housed in two colonial era buildings. the Sarawak museum offers many treasures, giving insight into tribal life in Sarawak. A large section of the museum is dedicated to the native fauna with an extensive display of taxidermy wildlife. A visit should not be missed while in Kuching. The museum is centrally located and entrance is free.

Unfortunately two areas were being revamped so a large amount was off view. Could they not revamp one bit at a time? What was on view was very good.

If you are into museums, then Kuching is the place to visit. There are a number of museums one can visit and all are very interesting. There is the Sarawak Museum (old and new wings), the Textile Museum, the Islamic Museum, the Cat Museum, the Chinese History Museum, the Tun Jugah MUseum along with the Timber Museum and Heroes' Museum.... More

The main reason I did not rate this as Excellent is because it is currently undergoing renovation so a large portion of the top floor was closed off to visitors. This is the part that shared more information about the different Dayak people in Sarawak. However, the museum does have a large and interesting display of taxidermy animals on the... More

Sarawak Museum – Old Building The Sarawak Museum is spread over a few different buildings, so make sure you visit them all as they are all totally different. The first building we went into is called the Old Building and it was built in 1891 . It was built by Charles Brooke, the White Rajah of Sarawak, it was copied... More

4 seperate museums! Saving grace was they were all air conditioned. The main museum was 3/4 open - lots of sad stuffed animals! Some interesting exhibits but no real progression, all a bit muddled! Ok if you have a couple of hours to spare.

This museum have 2 building. Old wing and new wing. Worth visit and spend around 4-5 hours here. At new wing, you can learn Sarawak history as well as history for all Borneo local people history and traditional. At the old wing, more sample of traditional clothes and handicraft can be found. Feel free to buy some postcard there as... More