This museum is good and big. The first section is about the history of the people and there culture. The next section about the history of the city. With separate halls for Portuguese, Dutch and Japanese ruling. Very informative with lots of information.

Was most interested in the Sultante period, but I got buried in the details. I'm not sure that the museum couldn't have done a better job of synthesis and summary -- especially for those of us who know next to nothing about the history. I...More

Really interesting museum showing life for the various ethnic groups in Melaka. Pretty unusual as everything is slanted towards the ethnic Malays in almost everything in Malaysia even though here are really significant non Malay groups such as the Chinese and Indians. When entering the...More

This is the best & most significant museum in Melaka. It covers every aspect of Melaka. Must visit once in our life

Melaka History and Ethnography Museum is situated in the 18th century town hall built by the Dutch in the Dutch Square. It was also used as an administrative centre by the British and from the 1950s by the Malaysians too until the 1970s. The museum...More

It astounded me how this building was older than anything in Australia. The history goes back before we were settled.

Fascinating museum , full of articles and insights on islam and the history of the introduction of Islam to Malaysia and its subsequent struggles. Sadly the building is in need of repair with several rooms wet fater recent rain storms