History and Ethnography Museum

History and Ethnography Museum
	Muzium Sejarah dan Ethnografi
Location	Melaka City, Melaka, Malaysia
Coordinates	2°11′38.6″N 102°14′56.3″E
Type	Museum

The History and Ethnography Museum (Malay: Muzium Sejarah dan Ethnografi) is a museum in Melaka City, Melaka, Malaysia.

History and Ethnography Museum exhibition hall

History

The museum is located inside the Stadthuys building, built during the Dutch Malacca administration period in 1886.[1]

Exhibitions

The historical section of the museum displays the history of Malacca from its establishment in 1400 until 1957, the year Malaya gained independence.

The ethnography section of the museum portrays the lifestyle and culture of various communities and sub-communities of Melaka including the Malays, the Chinese, the Indians, the Portuguese, the Baba and Nyonya, the Chetti and Chitty communities.

Other exhibits include items used in traditional wedding ceremonies, kitchen utensils, musical instruments and collections of ancient porcelain ware, weapons, stamps and ancient currencies.

Hours of operation

The museum is open every day from 9.00 a.m. to 5.30 p.m.[2]

References

"Virtual Museum Melaka". virtualmuseummelaka.com.
"History & Ethnography Museum". AmazingMelaka.com. Archived from the original on 2015-07-07. Retrieved 2015-06-16.

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[:0-1] "Virtual Museum Melaka". virtualmuseummelaka.com.

[2] "History & Ethnography Museum". AmazingMelaka.com. Archived from the original on 2015-07-07. Retrieved 2015-06-16.

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History and Ethnography Museum

History

Exhibitions

Hours of operation

See also

References