Losong Museum (State Museum), Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia
The State Museum located in Bukit Losong. Bukit Losong is about 6 km from Kuala Terengganu. The museum sprawls over 27 ha and is said to be the largest in Southeast Asia. This huge museum is gardened by the Terengganu River, therefore it is accessible by road or water and can be seen from the rooftop of some tall buildings in Kuala Terengganu city. The museum consists of 4 multi storey blocks and houses 10 galleries both indoor and outdoor ranging from some interesting nineteenth century Chinese wares with Islamic ideology, prehistoric tools from the Stone Age, ancient Islamic manuscripts carved on stone (batu bersurat) to herbs gardens in the outdoor exhibition area. If you are particularly interested with traditional boats, the outdoor fisheries museum is a good idea to open your eyes with all kind of boats in different shapes, carving and function. There are also several ancient palaces which have been moved from its original site to the museum compound. Or even the building itself is a traditional palatial Terangganu architecture.
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Location: Malaysia
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