Keningau Heritage Museum

Museum located in the far east of Malaysia, it is dedicated to showing the history of Sabah, ranging from the communities that inhabit it in addition when it was incorporated into the rest of Malaysia.
Keningau Heritage Museum
Photo by CEphoto, Uwe Aranas (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Type: Ethnographic Museum
Country:
Malaysia

The Keningau Heritage Museum (Malay: Muzium Warisan Keningau) is an ethnographic museum located in the far east of Malaysia, it is dedicated to showing the history of Sabah, ranging from the communities that inhabit it in addition when it was incorporated into the rest of Malaysia.

History

The building where the museum is located was built by the Borneo Construction Company during the 1940s, it served as a rest house for certain rulers of Malaysia. The building where the museum is located was built by the Borneo Construction Company during the 1940s, it served as a rest house for certain rulers of Malaysia. In 2008, the building was renovated to become a museum.[1]

In 2018, "Batu Sumpah" was moved to the museum grounds, also known as "Oath Stone", it is a historical monument of the Malay Federation, in that event, religious leaders, also known as Bobohizan, from Kadazan and Dusun communities participated in the relocation event.[2] This historical monument is inscribed with the 1963 agreement for the protection of the ethnic peoples of Sabah upon joining the Malay Federation.[3]

Collections

The museum contains cultural and historical artifacts of the different ethnic groups of the State of Sabah.[4] In 2019, the department of the Sabah State Museum organized an exhibition at the museum about the native flora and fauna of the Malaysian state, including collections of medicinal plants.[5]

References

  1. Wayne, H. (2023-03-25). 10 Aktiviti & Tempat Menarik Di Keningau Melancong.my (in Malay)

  2. Historically Important ‘Batu Sumpah’ Gets A New Home in Keningau. (2018-09-10). Borneo Today.

  3. Gov’t will uphold principles inscribed on Keningau oath stone—DPM. (2018-09-17). Malaysiakini.

  4. Rich heritage of Tambunan, Keningau. (2022-02-17). Daily Express

  5. Pameran anjuran Muzium Sabah di Keningau 24 Sept. (2019-09-21). Daily Express (in Malay)

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