The Borneo Cultures Museum ( Malay : Muzium Budaya Borneo ) is a museum located in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. It is the largest museum in Malaysia and the second largest in Southeast Asia. The museum displays artifacts relating to the history and cultural heritage of Sarawak’s local people, as well as others on Borneo island.
4-598: The museum was under the Sarawak Museum Campus project which was a part of the Eleventh Malaysia Plan . The project was built on the demolished site of Dewan Tun Abdul Razak. Construction of the museum was given approval in 2014 and was handled by PPES Works (Sarawak) Sdn. Bhd.. In total, the museum costed RM323 million which was covered by the Sarawak state government. This number breaks down to RM308 million for
8-605: Is Malaysia's five-year development plan towards realising the goal of Vision 2020 . The preparation of the 11th Malaysia Plan is based on the National Development Strategy of Malaysia (MyNDS) which focuses on the development of people-based economy and capital-based economy with the implementation of high impact projects. The 11th Malaysia Plan was tabled at House of Representatives by Prime Minister of Malaysia Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak on 21 May 2015. 11MP has six cores: This Malaysia -related article
12-564: The construction and an additional RM15 million which was allocated for the digital facilities located within. The opening was originally planned to be in 2020 but was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was opened to the public on March 9, 2022. The architectural design takes inspiration from traditional craft motifs from Sarawak and the New Sarawak State Legislative Assembly Building located nearby. Inside,
16-456: The museum contains spaces for exhibitions as well as facilities like a conservation laboratory and storage space for museum collections. The exhibitions areas are located in the upper four floors and are separated into themes for each which are 'Love our Rivers’, ‘In Harmony with Nature’, ‘Time Changes’, and ‘Objects of Desire’. Eleventh Malaysia Plan The Eleventh Malaysia Plan (11MP) ( Malay : Rancangan Malaysia ke-11 ) 2016–2020
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