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| Established | 12 October 2004 |
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| Location | Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia |
| Coordinates | 6°11′29.2″N100°19′33.6″E / 6.191444°N 100.326000°E Coordinates: 6°11′29.2″N100°19′33.6″E / 6.191444°N 100.326000°E |
| Type | museum |
The Paddy Museum (Malay : Muzium Padi) is a museum in Alor Setar, Kota Setar, Kedah, Malaysia. [1]
The museum was constructed on a land belonged to the Malaysian Agricultural Development Authority at a cost of MYR24.7 million. [2] It was inaugurated and opened on 12 October 2004 by Kedah Sultan Abdul Halim. [3] [4]
The museum is a 3-story building with a total area of 12,000 m2. [5] It resembles bushels of harvested rice stalks decorated with rice motifs. [6] The murals on the museum wall was done by 60 artists from North Korea. [7]
The museum exhibits paddy cultivation process in Malaysia and the tools and equipment for the process over the past decades.
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