Muzium Tekstil Sarawak | |
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| Established | August 2000 |
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| Location | Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia |
| Coordinates | 1°33′30.8″N110°20′41.3″E / 1.558556°N 110.344806°E |
| Type | museum |
The Textile Museum Sarawak (Malay : Muzium Tekstil Sarawak) is a textile museum in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.
The museum building was originally built in 1907 as medical center. It was then later housed the Education Department of Sarawak State Government. In August 2000, it was eventually turned into the Textile Museum Sarawak. [1]
The museum is housed in a 3-story building with colonial British renaissance theme named the Pavilion Building. [2] The upper two floors house the permanent exhibition. [1]
The museum displays the textiles made by local communities in Sarawak, as well as traditional costumes and accessories. It also showcases the stages of textile manufacturing processes. [2] [3]
Sarawak is a state of Malaysia. The largest among the 13 states, with an area almost equal to that of Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak is located in northwest Borneo Island, and is bordered by the Malaysian state of Sabah to the northeast, Kalimantan to the south, and Brunei in the north. The capital city, Kuching, is the largest city in Sarawak, the economic centre of the state, and the seat of the Sarawak state government. Other cities and towns in Sarawak include Miri, Sibu, and Bintulu. As of the 2020 Malaysia census, the population of Sarawak was 2.453 million. Sarawak has an equatorial climate with tropical rainforests and abundant animal and plant species. It has several prominent cave systems at Gunung Mulu National Park. Rajang River is the longest river in Malaysia; Bakun Dam, one of the largest dams in Southeast Asia, is located on one of its tributaries, the Balui River. Mount Murud is the highest point in the state. Sarawak is the only state of Malaysia with a Christian majority.
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