Penang State Museum and Art Gallery

Not a large Museum, takes about an hour, but well worth a visit to understand the melting pot which Penang is. It explains, with exhibits the life of the Malaysians, Chinese and Indians, when they arrived and how they lived there lives, with info about how they dressed and married. On the upstairs floor it explains with plenty of exhibits about the East Indian Company and the how the British build up an infrastructure of roads, schools, hospitals and law courts which allowed Penang to flourish.

I have to admit, I did not have high expectations for the museum. I was mistaken; there are interesting items on display, amazing photographs, and so much to learn about the history of this wonderful island.

A maintained museum which we can everything about the past of this island. When founded by a trader Francis Leight, the organization of British, Indian East Company. From where the citizens came and their races. A history of tradition among them, also about Japan occupation in 1941

The Penang State Museum is a 2-storey building housing most artifacts from the from the era of the Sultanate to World War II where Penang was overan by the Japanese. This fully air-conditioned place has a few rooms dedicated to the nyonya-baba (straits born) culture - particularly the intricate embroideries of their clothes and slippers. There are also war memorials such as a underwater