Penang Islamic Museum
5°24′56.4″N 100°20′09.4″E / 5.415667°N 100.335944°E / 5.415667; 100.335944
The Penang Islamic Museum (Malay: Muzium Islam Pulau Pinang) is a museum about Islam in George Town, Penang, Malaysia.
History
The museum is housed in a restored villa originally built in 1860 that was once the residence of a powerful Acehnese pepper merchant. Later it was used as a recycling depot for Penang's Indian Chettiar community. Restoration work was carried out in 1996 and it was awarded the Best Project award in 1999.[1]
Architecture
The museum building features mid 19th century Straits style.
Exhibitions
The museum exhibits the role and contributions of Malay leaders in the growth and spread of Islam in Penang and Malaysia. It also houses the details on key 19th and early 20th century public figures and their influence in Penang. Another collection is the 19th century furniture and a life-sized diorama of a dock scene, which depicts a maritime-oriented hajj.[2]
See also
- List of museums in Malaysia
- Islam in Malaysia
References
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- Egypt (Museum of Islamic Art, Museum of Islamic Ceramics)
- Libya (Islamic Museum of Tripoli, Red Castle Museum)
- Morocco (Dar Batha Museum, Majorelle Garden, Marrakech Museum)
- Tunisia (Bardo National Museum, Mahdia Museum, National Museum of Islamic Art)
- Denmark (David Collection)
- France (Arab World Institute, Louvre)
- Germany (Museum of Islamic Art)
- Greece (Benaki Museum)
- United Kingdom (British Museum, Burrell Collection, Khalili Collection of Islamic Art, Khalili Collection of Hajj and the Arts of Pilgrimage, Victoria and Albert Museum)
America
- Canada (Aga Khan Museum)
- United States (America's Islamic Heritage Museum, Harvard Art Museums, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Walters Art Museum, Shangri La (Doris Duke))
- Australia (Islamic Museum of Australia)
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