Bugis Museum

Bugis Museum
Muzium Bugis

General information
Type	Museum
Location	Pontian District, Johor, Malaysia
Opening	1982

The Bugis Museum (Malay: Muzium Bugis) is a museum in Pontian District, Johor, Malaysia. The museum is about Bugis people in Malaysia.^[1]

History

The museum was originally established in 1982 as Bugis Heritage. On 26 July 1994, the Johor State Government supported the museum through Johor Heritage Foundation and declared the museum as the first Bugis museum in Malaysia.^[2] In October 2016, the Indonesian Governor of South Sulawesi Syahrul Yasin Limpo visited the museum and met with local Bugis people. He wished that relations among Bugis people from different countries could always be maintained.^[3]

Exhibitions

There are more than 2,000 artifacts displayed in the museum, ranging from weapons, clothes, old coins, jewellery, pictures etc.

Opening time

The museum opens everyday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. free of charge.

References

↑ "Muzium Bugis" (in Malay). Majlis Daerah Pontian. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
↑ Khalid, Khir. "Muzium Bugis: Arkib Khazanah Sejarah Johor Dan Malaysia" (in Malay). www.khirkhalid.com. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
↑ Nasrullah (8 October 2016). "Di Pontian, Gubernur SYL Terkesima Karena ini" (in Malay). inipasti.com. Retrieved 25 October 2016.

External links

Facebook - Muzium Bugis

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Coordinates: 1°25′40.9″N 103°24′42.5″E / 1.428028°N 103.411806°E / 1.428028; 103.411806

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