Perak State Museum

The Perak State Museum' is a museum located in Taiping, Perak, Malaysia. It is the oldest museum in Malaysia and highlights the history of the state.

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[http://en.nomao.com/178428.html Perak Museum, Taiping on the map.]

GPS coordinates N 4°51'38", E 100°44'42"

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This is not to be confused with The Perak Museum in Ipoh erected in 1926 by a rich and successful tin miner called Foo Choong Kit. The Perak Museum in Taiping is the first and oldest museum in Malaysia. It owes its establishment to the fund-raising efforts of Sir Hugh Low, third British Resident of Perak and Sir Frank Swettenham who was later the Governor of the Straits Settlements. The Perak Museum at Taiping was founded by Sir Hugh Low, the British Resident of Perak, in 1883. The museum was initially concerned with natural history particularly ethnography, zoology and geology, key areas of interest of its founder Sir Hugh, and botany an interest share by both Sir Hugh and its first curator Leonard Wray Jr., who was curator from 1883 to 1903. While construction of the museum began with renovations to the former government offices in 1883 the main building was only completed in 1886 due to lack of funds. In 1889 extensions to the front and back were added and in 1900 a two-storey extension.Nature and Nation: Forests and Development in Peninsular Malaysia By Kathirithamby-W, J. Kathirithamby-Wells, Claire Hall, Nordic Institute of Asian Studies Published by NUS Press, 2004; ISBN 997169302X, ISBN 9789971693022] [100 Resorts MALAYSIA: PLACES WITH A HEART By Dominique Grele Published by Asiatype, Inc., 2004; ISBN 971032103X, ISBN 9789710321032] [Illustrated Guide To The Federated Malay States, 1923] [Mines and Minerals of the British Empire; Being a Description of the Historical, Physical, & Industrial Features of the Principal Centres of Mineral Production in the British Dominions Beyond The Seas By Ralph S. G. Stokes Published by READ BOOKS, 1908; ISBN 1408628392, ISBN 9781408628393]

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External links

* [http://www.perak.gov.my/en/modules.php?name=Content&file=print&pid=94 Government of Perak | Perak Museum Taiping]