Type Museum Owner Tan Ta Sen Floor area 5,110 m² Function Museum | Opening 2006 Opened 2006 Phone +60 6-283 1135 | |
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Address Muzium Budaya Cheng Ho 51 Lorong Hang Jebat 75200 Malacca Town, Malacca, 75200, Melaka, Melaka, Malaysia Hours Open today · 9AM–6PMSaturday9AM–6PMSunday9AM–6PMMonday9AM–6PMTuesday9AM–6PMWednesday9AM–6PMThursday9AM–6PMFriday9AM–6PM Similar Baba Nyonya Heritage, Stadthuys, Straits Chinese Jewellery, Queen Victoria's Fountain, Maritime Museum | ||
The Cheng Ho Cultural Museum (Malay: Muzium Budaya Cheng Ho; Chinese: 郑和文化馆) is a museum about Zheng He in Malacca City, Malacca, Malaysia. With a total floor area of 5,110 m2, Cheng Ho Cultural Museum is the largest museum in Malacca.
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History
The museum building is believed to sit at the original site of the warehouse complex Guan Chang, built by Zheng He around 600 years ago to temporarily store goods he acquired during his travels. The warehouse complex originally occupied 10 acres of lowland along the northern bank of Malacca River. Five Ming-era wells were unearthed during the museum's construction.
The museum was founded by Tan Ta Sen and opened in 2006. He is also the president of International Zheng He Society.
Exhibitions
The museum exhibits the life of Zheng He and his world voyage in his fleets. It displays his travel with big pictures of Chinese history. The museum can roughly be divided into several sections, which are:
The museum opens everyday from 9.00 a.m. to 06.00 p.m.
Architecture
The museum building is divided into three levels. It occupies 8 units of old shop houses and covers a total floor area of 5,110 m2. Some of the shops were built before 1786. A drum and a bell tower are located in front of the museum.