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Hours Closed now Saturday9AM–5:30PMSunday9AM–5:30PMMonday9AM–5:30PMTuesday9AM–5:30PMWednesday9AM–5:30PMThursday9AM–5:30PMFriday9AM–5:30PM Similar Malacca Al‑Quran Museum, Malacca Stamp Museum, Gallery of Admiral Cheng Ho, Democratic Government Museum, Pulau Besar Museum | ||
The Education Museum (Malay: Muzium Pendidikan) is a museum in Malacca City, Malacca, Malaysia.
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History
The museum building was built in 1884 during British Malaya. In 1931, it housed the Malacca High School. Due to the growing number of student intake, the school had to be relocated to Chan Koon Cheng Street. The building then housed the Malacca Labour and Audit Department until 1978. After that, the department relocated to the Federal Building at Hang Tuah Street and the building was left vacant. In 2003, the building underwent renovation and the Malacca Museum Corporation proposed to the Malacca State Government to convert the building into the Museum of Education due to its historical past of housing the Malacca High School.
Architecture
The building design is a mix of British, Dutch, Moorish and Anglo-Chinese architecture styles. The windows are of Dutch design with no wind holes, using British materials and bricks and Indian double-layered roof and roof tiles
Exhibitions
The museum exhibits the historical development of the Malacca education system since Malacca Sultanate, British Malaya, Japanese occupation up to present time.
Opening time
The museum opens everyday from 9.00 a.m. to 5.30 p.m.