Malay and Islamic World Museum

Malay and Islamic World Museum
Malay and Islamic World Museum
	Muzium Dunia Melayu Dunia Islam
General information
Type	Museum
Location	Melaka City, Melaka, Malaysia
Opening	October 2012
Technical details
Floor count	2

The Malay and Islamic World Museum (Malay: Muzium Dunia Melayu Dunia Islam) is a museum in Melaka City, Melaka, Malaysia.[1][2]

History

The museum is housed in the Bastion House building which was built in 1910. The building used to house the British rubber company Dunlop until 1986.

Architecture

The building has the English architectural elements, which is the rectangular shape design with deep slanted roofs.[3]

Exhibitions

The museum displays the information of the spread of Islam in the world, important and historical Muslim figures, important Islamic buildings, artifacts, traditional dress etc.[4]

References

http://www.perzim.gov.my/ms/portfolio/the-malay-and-islamic-world-museum/
http://www.utusan.com.my/berita/nasional/keunikan-pameran-tamadun-muslim-di-melaka-1.61475
"Malay & Islamic World Museum". Virtual Museum Melaka.
"Malay and Islamic World Museum". goMelaka.

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[1] ttp://www.perzim.gov.my/ms/portfolio/the-malay-and-islamic-world-museum/

[2] ttp://www.utusan.com.my/berita/nasional/keunikan-pameran-tamadun-muslim-di-melaka-1.61475

[3] "Malay & Islamic World Museum". Virtual Museum Melaka.

[4] "Malay and Islamic World Museum". goMelaka.

Major collections of Islam-related materials
Asia	Afghanistan (Museum of Islamic Art) Bahrain (Beit Al Quran) India (Ibn Sina Academy of Medieval Medicine and Sciences) Indonesia (Bayt Al Quran & Museum Istiqlal) Iran (Astan Quds Razavi Central Museum, Museum of the Islamic Era) Iraq (National Museum of Iraq, Sulaymaniyah Museum) Israel/Palestine (Islamic Museum, The Museum for Islamic Art) Jordan (Prophet Mohammad Museum) Kuwait (Dar al Athar al Islamiyyah, Tareq Rajab Museum) Malaysia (Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia, Islamic Heritage Museum, Kelantan Islamic Museum, Malay and Islamic World Museum, Melaka Al-Quran Museum, Melaka Islamic Museum, Penang Islamic Museum, Sabah Islamic Civilisation Museum, Sabah Museum) Maldives (National Museum) Pakistan (Multan Museum, National Museum of Pakistan) Philippines (Aga Khan Museum of Islamic Arts) Qatar (Museum of Islamic Art, National Museum of Qatar, Qatar National Museum) Saudi Arabia (Dar al-Madinah Museum, Mecca Museum) Singapore (Asian Civilisations Museum) Syria (National Museum of Damascus, National Museum of Aleppo, Raqqa Museum) Turkey (Bursa Museum of Turkish and Islamic Art, İstanbul Archaeology Museums, Istanbul Museum of the History of Science and Technology in Islam, Museum of Turkish Calligraphy Art, Sadberk Hanım Museum, Topkapi Museum, Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum) United Arab Emirates (Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization, Zayed National Museum)
Africa	Egypt (Museum of Islamic Art, Museum of Islamic Ceramics) Libya (Islamic Museum of Tripoli, Red Castle Museum) Morocco (Majorelle Garden, Marrakech Museum) Tunisia (Bardo National Museum, Mahdia Museum, National Museum of Islamic Art)
Europe	Denmark (David Collection) France (Arab World Institute, Louvre) Germany (Islamic Art Museum) Greece (Benaki Museum) United Kingdom (British Museum, Burrell Collection, Khalili Collections, Victoria and Albert Museum)
Americas	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))
Oceania	Australia (Islamic Museum of Australia)
Others	Online (Museum with No Frontiers)
Part of Islamic arts

Colonial architecture of Malaysia
British	All Saints' Church All Souls' Church Atkinson Clock Tower Banana Island Lighthouse Batu Tinagat Lighthouse Church of the Assumption Church of the Immaculate Conception Church of the Risen Christ Coliseum Theatre Eastern & Oriental Hotel Fort Alice Fort Cornwallis Fort Cornwallis Lighthouse Fort Hose Fort Margherita Fort Sylvia Holy Spirit Cathedral Hotel Majestic Istana Besar Istana Bukit Serene Jesselton Freemason Hall Jesselton Hotel Jubilee Clock Tower Kellie's Castle Labuan Chimney Labuan Clock Tower Malacca Light Malay and Islamic World Museum Melalap railway station National Textile Museum One Fathom Bank Lighthouse Penang City Hall Penang High Court Penang Masonic Temple Penang State Assembly Building Penang Town Hall Sabah Tourism Board Sacred Heart Cathedral, Kota Kinabalu Sacred Heart Cathedral, Sibu Sarawak State Museum Seri Mutiara Seri Teratai St. Anne's Church St. George's Church St. John's Cathedral St. Mary's Cathedral St. Michael's Church, Penampang St. Michael's and All Angels Church, Sandakan Suffolk House Sultan Abu Bakar State Mosque Sultan Ibrahim Building The Astana Undan Island Lighthouse
Dutch	Bastion Middleburg Christ Church Dutch Fort Governor's Museum Malaysia Architecture Museum Proclamation of Independence Memorial Stadthuys St. John's Fort St. Peter's Church
French	Church of St. Francis Xavier
German	Kinarut Mansion
Japanese	Tawau Bell Tower
Portuguese	A Famosa Cape Rachado Lighthouse St. Paul's Church

Malay and Islamic World Museum

History

Architecture

Exhibitions

See also

References