Penang State Museum — Attraction in George Town

Great! It had many rooms compared to P. Ramlee house and museum. With five blocks, A B C D and E, two of them are used, B and C. In block B, we could see the culture of Penang in the big rooms, meanwhile in the other three small rooms upstairs, we could see the food, the founders and a map of Georgetown. In block C, we could see the history of Penang Free School. First, it was on Farquhar Street. It is now used as Penang State Museum and Art Gallery. Now, it's on Green Lane, near Union High School. Outside, there are sculptures from the museum on Farquhar Street as I just said just now. People say it is haunted because it used to be a navy hospital for both Japanese and British, but who cares? Entrance fee is cheap. Adults tickets is for RM1 while it is free for children. I hope I could visit this...

Only a small part of the museum seems to be open for the special exhibit on Japan. There is a little bit of information on Malaysians studying in Japan and partnering with Japanese companies but the exhibit is mostly just a few rooms dedicated to Japanese pop culture and consumer goods. There was not a single mention of the history between Japan and Malaysia, including its occupation, which is disappointing for a museum.

I also didn't see any information about the building itself, which is clearly quite old and has a history of its own. I hope they expand the exhibits and include more information because right now you can only spend about 30...

Entrance fee rm1 per person Every corner is nicely decorated. The museum is telling story about the different local ethnics, Francis Light and also Penang Free School. There is interactive design where u get to try on and touch and smell different rempah ratus. The demonstration of Penang Free School brings u back to the good old times of studying, and of course u can have awesome photoshoot session over there. A place that is worth ur...