Muzium Warisan Melayu, Universiti Putra Malaysia — Attraction in Subang Jaya

I have been planning to visit this museum for a very long time after found out about it in the social media. Being in the house construction industry for decades, I really wanted to see an ancient Pahang house owned by Penghulu Ismail bin Khatib Bakar from Mukim Kelola in Jerantut because I'm going to be involved in a rakyat housing project in the same mukim soon. I visited last week on Thursday; the museum building looked abandoned and there was nobody around for me to ask. So I texted one of the museum staffs mentioned in the memo on the entrance door, and my message was responded immediately. Truly I appreciate the quick respond from the museum's staff because I didnt have to wait to get in. The entrance fee is RM2.00 and it took me about 15 minutes to complete the tour inside the museum on my own. Since I was left all alone inside the half dark museum, it's a little bit eerie and spooky so I decided to make a quick round up even though there are many interesting historical materials related to the ancient Malays to see and to learn. Visitors are not allowed to take photos inside the museum (I hope visitor will follow this rules because some camera lights can harm historical artifact) but you are free to take as much photos as you like around the historical houses outside the museum. Unfortunately during my visit, I was told that they didn't open the houses and I was allowed to look around from the outside. Again, it was eerily spooky visiting those old houses on my own LOL. It is a pity that I didnt get to see and acquire much information or historical or the old wives tales about all of those amazing ancient houses. It took me less than 30 minutes here and barely get enough knowledge and information about this place. I could only peek through the tiny opens or holes around the Penghulu's house to see the design and the rest, are left to my imagination. Most of the exhibition materials including the ancient houses they took from the original owners di kampung, are not really well taken care. But I get it; we have to understand, this museum is specifically for researchers and UPM's students, for them to study, and I am grateful that UPM is willing to share them with the public. I can say, well done UPM for taking the role in conserving ancient houses by collecting and exhibiting heritage artifacts, thus, educating the public about Malaysian history and cultural heritage. However, hopefully there are plans to do conservations and to address issues like humidity, pests, display conditions and potential disasters. Sayangnya kalau terbiar tanpa perancangan pemuliharaan dan penyelenggaraan yang betul agar generasi akan datang masih dapat menikmati keindahan...

Located at UPM and easy to reach from KL City Center. The environment is very good. Is a historical place to visit. This place is great for historical research purposes. Good place for Children Education in History, Educational. It was a good experience to see some types of Malay traditional houses here. Recommended if you want to see and learn Malay history/heritage. Please go with your friends and your family, you'll surely learn a lot of historical. Highly...

It was a good experience to see some types of Malay traditional houses here. The service was very good, we were welcomed by a very sof spoken young lady, she explained every thing in the museum, and lead the tour to see all the houses. You can actually step in in each houses to experience it. The houses were surprisingly very clean. And if I'm not mistaken, those houses were originally brought from where it belongs. Very...