#1 Museums in Malaysia · 2026
Borneo Cultures Museum
🌺🌺🌺 Legend / Must-Visit · 🏛️ Museums
Why go
Sarawak's grand new museum, a huge modern building that tells the stories of Borneo's many peoples through 8 galleries of artefacts, textiles and natural history. It is one of the largest museums in Southeast Asia and a must on any Kuching trip.
⭐ Don't miss: The Gallery of Many Voices and the longhouse and ritual displays
- Entry fee
- From RM5 to RM20 for Malaysian citizens; higher for foreigners (rates from 2022; confirm)
- Opening hours
- Mon-Fri 9am-4:45pm; Sat, Sun and public holidays 9:30am-4:30pm; last admission 4pm; closed on several public holidays (check before you go)
- Best time to go
- Weekday mornings
- Time needed
- 2.5-3 hours
- How to get there
- 10-minute walk from Kuching Waterfront; Grab and Kuching city buses; parking on site.
- Address
- Jalan Tun Abang Haji Openg, 93000 Kuching, Sarawak
- Area
- Jalan Tun Abang Haji Openg, Kuching, Sarawak
- Facilities
- 🚻 toilets♿ wheelchair access☕ cafe🅿️ paid parking👶 stroller friendly🧭 guided tours
- Muslim-friendly
- 🕌 Prayer room (surau) on site · 🍽️ Halal food nearby
Prayer room on site; halal food nearby at the waterfront. - Accessibility
- Fully step-free with lifts.
- Kids
- Interactive displays work well for school-age kids.
☪️ Halal status changes. For food, look for a valid JAKIM certificate (check at myehalal.halal.gov.my). Hotels and venues we have not verified are described as "pork-free", not halal.
- Closes on several public holidays; check calendar
Also nearby
Bako National Park (Telok Pandan Kecil)
🥾 Hiking Trails · Bako, Kuching, Sarawak
Rugged coastal trails with proboscis monkeys and cliff views.
Don't miss: Telok Pandan Kecil beach
Satok Weekend Market
🏮 Night Markets · Medan Niaga Satok, Kuching, Sarawak
A big Kuching weekend market with local produce, jungle ferns, handicrafts and Sarawak snacks, starting in the afternoon on Saturday and running into Sunday.
Don't miss: Midin ferns and Sarawak layer cake
Matang (Kubah) Waterfall
💦 Waterfalls · Matang, Kuching, Sarawak
A forested waterfall inside Kubah National Park, reached on a short trail with frogs, palms and ferns on the way. It's an easy nature outing from Kuching.
Don't miss: The cool pool at the base of the fall
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