The Sarawak Museum reputed to be the best in the region, should not be missed by visitors to the City. The vast collection housed in the Museum reveals Sarawak's efforts in the preservation and conservation of the cultural heritage and natural history of Borneo.

The idea of creating a museum to hold Sarawak's relics was first mooted by Charles Brooke, the 2nd White Rajah of Sarawak. Later the man who influenced him to build a permanent museum was Alfred Russel Wallace, a naturalist w ... more