Largest museum in Malaysia to open in Sarawak next year


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The new Sarawak Museum Complex, the largest in Malaysia and second largest in South-East Asia, will be open to the public next April. Photo: Filepic

The new Sarawak Museum Complex, the largest in Malaysia and second largest in South-East Asia will be opened in April next year, said State Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah.

He said the RM323mil museum complex was initially planned to be launched in December this year but was postponed due to the pandemic.

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