Sarawak State Museum 砂拉越州博物馆

    Sarawak State Museum  砂拉越州博物馆

The Sarawak State Museum is the oldest museum in Borneo. It was established in 1888 and opened in 1891 in a purpose-built building in Kuching, Sarawak. Sponsored by Charles Brooke, the second White Rajah of Sarawak, the establishment of the museum was strongly encouraged by Alfred Russel Wallace.

The Sarawak Museum was built in 1891 and was extended to its present form in 1911. The building was especially built to permanently house and display local native arts and crafts and collections of local animals as mainly encouraged by the famous naturalist, Alfred Wallace, who was then collecting specimens in the state.

During the Japanese Occupation, the museum was put under the direction of a sympathetic Japanese Officer. As a result, the museum suffered very little damage and remarkably little looting.

Today, with carefully planned renovation and proper maintenance, this old building is used as the centre to exhibit collections on the natural history of Sarawak

Since its inception, the building has undergone several renovations and alterations. It is rectangular, 44’ × 160’ with walls and pillars of bricks and roof of belian and concrete. It has European architecture of imposing edifice in Queen Anne style(Victorian period). The galleries are lighted by dormer windows on the roof which thus allow a great area of wall space.

The ground floor of the museum holds the natural history collection and specimens of Sarawak fauna — reptiles, mammals, birds, etc., all expertly prepared and mounted for display. The west wing of the museum houses Shell exhibition — petroleum industries of Sarawak.

The first floor displays exhibits of ethnographic artifacts such as models of longhouses of the various ethnic groups in Sarawak, musical instruments, various kinds of fish and animal traps, handicrafts, models of boats and others. At the right wing of the building was full of priceless jug from big to small. Countless of jugs, plates, copper ware, jades and even precious stone were here before! Some traditional Tajaus, plates, jades with design like dragon from Ming, Ching, Han Dynasty were found here.

he Sarawak Museum Journal is the journal of the Sarawak Museum. It was first published in 1911, with John Moulton the inaugural editor, making it one of the oldest scientific journals of the South-East Asian region. Topics covered include the history, natural story and ethnology of the island of Borneo.

婆罗洲砂拉越州博物馆是最古老的博物馆。它成立于1888年，并于1891年开业，在砂拉越古晋一所专门建造的建筑。由沙捞越州的第二任拉惹查尔斯·布鲁克赞助，由阿尔弗雷德·罗素·华莱士大力鼓励建立的博物馆。

砂拉越博物馆建于1891年，并于1911年扩展到目前的形式。的建设，特别是建立永久收藏和展示当地的原生艺术，工艺品和收藏品的当地动物微星鼓励由著名的博物学家阿尔弗雷德·华莱士，然后采集标本的状态。

日治时期，博物馆下一名日本交感神经的方向。因此，博物馆遭受小损伤。

今天，这座老建筑的精心策划的更新和适当的保养，使用为中心，表现出的沙捞越的自然历史收藏

自成立以来，该建筑经过翻修和改建。它是长方形的，44'×160'购买和混凝土砖和屋顶的墙壁和柱子。它壮丽的大厦在安妮女王式维多利亚时期的欧式建筑。屋顶上的天窗照亮画廊，从而允许大面积的墙壁空间。第一楼博物馆，拥有的自然病史采集和标本的砂拉越动物 - 爬行动物，哺乳动物，鸟类等，所有专业安装的展示。

西翼的博物馆里，展览壳牌- 沙捞越的石油工业。

二楼的展品显示了砂拉越族群长屋的乐器，鱼类和动物的標本，工艺品，模型船和其他文物人种模型。在右翼的建设是无价的壶由大至小。无数的壶，盘，铜器，玉器，甚至是宝贵的石头在这里！的一些传统Tajaus，板，明，清，汉龙设计像玉在这里找到。

砂拉越博物的博物馆杂志。这是首次出版于1911年，约翰·莫尔顿的创始编辑器，使其成为东南亚地区最古老的科学期刊之一。覆盖主题包括历史，自然历史和婆罗洲岛的民族。