Darul Ridzuan Museum

So the afternoon when I went to check out the snake girl (gadis ular), I naturally took photos of the museum. Isn’t it shameful that although I live in Ipoh, I have never visited the museum before? I never found the occasion to until the Beauty & the Hisss Exhibition.

Muzium Darul Ridzuan @ Ipoh, Perak

side view

As mentioned, this is Darul Ridzuan Museum, not to be confused with Perak Musuem, which is actually in Taiping. This one is along Jalan Panglima Bukit Gantang Wahab, just next to Pejabat Setiausaha Kerajaan Perak (SUK).

abandoned art gallery

museum garden

The building itself is a piece of “Perak history” as it was built in 1926 by a wealthy tin miner in Ipoh. Imagine, there are eight bed rooms upstairs and two bedrooms downstairs and on the adjacent building, there are four bedrooms for staff of the household. All in all, the buildings and garden occupy four acres of land. After all these years, the colonial style mansion is still well-preserved.

In 1950, the Perak State Government took over ownership of the building. It was only in 1992 that it opened its doors to the public as a museum. It was officially launched on 18th August that year by the Regent of Perak, DYTM Raja Dr. Nazrin Shah.

When I was there for a visit, the museum was hosting the snake exhibition, Beauty & the Hisss and I had to pay an entrance fee to enter the building. Ordinarily, admission is free but I believe that if there is no special event, things are a tad quiet inside, unless you are interested in forestry, nature and the history of tin mining in Perak. So you see, THIS is the reason I never visited Darul Ridzuan Museum all these while!

By the way, on ordinary days when there are no special events, the Museum will be open daily (including Saturday and Sunday) from 9.30am to 5pm, though it is closed on Friday from 12pm to 2.45pm. Once again, admission is free.

armoured cars

Darul Ridzuan Museum (Muzium Darul Ridzuan)
Address: No. 2020, Jalan Panglima Bukit Gantang Wahab, 30000 Ipoh, Perak.
Tel: 05-547 3885 / 3984
Fax: 05-253 1437
Email: admin@muziumperak.gov.my
Website: http://muziumperak.gov.my/darulridzuan/
GPS Coordinates: N 04 36.280′ E 101 4.655′

air raid shelter erected in 1941

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