Paddy Museum

Paddy Museum
Muzium Padi
General information
Type Museum
Location Alor Setar, Kota Setar, Kedah, Malaysia
Opening 12 October 2004
Cost MYR24.7 million
Technical details
Floor count 3
Floor area 12,000 m2

The Paddy Museum (Malay: Muzium Padi) is a museum in Alor Setar, Kota Setar, Kedah, Malaysia.[1][2]

History

The museum was constructed on a land belonged to the Malaysian Agricultural Development Authority at a cost of MYR24.7 million.[3] It was inaugurated and opened on 12 October 2004 by Kedah Sultan Abdul Halim.[4][5]

Architecture

The museum is a 3-story building with a total area of 12,000 m2.[6] It resembles bushels of harvested rice stalks decorated with rice motifs.[7] The murals on the museum wall was done by 60 artists from North Korea.[8]

Exhibitions

The museum exhibits paddy cultivation process in Malaysia and the tools and equipment for the process over the past decades.

Opening time

The museum opens everyday from 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://ww1.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2011&dt=1020&sec=Utara&pg=wu_01.htm
  2. ↑ http://ww1.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2000&dt=0216&pub=utusan_malaysia&sec=Rencana&pg=ot_01.htm
  3. ↑ "Kedah Rice Museum (Muzium Padi Nasional), Gunung Keriang, Kedah, Malaysia".
  4. ↑ "Kedah Paddy Museum - Muzium Padi, Kedah, Malaysia".
  5. ↑ http://ww1.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2008&dt=0606&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Utara&pg=wu_01.htm
  6. ↑ "Kedah Paddy Museum".
  7. ↑ "The Paddy Museum - Tourism Malaysia".
  8. ↑ "Kedah Paddy Museum".

Coordinates: 6°11′29.2″N 100°19′33.6″E / 6.191444°N 100.326000°E / 6.191444; 100.326000

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