Research on Sultan Abu Bakar Royal Museum

The museum occupies the Istana Besar (Grand Palace) which was specially commissioned in 1864 by the Father of Modern Johor, Sultan Abu Bakar. Completed in 1866, the Grand Palace incorporated some of the Sultan's creative ideas in its architecture.

In the early 1990s, Johor's present ruler, His Majesty Sultan Iskandar, decided that members of the public should be given the opportunity to view the Royal Family's collection in a proper museum setting. His Majesty consented for the Grand Palace to be converted into a museum but concurrently it still serves the traditional royal and state ceremonial functions. Sultan Iskandar officially declared the museum open on May 11, 1990.

Housed within the museum are vast arrays of treasures, works of art, antiquities and furniture belonging to the Royal Family. The picture gallery features past and present rulers of the Sultanate and their consorts. There is also a large collection of their personal memorabilia, an impressive array of Orders, Decorations and Medals in the gallery.

Other rooms within the Grand Palace display silverware, crystalware, gold and silver jewelry, priceless vases, furniture, traditional Malay weapons, the State Regalia, a numismatic collection, silver trophies and other family treasures within their natural setting.

Although the building look simple with some formal Islamic style but it give us a sense of clean , peace and most importantly , a sense of surprise when u r inside the building... there is quite a lot things too see and explore in this johor royal museum ... but it could be quite boring is you know got totally no knowledge about simple johor history in the "precolonise" era... Myself think it is probably the best place to visit at around Johor ...

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Reflection on the Sultan Abu Bakar Royal Museum

The first place we visited after entering Malaysia was the Sultan Abu Bakar Royal Museum. We had to take off our shoes before we enter, I think it was because of religious purposes and also to prevent dirtying the museum. The museum stores all the collection of treasures and artefacts of the Royal Family and also shows the details of the rulers that had ruled Johor before. The treasures and artefacts look so elegant and expensive! No wonder it's said to be PRICELESS! Many of us were quite jealous when we saw that the Sultan was so rich! We learnt that the museum was officially open to the public on May 11, 1990 in conjunction with the celebration of Sultan Iskandar's birthday so that the public had the opportunity to view the Royal Family's collection in a proper museum setting. There were many rooms in the museum - the Sultan's room, the meeting room, the children's room, the cultery room, the hall, etc which have so many beautiful and shiny furniture and artefacts. When we saw the children's room, we actually did not know it was the children room, because the design was quite old, and there were no toys, etc which children likes to play, so we pitied the children there. One part of the museum showcases the bones of huge animals such as tigers. elephants, bears, etc which was hunted long ago. That made most of the girls scared at first, but it was interesting as we got used to it. It also looked like a jungle to some of us. Until now, the museum is still used for important meetings or important presentations, etc. Althought the building look simple with some formal Islamic style, it gave us a sense of clean, peace and most importantly, a sense of surprise when we were inside the building as there are quite a lot of things to see and explore in this royal museum. Me myself think that it is probably the best place the visit at around Johor!




We did not manage to take many photos, because taking photos was prohibited inside the museum...


Outside the museum:













This guard allowed us to take photo of him outside the museum:

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On 1st June, we went to Johor Bahru, Malaysia for an awesome trip. Little did we know, we had to overcome difficult challenges - waking up super early, staying awake on the bus to listen to tour guide, walking long distances, etc... HARD WORK, ISN'T IT?! However, as hardworking pupils, we overcame the challenges and completed the tasks.......... We came back and thought that victory was ours, until...... "You all have to share the journey you had!"

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