Heritage Village, Kota Kinabalu

First we will entered the Museum but as we all kno dat ther is no photography allowed inside the building, so I can just briefly tell wat we see, as we enter inside, first thing dat i saw was the huge skeleton of the big whale dat die (sory i din kno the proper words, maybe drown..hee) near the Gaya Island. It`s really big and huge.You guys must come and see it for urself.The building is situated on a hill its position intersecting with the Queen Elizabeth Hospital. The imposing museum is the largest museum of the many museums in the state. The building complex was built in 1985, consists of the Main Building, Centre for Science and Education, Cultural Village, Sabah Art Gallery and Museum of Islamic Civilization. Inside are a variety of places including galleries, dis galleries also show all the Unduk Ngadau pictures from past to present, also ther a lot of the cultural costumes display here. Ther a so many things dat we din kno about our culture, and we can learn dat all from here, lots of information dat we can gain here. Natural History, Pottery, Ethnography and Archaeology exhibits. Pottery, traditional weapons and costumes reflect the cultural diversity of this country and strengthen the trade relations between Sabah earlier with its neighbors in Southeast Asia and China. The museum also houses musical instruments, and ritual tools. Actually walking around inside dis museum is kind of scary and spooky, maybe becuz of the surrounding area dat is so quite.

Getting There

By bus number 13 (towards Penampang) whether from the bus station in front of City Hall or Wawasan Plaza in KK and inform the destination you wish to go to the bus driver. You have to walk a bit towards the top of the hill which houses the main building. Bus fare is RM 1.00.

By taxi, the fare charged is between RM12.00 to RM15.00 (including 4 passengers).

Opening Hours

Every day from 9.00 am to 5.00 pm.

Admission Fees

Citizens Malaysia RM2.00
Not Citizen Malaysia RM15.00
Heritage Village part:

In the museum there is also the Cultural Village/Heritage Village. You can enter and experience the diversity of traditional houses of various ethnic tribes of Sabah. Cultural activities were also held from time to time. Sabah State Museum is located at Jalan Bukit Istana Lama, Kota Kinabalu, 4 km or about 15 minutes drive from the city center. We manage to snap a lots of pic here but upload only a bit..hehe...will tell the story in each picture~Enjoy!

antique cars-dis car is park outside, actually ther a lot of its but we only manage to snap 3..dis is the first 1.

the reason to display dis cars is to show the evolution of car design from past until now.

 Mine pic wit the cars have some problem dat i din kno how to settle..will upload later..^^

haha..we can`t balance our body,hv to held her..i oso can ride dis bamboo..need a lot of practice i guess..

antique lamp in some of the houses..can`t remember which house.

can see and play wit dis tradisional instrument

a lots of things we can see here, the one im holding is use to catch a fish, and my fren is demonstrating the use of the wat we call " alat menumbuk padi" correct me if im wrong.im using my general knowledge.

view of some houses form outside.

some of the pretty landscape.

Lotud house, mostly at the Tuaran area.

i forgot the hats name...can someone refresh it for me.

some of the item dat we manage to find inside the house.

Bisaya House

Baby cradle, some creative idea.

The ponds nearby.

Rumah Bajau.

The Pelamin

Their kithen

kampung style window pane

Rumah Brunei

Lepa boat. This boat is used as an abode by a local community in the Semporna District.

My akung use to have dis exact type of clock.

The chinese belief dat by using round table, it`s can bond the relationship for each members of the family,meaning less fight.

Tanglung for CNY...or wedding..hee

Gilingan getah, for the rubber process.

Some info dat i manage to get from the web:

The Sabah Museum Heritage Village is situated within the Ethnobotanical Gardens in the Sabah Museum Complex. It was officiated by His Excellency the Head of State, on 15th. July 1990 in conjunction with the Sabah Museum 25th. anniversary celebration. Prior to 1st. January 1995, the Sabah Museum Heritage Village was known as The Sabah Museum Traditional Houses.The Heritage Village displays replicas of traditional houses which are made up of 11units of houses of the local communities from various areas in Sabah, as well as a Lepa boat.The village and the gardens are integrated to reflect the inter-relationship between man and his environment. The Ethnobotanical Gardens consist of plants from which are derived sources of food as well as ritual and building materials used by the local communities. The traditional houses display the beauty of traditional architecture which incorporates various cultural aspects of the ethnic groups of Sabah that can be appreciated by all generations as well as visitors to the State. Huts which are used for daily activities or feasts as well as for ritual ceremonies are also built in the village. The houses were built by the various relevant ethnic groups themselves to ensure quality and authenticity of each of these houses. They also reflect the skills of the local people in the past in utilising existing building materials from their environment.These houses are furnished with artefacts to create a true atmosphere. Occassionally, traditional music is played to enliven the village. 

Pictures from the web :

Bajau House (Rumah Sama)

Bisaya House (Walai Bisaya)

Brunei House

Chinese Farm House

Lotud House (Lamin Lotud)

Murut Longhouse ( Pahun Sinompipit)

Rungus Longhouse (Vinatang)

Suluk House

Iranun House

Hope u guys enjoy reading~ ;D