Penang is having its first private museum that exhibits a collection of ceramics and porcelain found from ships that sank during the Song, Ming and Qing dynasty era.
The Penang State’s tourism and creative economy committee chairman Yeoh Soon Hin said the 300 artefacts exhibited in the Straits and Oriental Museum would tell the history, development and aesthetic values of the collection.
“This Straits and Oriental Museum is the first private museum in Penang approved and validated by the Penang State Museum Board under the Museum Board Enactment (Penang) 2020.”
“According to Part VI (Management of Museum activities) Section 30 (1) of the Museum Board Enactment (Penang) 2020, any person who wants to open any museum; carry out museum activities privately; or for commercial purposes; or use the name of the museum in the branding of its activities, must first obtain the approval and permission of the state authority.”
“The contents exhibited by the museum do not contradict the facts of Penang’s history and local history in general, and the explanation on the displayed caption is clear and informative,” he told Bernama at the launch of the Straits and Oriental Museum here yesterday.
The private museum is located at St. Jo’s building, Gurney Paragon.
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