Johor Bahru Chinese Heritage Museum

“Community museums are interesting as they tell stories that might not be given prominence in official histories of a country. The JB Chinese Heritage Museum is small but worth visiting, especially for the Chinese diaspora. Narrative panels with text and photos and a few artefacts explain how the Chinese came to Johor, how the community organised itself in the early days, the history under British colonialism through to post-independence, their economic activities and cultural life, and overall contribution to the development and landscape of Johor. All of great interest to this Singaporean as our histories are connected. Half an hour is sufficient time to cover the 3 floors of the museum. Small admission charge of RM6 per adult.”

“Very lovely and well maintained and organized museum worth visiting! We walked pass by on the New Year Eve and saw their small activities in front of the museum such as Chinese Tradition massage/music then meet the museum staff who invited us inside and told us the history! My family love this experiences and the people and all staff here are super nice, kind and helpful. Thank You for all knowledge and wonderful experiences!”

“I love history, and as usual, the museum usually provides more details about the history. This museum is not that big. Clean and comfy. When I visited its only about 3-5 tourists in the same room at the same time.”