Paddy Museum

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

Paddy Museum
Muzium Padi
General information
TypeMuseum
LocationAlor Setar, Kota Setar, Kedah, Malaysia
Opening12 October 2004
CostMYR24.7 million
Technical details
Floor count3
Floor area12,000 m2

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. "Warisan pesawah di Muzium Padi". Utusan Online.
  2. "Muzium Padi pertama di dunia". Utusan Online. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-02-23.
  3. "Kedah Rice Museum (Muzium Padi Nasional), Gunung Keriang, Kedah, Malaysia".
  4. "Kedah Paddy Museum - Muzium Padi, Kedah, Malaysia".
  5. "Keunikan Muzium Padi Kedah". Utusan Online.
  6. "Kedah Paddy Museum".
  7. "The Paddy Museum - Tourism Malaysia".
  8. "Kedah Paddy Museum".

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