Indian Heritage Museum Penang in Butterworth

One of the BEST Museum in the world.

Museum has many interesting artefacts that you won’t often see, it is definitely worth a visit to currently the only Indian heritage museum in Malaysia.Listening to the stories shared by the museum owner, the artefacts come to life and offers you a glimpse into a different time and space. I truly enjoyed this visit, if you do come here do not hesitate to engage the friendly owner in casual conversation. You will definitely leave with new knowledge and insight.

Great place for bringing back our childhood memories

Great place to visit .. many indian antics things available here.. really satisfied & happy

Not only Indian heritage items but also old nostalgic of Malaya! Great hard work to preserve the items with care. Thank you so much🙏🏽☺️

A passage to my past. Very heart warming to see precious relics of Indian community that have been reserved so well. Some of the things A must go to place. Kudos to Ms Punita who explained so well about the collection. I can see their passion.

Google shown Open on weekend 10am to 4pm bt we went there its closed.

Came all the way from Selangor. The museum was closed. On Saturday around 12.15pm.Called the contact number and no one answer.

A must visit place to know about the Indian history in Penang. Located in the admin building of Penang Hindu Endowment Board with ample parking facilities.

Its a nice place to see and get to know the history of Indians in Malaysia.

Probably the only Indian museum in the country. Fruit of Mr Prakash & Madam Punita’s endeavour. A great service to the Indian/Tamil/Hindu community of Malaysia!We visited during the weekend, Madam Punita gave us a personal tour.No admission tickets required, donation box is available for contribution.

Wonderful collection. Nice and must to visit, if go to Penang.

The rich heritage of India, one of the world’s oldest civilizations, is an all-embracing confluence of religions, traditions and customs. The highlights of Indian heritage lie in the treasure of its art, architecture, classical dance, music, flora and fauna, and the innate secular philosophy of its people. A visit to the heritage sites is like a walk through history, changing lanes with every dynasty that ruled Indian soils. The finesse of Indian handiwork, the richness of silk and cotton textiles, the ethnicity of jewellery, everything has come down as a heritage from ancient times and is being kept alive generation after generation. Even food in India is a legacy and part of Indian heritage, differing in look and taste in every state of India.Awesome, immensely proud of our Indian heritage which has been preserved. 👍🇲🇾👍🙏Thanks to Mr. Mahalingam Sir.

had the opportunity to visit the Museum of Indian Heritage in Jalan Macalister, Georgetown, Penang, many historical materials of the existence of the Indian community are displayed here, very beneficial for the current generation. No fees are charged and there are staff who will serve our inquiries. Thank you to the state government

Alive ..... Full of LIFE

A hidden gem of Penang. Glad that we had a guide on duty on that day, and he is delighted to show us around. A good introduction on the history and life of the Tamil-Indian in Malaysia for the past 200-hundred years.

Very good place to visit..next to a restaurant..

The only Indian museum in the country

A bit pricey

Wonderful place! Must check out when in Penang!No admission fee and you can ask all the questions to the curator. Its their own collection!

Historical

Its good place with lots of things

Must visit by all Indians in Malaysia to look back their forefathers history.

Must visit place for all the Malaysian Hindians. They preserving all the Hindians historical information and material. The entrance fee is free.

Lovey place! Felt like a trip down memory lane. Brought back my childhood memories. Kudos to those who put forth this idea!

Nostalgic and best place to visit

Amazing Museum. All of the collections are a private collection. Lot of things displayed is arranged in a very neat way.

Going back to childhood. Full of memories about childs games and never cost us kids money. Simple games like 5stones can keep us out of mischieves. Curious though on Thayam. Someone shld get this game rolling. You may find this similar game on yr hp, but it is never the same thrill n fun interacting with other kids, malay, chinese or indians. A bit small room, cause many old items just line up in the cabinets. What I know Indian heritage history is more than what was abled to display there. Hope more photos can be added. I am a chinese but grew up eating apom, idli, tosai more than char koay teow or curry mee. And laksa, rojak is my favourite. All because my home is surrounded by malays on my right, n indians further down.

good places for young learners to know life of ur past generations

Traditional Indian items, taking you several decades back

Hidden heritage of Malaysian Indians. Highly recommended for everyone especially to those who loves history and culture.

Its still new and me personally have presented some antique for display

Must visit Tamizhan

Its a wonderful place to Indian Culture and heirlooms. Must visit. Thanks to Mr Prakash and Ms Punita to bringing this out. Thanks to PHEB to accommodate all this precious items.

Its a good start for more collections to be displayed. The collections reflect our indian culture. Its a small place but alot of rare collections.