Negeri Sembilan State Museum

“When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.” — Paulo Coelho

(Minangkabau design museum)

Negeri Sembilan State Museum is located at the Crafts & Cultural Handicraft Complex along Jalan Sungai Ujong, Seremban within the vicinity of the State Mosque and Seremban Railway Station. The museum building was built using the Minangkabau architecture.

(Learning about Negeri Sembilan's history)

(Malay traditional clothings and weaponry)

(The migration of the aborigines)

(Replica of the megalith stones)

The building known as Teratak Pepatih Building was previously used as a location for the National Al-Quran Recitation Competition. Due to its Minangkabau architecture, it was renovated and officially declared as the new location of the state museum on 14 July 1986.

(The aborigine clans of Negeri Sembilan)

(The uprising against the Portuguese)

(The Bugis Community in the state)

Historical artifacts and handicrafts exhibit filled the upper and lower galleries. While it was raining heavily outside, we spent almost an hour in the Museum.

(Historical events in Bukit Putus)

(An old bicycle on display)

(The stairs leading to the upper galleries)

Within the compound of the museum there are two interesting historical houses, Istana Ampang Tinggi and Rumah Negeri Sembilan. A limited number of visitors are allowed to enter the houses at a time.

(The view of the Museum Complex compound)

(Replica of Megalithic Stones of Pengkalan Kempas) 

(Two historical houses in the compound)

Istana Ampang Tinggi was built during the reign of Yamtuan Udin, the fifth Yang Di-Pertuan Besar at Ampang Tinggi in Kuala Pilah. The palace was built using timber joinery technique. This cengal wood structure is over a century old.

(Istana Ampang Tinggi)

Negeri Sembilan House original name was "Rumah Undang". This house was built in 1898 at Kampung air Garam in the town of Mambau and used to be the house of Tengku Saiyed Ismail. It was relocated to the present premise in the 1980s and has since being accorded the historical building status by the State Government.

(Rumah Undang Negeri Sembilan)