Kuching Cat Museum
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| native_name = Muzium Kucing Kuching
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| established = 1993
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| location = Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
| type = Art museum
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| collection_size = 4,000
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| owner = Kuching North City Hall (DBKU)
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The Kuching Cat Museum ({{langx|ms|Muzium Kucing Kuching}}) is a cat museum in Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. It was founded in 1993. It is owned by the Kuching North City Hall (DBKU).
History
File:Main entrance to Kuching Cat Museum.jpg
The idea of building a cat museum was mooted by Sarawak chief minister Abdul Taib Mahmud and his wife Laila Taib.{{cite web|url= http://www.dbku.sarawak.gov.my/modules/web/page.php?id=97&menu_id=0&sub_id=118|title= Cat museum - Introduction|date= 30 August 2014|website= Kuching North City Hall official website|publisher= Kuching North City Hall|access-date= 1 September 2014|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150418165715/http://www.dbku.sarawak.gov.my/modules/web/page.php?id=97&menu_id=0&sub_id=118|archive-date= 18 April 2015|url-status= dead}}
Collections
File:Cat Museum 002, Kuching, Malaysia.JPG
There are four galleries containing over 4,000 artefacts including paintings and memorials related to cats. Exhibits include a mummified cat from ancient Egypt, a gallery of feline-related advertising, and the five species of wild cats found in Borneo. These artefacts were acquired from National Museum in Kuala Lumpur and were displayed for the first time on 1 August 1988 at Dewan Tun Abdul Razak, Putra World Trade Centre. The collections were handed over to DBKU after the completion of DBKU headquarters in 1992.
Structure
File:Cat Museum 001, Kuching, Malaysia.JPG
The museum is currently housed on the bottom floor of the Kuching North City Hall, located in Petra Jaya, about 20 minutes away from the Kuching Waterfront. The museum covers an area of 1,035 square metres on Bukit Siol which is 60 metres above sea level. The museum is RM1.00 for entry, which also includes a DBKU Cat Museum keychain.
See also
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References
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External links
- [http://www.tourism.gov.my/en/my/web-page/places/states-of-malaysia/sarawak/cat-museum?page=/3 Tourism Malaysia - Cat Museum]
- [http://www.e-borneo.com/travel/articles/museum_of_meows.html Introduction about Kuching Cat Museum]
- [http://www.virtualmalaysia.com/destination/Cat%20Museum.html Events on Kuching Cat Museum]
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Category:Buildings and structures in Kuching
Category:1993 establishments in Malaysia
Category:Tourist attractions in Kuching
Category:Cats in popular culture
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