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Penang Museum
Penang Museum and Art Gallery
 Built
in 1982, the museum houses a fine collection of old photographs, maps, charts
and other historical relics. There are also Malay daggers (jeris), Chinese
furniture, embroidery and paintings of old Penang. The art gallery on the first
floor displays the works of local artists and is the venue for special
exhitions. Find the statue of Captain Francis Light on the grounds in front of
the buildings. This stature was removed by the Japanese during WWII but
retrieved and reerected, minus its sword, after the war.
An interesting section recounts the bloody nine days of rioting between
Chinese secret societies in 1867, attributed by bewildered British authorities
to a rambutan-throwing incident. Georgetown suffered a near civil war before the
administrators took a firm hand. The societies were heavily fined and the
proceeds used to build police stations which subsequently kept the peace.
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Admission: Freel
Opening Hours: 9.00 AM to 5.00 OM daily and 9.00 AM to 12.15 PM
& 2.45 PM to 5.00 PM on Fridays |
| Location: Lebuh Farquhar
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