Royal Regalia Museum, Royal collection museum in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei.
The Royal Regalia Museum holds ceremonial objects, thrones, crowns, and military decorations that the Sultan of Brunei has received from about twenty different nations. The collection also includes state robes and regalia used for official occasions.
The building was originally constructed in 1971 as a Churchill Memorial, then converted into a museum during Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah's silver jubilee in 1992. This transformation marked a turning point in how the structure was used and understood by the public.
The dome's interior ribs carry thirteen sets of royal heraldic objects, among them the Ambal, Payung Ubur-Ubur, Tunggul Kawan and Dadap, passed down through Brunei's royalty. The main doors are modelled on the kalasak long blade, and the gallery doors show the kampilan sword and kelasak shield.
The museum stands in the centre of Bandar Seri Begawan, near the waterfront. Shoes are removed at the entrance, and bags and cameras are left at the counter. The galleries are arranged around a semicircular atrium, with the royal chariot on the ground floor and the Golden Jubilee exhibition upstairs.
The 1992 usongan diraja, the royal chariot used in Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah's silver jubilee procession, is among the gallery's most prized pieces. A second chariot on display carried the Sultan at his 1968 coronation and was used again during Queen Elizabeth II's 1972 visit to Brunei.
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