Museum Sang Nila Utama

Museum Sang Nila Utama displays 4,298 artifacts across multiple exhibition halls, presenting traditional objects from the Riau-Malay region through systematic categorization.

The museum's construction started in 1975, with the first office building completed between 1979 and 1981, before receiving provincial museum status in 1991.

The collection includes traditional Malay wedding costumes, games, musical instruments, and contemporary artworks that represent the Riau-Malay cultural identity.

The museum occupies 16,930 square meters of land on Jalan Sudirman, adjacent to Gedung Taman Budaya Riau, which functions as an exhibition venue.

The museum contains ten specialized collection categories, including geology, biology, ethnography, archaeology, history, numismatics, heraldry, philology, ceramics, and technology.

Location: Pekanbaru City

Inception: February 19, 2013

GPS coordinates: 0.49423,101.45400

Latest update: March 3, 2025 14:09