Museum Sang Nila Utama, Heritage museum in Pekanbaru, Indonesia.

Museum Sang Nila Utama is a regional museum in Pekanbaru, the provincial capital of Riau, Indonesia, that holds thousands of objects from the Malay-Riau world. The collection covers archaeology, crafts, everyday objects, and natural history, spread across several exhibition halls.

The museum was established on 9 January 1991 as the Museum Negeri Provinsi Riau by decree of the Minister of Education and Culture, number 001/0/1991. After Law No. 22 of 1999 on Regional Government transferred certain powers, it became a regional museum under the Riau provincial culture office. On 13 October 1993 the head of the museum appointed several Riau cultural figures to give it the name Sang Nila Utama, by decree 227/109.09/MR/C-93.

The museum displays traditional Malay wedding garments and musical instruments that are still used in ceremonies today. Walking through the halls gives a concrete sense of how these objects fit into daily life and local celebrations.

The museum sits on Jalan Sudirman, one of Pekanbaru's main roads, right next to the Gedung Taman Budaya Riau cultural building where additional events sometimes take place. Because there are several halls to explore, it is worth setting aside a good amount of time for a visit.

The name was chosen only in 1993: the museum's head invited several Riau cultural figures to propose it, and Sang Nila Utama refers to a Srivijayan prince from Palembang who founded the Kingdom of Singapore in 1299. The building has two floors.