Kelantan Islamic Museum

The Kelantan Islamic Museum (Malay: Muzium Islam Kelantan) is a museum about Islam in Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia.

Kelantan Islamic Museum
Muzium Islam Kelantan


Established	11 November 1991
Location	Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia
Coordinates	6°07′53.9″N 102°14′09.4″E
Type	museum

History

Kelantan Islamic Council and Malay Costumes

The museum building used to be the official residence of Kelantan Chief Minister Hassan Mohd Salleh. The building also used to house the Kelantan Islamic Council and Malay Costumes from 1917 to 1990. The building was then renovated and turned into museum which was opened on 11 November 1991 by Kelantan Sultan Ismail Petra.[1]

Architecture

The 2-story museum building was built by wood and embedded with Islamic calligraphy of verses from the Quran. It has two stories where the lower floor houses the museum and the upper floor houses a library. The museum building resembles a mosque.[2][3]

Exhibitions

The museum exhibits the root of Islam in Kelantan from various artifacts and inscription documents it displays.

References

"Muzium Islam" [Islamic Museum]. Perbadanan Muzium Negeri Kelantan (in Malay). 10 April 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
"A Glimpse of Islamic History at the Islamic Museum Kelantan". Holiday Go Go Go. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
"Muzium Islam (Museum Islamic)". Visit Malaysia. Retrieved 1 November 2021.

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Islamic museums

Africa

Egypt (Museum of Islamic Art, Museum of Islamic Ceramics)
Libya (Islamic Museum of Tripoli, Red Castle Museum)
Morocco (Dar Batha Museum, Majorelle Garden, Marrakech Museum)
Tunisia (Bardo National Museum, Mahdia Museum, National Museum of Islamic Art)

Asia

South	Afghanistan (Museum of Islamic Art) India (Ibn Sina Academy of Medieval Medicine and Sciences) Maldives (National Museum) Pakistan (Multan Museum, National Museum of Pakistan)
South East	Malaysia (Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia, Islamic Heritage Museum, Kelantan Islamic Museum, Malay and Islamic World Museum, Malacca Al-Quran Museum, Malacca Islamic Museum, Penang Islamic Museum, Sabah Islamic Civilisation Museum, Sabah Museum) Philippines (Aga Khan Museum of Islamic Arts) Singapore (Asian Civilisations Museum)
West	Bahrain (Beit Al Quran) Iran (Astan Quds Razavi Central Museum, Museum of the Islamic Era) Iraq (National Museum of Iraq, Sulaymaniyah Museum) Israel/Palestine (Islamic Museum, Museum for Islamic Art) Jordan (Prophet Mohammad Museum) Kuwait (Dar al Athar al Islamiyyah, Tareq Rajab Museum) Qatar (Museum of Islamic Art, National Museum of Qatar) Syria (National Museum of Damascus, National Museum of Aleppo, Raqqa Museum) Turkey Bursa Museum of Turkish and Islamic Art, İstanbul Archaeology Museums, Istanbul Museum of the History of Science and Technology in Islam, Museum of Turkish Calligraphy Art, Sadberk Hanım Museum, Topkapi Palace Museum, Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum) United Arab Emirates (Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization, Zayed National Museum)

Europe

Denmark (David Collection)
France (Arab World Institute, Louvre)
Germany (Museum of Islamic Art)
Greece (Benaki Museum)
United Kingdom (British Museum, Burrell Collection, Khalili Collection of Islamic Art, Khalili Collection of Hajj and the Arts of Pilgrimage, Victoria and Albert Museum)

North
America

Canada (Aga Khan Museum)
United States (America's Islamic Heritage Museum, Harvard Art Museums, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Walters Art Museum, Shangri La (Doris Duke))

Oceania

Australia (Islamic Museum of Australia)

Virtual

Museum with No Frontiers

Part of Islamic arts

Museums in Malaysia
Johor	Bugis Museum Figure Museum Johor Bahru Chinese Heritage Museum Kite Museum Kota Johor Lama Museum Kota Tinggi Museum KTM Museum Pineapple Museum Tanjung Balau Fishermen Museum
Kedah	Paddy Museum
Kelantan	Istana Batu Royal Museum Kelantan Islamic Museum Kelantan Museum
Kuala Lumpur	Islamic Arts Museum Maybank Numismatic Museum National Art Gallery National History Museum National Museum National Textile Museum Royal Museum Royal Malaysian Police Museum Telekom Museum
Labuan	Chimney Museum Labuan Maritime Museum Labuan Museum
Malacca	Aborigines Museum Agricultural Museum Baba Nyonya Heritage Museum Beauty Museum Cheng Ho Cultural Museum Chitty Museum Democratic Government Museum Education Museum Governor's Museum History and Ethnography Museum Kite Museum Malacca Al-Quran Museum Malacca Bee Gallery Malacca Islamic Museum Malacca Literature Museum Malacca Stamp Museum Malacca Sultanate Palace Museum Malacca UMNO Museum Malay and Islamic World Museum Malaysia Architecture Museum Malaysia Prison Museum Malaysia Youth Museum Maritime Museum People's Museum Royal Malaysian Customs Department Museum Royal Malaysian Navy Museum Straits Chinese Jewellery Museum Submarine Museum Toy Museum
Negeri Sembilan	Custom Museum Lukut Fort and Museum
Pahang	Sultan Abu Bakar Museum Time Tunnel
Penang	Penang Indian Heritage Museum Batik Painting Museum Penang Camera Museum Penang Islamic Museum Penang State Museum and Art Gallery Penang Toy Museum Sun Yat-sen Museum Penang
Perak	Beruas Museum Darul Ridzuan Museum Geological Museum Palong Tin Museum Perak Museum Perak Royal Museum Sitiawan Settlement Museum
Perlis	Kota Kayang Museum
Sabah	Keningau Heritage Museum Mat Sator Museum Pogunon Community Museum Sabah Islamic Civilisation Museum Sabah Museum Sandakan Heritage Museum Tun Sakaran Museum
Sarawak	Chinese History Museum Kuching Cat Museum Petroleum Museum Sarawak State Museum Textile Museum Sarawak Lau King Howe Hospital Memorial Museum
Selangor	Orang Asli Museum Sultan Alam Shah Museum

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Kelantan Islamic Museum

History

Architecture

Exhibitions

See also

References