More Amazing and Amusing Museums
By Dr Mustafa K Anuar
August 2017 FEATURE
Deeper experiences of Penang’s heritage are promised by its many museums. Penang Monthly visits some of them.Penang War Museum.There is a boom in privately owned and run museums in Penang. With themes ranging from the colonial to the downright quirky, their primary objective is to share histories and local cultures, attracting both selfie-loving locals and curious tourists.In the wake of George Town’s listing as a Unesco Heritage Site, interest in various aspects of Penang history has certainly escalated.Reminders of the...
Dr Mustafa K Anuar
was a Senior Fellow at Penang Institute who appreciates, among other things, history and heritage as they help him to understand the present. He now writes for an online newspaper.
