Paddy Museum
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| Established | 12 October 2004 |
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| Location | Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia |
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| Type | museum |
The Paddy Museum (Malay: Muzium Padi) is a museum in Alor Setar, Kota Setar, Kedah, Malaysia.[1]
History
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The museum was constructed on a land belonged to the Malaysian Agricultural Development Authority at a cost of MYR24.7 million.[2] It was inaugurated and opened on 12 October 2004 by Kedah Sultan Abdul Halim.[3][4]
Architecture
[edit | edit source]The museum is a 3-story building with a total area of 12,000 m2.[5] It resembles bushels of harvested rice stalks decorated with rice motifs.[6] The murals on the museum wall was done by 60 artists from North Korea.[7]
Exhibitions
[edit | edit source]The museum exhibits paddy cultivation process in Malaysia and the tools and equipment for the process over the past decades.
See also
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