Sarawak Museum

• The Sarawak State Museum is the oldest museum in Borneo.  
• It was established in 1888 and opened in 1891 in a purpose-built building in Kuching. 
• Sponsored by Charles Brooke, the second White Rajah of Sarawak, the establishment of the museum was strongly encouraged by Alfred Russel Wallace. 
• It was now called Ethnology Museum and houses various ethnic displays and historical items from Sarawak.