Malay Technology Museum
Muzium Teknologi Melayu
A folk museum on the banks of the Brunei River that uses full-scale reconstructions to display stilt houses over the water, fishing gear, boatbuilding, and traditional crafts.
The Malay Technology Museum is located on the Brunei River, below the Brunei Museum. It opened in 1988 and presents the “technology” of traditional Malay life in Brunei. Exhibits cover how stilt houses over the water are built and how they have changed, along with fishing tools, boatbuilding, blacksmithing, weaving, and gold and silver craftsmanship. There are also longhouses and farming tools of indigenous peoples on land, such as the Dusun and Murut. The galleries combine real objects with recreated scenes, which helps in understanding life in Kampong Ayer, so it is a good place to visit before or after seeing the water village. Visitors can also look out over the Brunei River and mangroves from outside the museum. Check with the Brunei Museums Department for opening hours and whether the museum is open as usual. It closes at midday on Fridays.
Opening hours
Per Brunei Museums Department announcements (closed Friday noon)
Nearby sights
- Brunei Museum
- Tamu Kianggeh
- Kampong Ayer
- Taman Haji Sir Muda Omar Ali Saifuddien
- Royal Regalia Museum
- Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Complex
- Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque
- Tasek Lama Recreational Park