Adityawarman Museum
Museum Adityawarman
The West Sumatra Provincial Museum, whose main building is a traditional Minangkabau buffalo-horn-roofed house. It displays textiles, wedding customs, and handicrafts.
The museum was built in 1977 and is named after Adityawarman, a 14th-century king of the Minangkabau. The main building is a traditional Rumah Gadang longhouse with a tall, pointed roof, with two rice barns in front. Exhibits include gold-thread brocade, wedding attire, an explanation of the matrilineal clan system, and ancient artifacts. Admission is a few thousand Indonesian rupiah. It is closed on Mondays. It is located in the city center, close to Padang Beach.
Opening hours
Tue–Sun 08:00–16:00
Nearby sights
- Pondok Chinatown & See Hin Kiong
- Siti Nurbaya Bridge
- Padang Beach
- Padang Old Town (Batang Arau)
- Gunung Padang
- Ganting Grand Mosque
- Grand Mosque of West Sumatra
- Malin Kundang Stone, Air Manis Beach