Penang Travel

War Museum

History comes alive at the War Museum in Batu Maung. This 20 acre museum takes visitors on a journey to the past, during WWII, to observer the lifestyle of a typical British solder and his Asian counterparts. Built around the remnants of an old British fort, it contains several installations above and below ground where old ware relics are stored.

Visitors can weave through a complex to view barracks, old cookhouses, lock-ups, tunnels and ventilation shafts. The War Museum is the first of its kind in the country and the largest in Southeast Asia.

Opening hours: 9am to 6pm

Admission fee
Malaysian – RM15 Adult, RM7.50 Child
Foreigner – RM30 Adult, RM15 Child



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