Paddy Museum Explained

Paddy Museum
Native Name:	Muzium Padi
Native Name Lang:	ms
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Established:	12 October 2004
Location:	Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia
Type:	museum
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The Paddy Museum (ms|Muzium Padi) is a museum in Alor Setar, Kota Setar, Kedah, Malaysia.^[1]

History

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

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

The museum exhibits paddy cultivation process in Malaysia and the tools and equipment for the process over the past decades.

See also

• List of museums in Malaysia
• Agriculture in Malaysia

Notes and References

1. Web site: Muzium Padi pertama di dunia. Utusan Online. 2016-02-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304164755/http://ww1.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2000&dt=0216&pub=utusan_malaysia&sec=Rencana&pg=ot_01.htm. 2016-03-04. dead.
2. Web site: Kedah Rice Museum (Muzium Padi Nasional), Gunung Keriang, Kedah, Malaysia.
3. Web site: Kedah Paddy Museum - Muzium Padi, Kedah, Malaysia.
4. Web site: Muzium Padi. Portal Rasmi Lembaga Muzium Negeri Kedah Darul Aman. 18 November 2021. ms. Paddy Museum.
5. Web site: Kedah Paddy Museum.
6. News: Malaysia Traveller. 29 December 2018. Kedah Paddy Museum: Beautiful murals capture history of paddy. Free Malaysia Today. 18 November 2021.
7. Web site: Kedah Paddy Museum.