1st full day in KL, and my itinerary was to visit MinNature Museum for an hour or so since I got free complimentary ticket to it, and then head to LalaPort to see Team Lab and some window shopping. MinNature opens at 10am, or so it stated in their website. But true to the Malaysian spirit, it was not opened till around 1015am, which for me, was rather irritating ....
So in 2022 when I visited, the ticket cost around 20rm. In 2024, I just checked and it now cost 30rm! But hear me out, it is a place worth visiting as you will see from my entry, and the next few that follows. I totally love this place. I got a free ticket from a Subway event in Queensbay Mall Penang. I had to buy around 20rm worth of subway sandwiches to receive a goodie bag and a lucky draw. I got a subway-shaped bolster for the lucky draw and had to carry it around the mall..... Needless to say, I left the mall early instead of spending a whole day day as initially planned.... In the goodie bag, was a free ticket to this museum. And I kept it, thinking maybe I will visit KL one day and since it's FREEEEEE. But you might be happy to know, that I had such a wonderful time in the museum (ALONE TOO!) that I bought 20rm worth of stickers from their souvenir shops as a sign of support. Do note that this is something I RARELY do!
The museum is situated at level 1 of Sungai Wang. But at the ground level, you can see a glass exhibit of a miniature setup of olden days Sungai Wang. I thought that was pretty cool. Heck, I thought the whole museum was pretty cool (except for their punctuality).
It was a rather small museum divided into a few halls. I though I'll just browse through it and be done in an hour. Oh how wrong I was! I spend so much time here that I totally missed my limited Japanese lunch set in Lot10! Cause by the time I was done, it was almost 1pm! Luckily, I still managed to have THE most delicious lunch at the basement of iSetan!
Some of the major halls exhibit of the museum is the grand Kuala Lumpur famous sights. Above is of the Dataran Merdeka padang. Besides KL, they also did landscapes of (almost) all the states in Malaysia. I say almost cause I don't recall seeing places like Perlis....
There was also a section all the races in Malaysia, with detailed explanation of them. Above is just the main races. There was a further long row of other ethnic races in another glass display. MinNature is extremely detailed when it comes to their display! It is amazing how much they can fit into such a small museum. You have to take your time to appreciate the detail though. Hence the long hours spent here.
One of my favourite was of course the food display! Above is just a sample. I'll do a more detail post showing more photos of it later on. The display of food is a feast for the eyes, and makes one so hungry. But I think what was important was the way these display sometimes preserved a culture that is no longer in practise. It is sad, but some scenes are like from my memories and hard to find again in today's lifestyle....
I guess it's a rather nostalgic feel to it all. To see the old kitchen set up, or stalls, or shops. Some younger generation might not even be able to relate to them anymore. Misty eyes, that's what this museum made me felt. One minute misty eyes, one minute laughing hysterically. Luckily I was alone most of the time in the museum, lol.
Here's a display of dirty dishes and trash at a food place. See! I told you they were detailed! Up to the greasy plates and trash on the ground, and orange plastic bags that are all too familiar to one's life growing up in Malaysia :)
This is a privately run museum. And what they show here has so much details and passion that sometimes I wonder why can't the government help them out a bit. They are practically the guardian of our heritage. And there was so much love for the country and culture in just this little small museum. Misty eyes indeed.
But not everything about this museum is all series business. There is also a lot of puns. And ridiculously placed miniature characters being placed all over the place. You have to really spend a lot of time here to appreciate everything. I will do a post just on the fun side of this museum real soon! Just one recommendation when you visit this place, leave your adult brain behind. Be a child again when you enter, and you would have so much fun here! I promise! I know I did!
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