Sabah State Museum

Interesting place. The museum located in the main building is closed. The library has been moved about a 30-minute walk away. The train is visible and accessible inside as well; the sample village can be seen and walked through, though some houses are closed. The botanical garden is a tiny walk. The souvenir shop is open. There is no ticket — the whole area is free. Overall, I recommend visiting.

Sad to see the condition of the museum. A lot of tourists came but had to go because it's under renovation. I really hope they speed up the reconstruction and wish to come back to enjoy the beautiful culture of sabah.

Museum Sabah one of the best places to visit, but unfortunately it's not maintaint properly. Almost all we can see while we visit here. Here is the entire history of the state of Sabah, the culture and arts of the people found in Sabah.

Main building is closed. However: The souvenir shop is very interesting, lots of unique items you wouldn’t find anywhere, take away something with you back home 👍 Vehicle and train exhibition is still open.

Most of the museum is closed, a small gallery on locomotion is open, as well as an outdoor area with traditional buildings. The traditional buildings were interesting, but very, very badly maintained. Holes in the floor, plants in the stairs, missing exhibits, broken stairs, dirty signs, trash everywhere. Looks like it hasn't been maintained in many years, and not cleaned in a long time. Lots of employees sitting around, so kind of weird how dilapidated it is. The main museum building is interesting, and worth a look, but is also badly maintained.

i had my school trip at this museum few days ago,it was fun especially the rumah panjang murut it have a traditional trampoline ❤️‍🩹✌

During my visit, the museum was having a major renovation and we were altered to the cultural village and the locomotive museum. Tbh, form the exterior of the museum, you can tell it lacks mantainence. The cultural village is a huge disappointment. Overgrown bushes, flies,mosquitos and giant lizard I'm genuine worried. The supposed 'tradition buildings', nothing to look at really. As for the locomotive museum, the highlight is a retired steam locomotive sitting inside. Aside from that, nothing much. Would be an awesome museum if more care were taken.

17/9/25 : We came here mainly for the Craft Exotica event, which was very interesting and gave us the chance to explore the traditional crafts of North Borneo’s ethnic groups. However, most of the highlights were focused on the Kadazandusun and Bajau communities. Suggestion: It would be great if the event could also feature other indigenous minority groups, so both local and international visitors can appreciate the diversity of Borneo’s rich heritage. The handicrafts sold were beautiful, but the prices seemed more targeted at foreign tourists rather than locals. Still, the cultural dance performances were a nice addition and very enjoyable. A little disappointment: the main museum building is still under renovation. Visitors could only access the old locomotive exhibition and the heritage village. Sadly, these areas also looked a bit neglected and could use better upkeep. Overall, it’s a meaningful event, but there is plenty of room for improvement in showcasing the full range of Sabah’s heritage.