Johor Trip: Sultan Abu Bakar Royal Museum

Sultan Abu Bakar Royal Museum

The museum, which was the Sultan's former Palace, was offically opened on the

11th of May 1990.

In the Museum,there were rooms such as:
1. Chamber of the royal council
2. Royal dining room
3. Children room
4. State bedroom and dressing room of the Sultanah
5. The anteroom
6. The reception room
7. Banqueting room
8. Throne room
9. Miscellaneous collection and hunting room

The Children Room:
In the children room, there are a few beds for the Sultan’s children. As there were no modern facilities such as toilets in the past, vase-looking porcelain containers, big and small, were used as toilet bowls and “basins” (for spitting) respectively. Those containers were to be cleared the next morning.

The Banqueting room:
The Banqueting room was the largest room of all, with several seats for the Sultan and His wives on a slightly raised platform. In front of the raised platform are the tables and chairs for the Sultan’s guests.

The Throne room:
The Throne room was specially built for Sultan Abu Bakar in the late 19th century. It was huge compare to the other rooms. There was a mirror built on the wall at the back of the Throne room. Many seats located in front of the Throne that was placed on a slightly raised platform.

All the rooms were elaborately decorated and there were many furnitures in each room.

The miscellaneous and hunting room/ The Dewan:
In the room, items such as:
- Trophies
- Medals
- Animals that were killed by the Sultans
- Crests
- Flags
- Gifts from other countries
- Gifts presented by different departments in the government
- Personal collection of items
- Seals

Trophies and medals:
Sultan Abu Bakar and Sultan Ibrahim were both skilled horsemen and ardent sports lovers. This explains why there are numerous medals and trophies won by the both of them.

Animals:
Sultan Ibrahim was also game hunter. There are a few of the animals that have been shot by him still kept in the museum.

Quick Facts:
- The rhinoceros was shot on the 23rd July 1928
- Animals such as tigers, rhinoceros, elephants, alligators and seledangs were preserved and well kept in the museum till today.
- Ostrich eggs, elephant legs, horse legs, and horns of animals were made into gifts for the royal people
- Sultan Ibrahim loved to keep wild animals as pets. He had tigers, wild cats, lions, and bears etc. as pets. His favourite pet was the a leopard named Amir.

Gifts:

The Sultan received many unique gifts from other countries such as Chinese tea sets, dragon vases. Also he received pen holders with the ink jars probably made from crystal and the tray probably made of silver.

There were also Olympic torches, wooden clocks, royal batons, and royal umbrellas found in the museum.