Melaka Al-Quran Museum

The Melaka Al-Quran Museum (Malay: Muzium Al-quran Melaka) is a museum about Quran in Melaka City, Melaka, Malaysia. It is located next to the state mosque of Melaka.

Melaka Al-Quran Museum
Muzium Al-Quran Melaka


Established	10 January 2008
Location	Melaka City, Melaka, Malaysia
Coordinates	2°12′54.9″N 102°15′41.2″E
Type	Museum

Melaka Al-Quran Museum exhibition hall

History

The museum was developed with the cooperation between Restu Foundation and Melaka State Government.[1][2][3] It was opened to the public on 10 January 2008.[4]

Architecture

The museum consists of 12 main halls equipped with a museum shop.

Exhibitions

The museum exhibits various collections of the Quran, ranging from old manuscripts, special collections, arts etc.[1] It also displays the history of the spread of Islam from the divine revelation during Prophet Muhammad time and his close friends throughout the Middle East, Indochina and the rest of the Malay world.

References

"Melaka wujud Muzium al-Quran pertama di Malaysia" (in Malay). Utusan Online. 12 October 2006. Archived from the original on 11 April 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
"Melaka wujud Muzium al-Quran pertama di Malaysia" (PDF). Perdana Leadership Foundation (in Malay). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 April 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
"Muzium Al-Quran Melaka Jadi Pusat Pendidikan Al-Quran Di Rantau Ini", Berita Wilayah, 11 October 2006, retrieved 12 April 2017
"Melaka Al-Quran Museum". Islamic Tourism Centre of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 20 June 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017.

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Major collections of Islam-related materials

Africa

Egypt (Museum of Islamic Art, Museum of Islamic Ceramics)
Libya (Islamic Museum of Tripoli, Red Castle Museum)
Morocco (Majorelle Garden, Marrakech Museum)
Tunisia (Bardo National Museum, Mahdia Museum, National Museum of Islamic Art)

Asia

South	Afghanistan (Museum of Islamic Art) India (Ibn Sina Academy of Medieval Medicine and Sciences) Maldives (National Museum) Pakistan (Multan Museum, National Museum of Pakistan)
South East	Indonesia (Bayt Al Quran & Museum Istiqlal) Malaysia (Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia, Islamic Heritage Museum, Kelantan Islamic Museum, Malay and Islamic World Museum, Melaka Al-Quran Museum, Melaka Islamic Museum, Penang Islamic Museum, Sabah Islamic Civilisation Museum, Sabah Museum) Philippines (Aga Khan Museum of Islamic Arts) Singapore (Asian Civilisations Museum)
West	Bahrain (Beit Al Quran) Iran (Astan Quds Razavi Central Museum, Museum of the Islamic Era) Iraq (National Museum of Iraq, Sulaymaniyah Museum) Israel/Palestine (Islamic Museum, Museum for Islamic Art) Jordan (Prophet Mohammad Museum) Kuwait (Dar al Athar al Islamiyyah, Tareq Rajab Museum) Qatar (Museum of Islamic Art, National Museum of Qatar, Qatar National Museum) Saudi Arabia (Dar al-Madinah Museum, Mecca Museum) Syria (National Museum of Damascus, National Museum of Aleppo, Raqqa Museum) Turkey Bursa Museum of Turkish and Islamic Art, İstanbul Archaeology Museums, Istanbul Museum of the History of Science and Technology in Islam, Museum of Turkish Calligraphy Art, Sadberk Hanım Museum, Topkapi Museum, Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum) United Arab Emirates (Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization, Zayed National Museum)

Europe

Denmark (David Collection)
France (Arab World Institute, Louvre)
Germany (Islamic Art Museum)
Greece (Benaki Museum)
United Kingdom (British Museum, Burrell Collection, Khalili Collections, Victoria and Albert Museum)

North
America

Canada (Aga Khan Museum)
United States (America's Islamic Heritage Museum, Harvard Art Museums, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Walters Art Museum, Shangri La (Doris Duke))

Oceania

Australia (Islamic Museum of Australia)

Virtual

Museum with No Frontiers

Part of Islamic arts

Museums of Malaysia
Johor	Bugis Museum Figure Museum Johor Bahru Chinese Heritage Museum Kite Museum Kota Johor Lama Museum Kota Tinggi Museum KTM Museum Pineapple Museum Tanjung Balau Fishermen Museum
Kedah	Paddy Museum
Kelantan	Istana Batu Royal Museum Kelantan Islamic Museum Kelantan Museum
Kuala Lumpur	Islamic Arts Museum Maybank Numismatic Museum National History Museum National Museum National Textile Museum Royal Museum Royal Malaysian Police Museum Telekom Museum
Labuan	Chimney Museum Labuan Maritime Museum Labuan Museum
Melaka	Aborigines Museum Agricultural Museum Baba Nyonya Heritage Museum Beauty Museum Cheng Ho Cultural Museum Chitty Museum Democratic Government Museum Education Museum Governor's Museum History and Ethnography Museum Kite Museum Malay and Islamic World Museum Malaysia Architecture Museum Malaysia Prison Museum Malaysia Youth Museum Maritime Museum Melaka Al-Quran Museum Melaka Islamic Museum Melaka Literature Museum Melaka Stamp Museum Melaka Sultanate Palace Museum Melaka UMNO Museum People's Museum Royal Malaysian Customs Department Museum Royal Malaysian Navy Museum Straits Chinese Jewellery Museum Submarine Museum Toy Museum World's Bees Museum
Negeri Sembilan	Custom Museum Lukut Fort and Museum
Pahang	Sultan Abu Bakar Museum Time Tunnel
Penang	Batik Painting Museum Penang Camera Museum Penang Islamic Museum Penang State Museum and Art Gallery Sun Yat-sen Museum Penang
Perak	Beruas Museum Darul Ridzuan Museum Geological Museum Palong Tin Museum Perak Museum Perak Royal Museum Sitiawan Settlement Museum
Perlis	Kota Kayang Museum
Sabah	Keningau Heritage Museum Mat Sator Museum Pogunon Community Museum Sabah Islamic Civilisation Museum Sabah Museum Sandakan Heritage Museum Tun Sakaran Museum
Sarawak	Chinese History Museum Kuching Cat Museum Petroleum Museum Sarawak State Museum
Selangor	Orang Asli Museum Sultan Alam Shah Museum

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Melaka Al-Quran Museum

History

Architecture

Exhibitions

See also

References