- Address: Bangunan DBKU, Bukit Siol, Jalan Semariang, Petra Jaya, 93050 Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
- Phone: +60 82-446 688
- Official site: instafamous.biz
- Working hours: daily from 9:00 to 17:00
Tourists traveling in Malaysia are always impressed by the small town of Kuching . Most of the surprise is caused by the fact that local people fanatically worship cats. The abundance of all kinds of monuments to these fluffy creatures goes beyond the imaginable and unimaginable facets of the rational. And not for nothing "Kuching" in translation from Malaysian means "city of cats": sculptures to these representatives of the animal world you will see everywhere and everywhere. In 1993, a special cat museum was opened in the center of the city, which now has more than 2,000 exhibits from different cultures and eras.
What is interesting about this place?
The Cat Museum was located on the first floor of the city administration building. Surprise the visitors here starting from the doorstep, because the entrance to this fascinating world is a picture of a cat's head with an open mouth. From the first shelves of the museum hundreds of eyes are looking at tourists. Unbelievable, but there are no exhibits similar to each other. Expositions of the museum are replenished every month.
Several rooms of the museum are devoted to information about the rocks, habits, the main and secondary aspects of the life of cats. There is a huge hall, which contains thematic paintings of contemporary artists in Malaysia. In addition to paintings and statuettes, the museum presents photographs of different nations of the world with the image of cats, tattoos, posters with proverbs and funny signatures.
Cats in advertising, cats in music, cats in cinematography - there are a lot of porcelain and plaster, amusing and serious, awkward and agile, playing and resting cats. All of them, so different and sweet, will not leave indifferent any visitor. Having got acquainted with the museum expositions, guests can buy souvenirs for memory.
How to get to the museum?
It is more convenient to travel around the city of Kuching by taxi or in a rented car , because the nearest bus stop is Chin Lian Long Bus Station, which is only 8 km from the Cat Museum. It takes about an hour and a half to get there. By car or taxi on the route number 1002 trip will take no more than 10 minutes.