Penang War Museum

The Penang War Museum vividly depicts the saga of tragedy and distress that engulfed Malaysia during the Second World War. Penang along with the rest of Malaysia faced the torment of losing countless lives, tearing families apart, scarcity of food and the turmoil that ravaged the entire nation.

Penang War Museum recapitulates the war time stories for its visitors but all with a definite purpose. The War Museum was established with the very aim of supporting the study and tracing the history of modern war and making a sincere effort to evaluate and analyze the effect of war on human life and on the progress of a nation. Penang War Museum is located at the fort in Batu Maung hill and this fort was constructed in 1930 to protect the island of Penang from the enemy.

The fort provides an excellent ambience for the War Museum and to enhance the realistic ambience the museum authority is planning to arrange war games where opponent teams will be equipped with paint gun to shoot paint balls at their enemies while aiming to steal their flags. The construction of this fortress was done by The British Royal Engineers and local labourers. This complicated fort has all the features of a typical defence facilities with underground military tunnels and ammunition bunkers.

This 20 acres site is located on Batu Maung hill and you will be able to see the Straits of Melaka as well as the surrounding areas from here. The ammunition storage is located 9 metres underground with thick stonewall to enable it to withstand enemy's fire.

Contact Information

No Lot 1350 Mukim 12
Batu Maung Daerah Barat Daya
11960 Pulau Pinang

Tel: 04-626 5142

Visiting hours: 9.00 am to 7.00 pm daily (last entry at 6.30 pm) / Open 7 days a week

Admission: RM15 for adults and RM7.50 for kids (Price are subject to change)

Photography is strictly prohibited here.

Attractions in Penang