This absorbing museum focuses on the traditional lifestyle and artisanship of Brunei's ethnic groups, using re-creations of tribal villages from across the country.
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Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
Jame'Asr Hassanil Bolkiah Mosque
3.47 MILES
Built in 1992 to celebrate the 25th year of the current sultan's reign, Brunei's largest mosque dominates its surroundings. It's impossible to miss the…
Royal Regalia Museum
2.07 MILES
When called upon to present a gift to the sultan of Brunei, you must inevitably confront the question: what do you give a man who has everything? At this…
Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque
2.16 MILES
Named after the 28th Sultan of Brunei (the late father of the current sultan), Masjid Omar Ali Saifuddien is surrounded by an artificial lagoon that…
Kampong Ayer
1.79 MILES
Home to around 30,000 people, Kampong Ayer consists of 42 contiguous stilt villages built along both banks of the Sungai Brunei (Brunei River). A century…
Istana Nurul Iman
3.46 MILES
The sultan's official residence, the world's largest residential palace, is more than four times the size of the Palace of Versailles. It has 1788 rooms,…
Nearby Bandar Seri Begawan attractions
1. Brunei Darussalam Maritime Museum
0.14 MILES
The skeleton of a 15th-century Chinese sailing ship, lined with ceramic vessels, greets you as you step into the main hall inside this gleaming building…
2. Brunei Museum
0.15 MILES
Brunei's interesting national museum has an Islamic art gallery, exhibits depicting Brunei's role in Southeast Asian history from the arrival of the…
3. Taman Arkeologi Kota Batu
0.2 MILES
This often overlooked site preserves the ruins of ancient Kota Batu, the capital of Brunei from the 14th to the 17th century. Among the excavations are…
4. Kampong Ayer Cultural & Tourism Gallery
1.73 MILES
A good place to start a visit to Kampong Ayer – and get acquainted with Brunei's pre-oil boom culture – is this interesting museum and cultural centre,…
5. Tamu Kianggeh
1.78 MILES
The covered market set amid canals to the east of the waterfront is a lively place in the mornings, when locals gather to buy ingredients – strange and…
6. Kampong Ayer
1.79 MILES
Home to around 30,000 people, Kampong Ayer consists of 42 contiguous stilt villages built along both banks of the Sungai Brunei (Brunei River). A century…
7. Teng Yun Chinese Temple
1.85 MILES
Colourful Teng Yun, built in the 1960s, is the oldest Chinese temple in BSB, and its interior is filled with gilded statues, joss smoke and hand-painted…
8. Galeri Seni
1.87 MILES
This waterfront building, constructed in the 1950s, houses the tourist office, plus a gallery space that opens periodically for temporary art exhibitions.