The Stadthuys

The Dutch Red House is located in the center of Holland Square. It was built in 1650. It is said that it was originally a church, and was later changed to the city government. It is now the Malacca Museum, which houses historical relics from Malay, Portugal, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Play Guide Today, the museum in the Red House is actually divided into six museums, displaying different historical relics, so it is called "StadthuysMuseumsComplex", including the Museum of History and Ethnology (MuseumSejarahdanEtnografi), Art Museum (MuseumSastera), Education Museum (MuseumPendidikan) et al. Crossing the Malacca River Bridge to the east bank of the river, you will be greeted by a neat square with a red clock tower and a Victorian fountain. Like all fountains, there will always be tourists throwing into it. Coins to make a wish. The square is surrounded by red Dutch buildings. Facing the square is the old Red House, which is the oldest building preserved by the Dutch in the East. The Stadthuys have thick red brick walls, heavy hardwood doors, and wide stone steps in front of them. Museum Introduction The larger of the 6 museums is the History and Ethnology Museum. The main antiques are related to the past Malacca Dynasty. You can see a lot of exquisite china, turtle coins, introductions of Prime Ministers of Malaysia in various periods, models of the Dutch town of Malacca, and understand the wedding scenes of locals. Then you can visit the Educational Museum, which is much smaller in size, a miniature one. You can see the museum make miniatures of past classes. I saw the schoolbags, school shoes worn by the students at that time, and the telephones people used at that time. If you have enough time, you can also visit the art museum, which mainly exhibits many oil paintings, depicting the history and living conditions of the Malays. In addition, the Muslim Museum mainly introduces some religious history and culture about Muslims. The back door of the museum is behind the Christ Church. After the tour, you can go directly to the church to visit. In addition, there are small shops lined up along the street at the bottom of the red house, and handicrafts of the same color are richer in colors and styles. If you like, you can buy some as souvenirs.