SHAH ALAM, Sept 14 — More than 100,000 visitors have toured the Sultan Alam Shah Museum since it reopened to the public in February, said state executive councillor for housing and culture Datuk Borhan Aman Shah.
This surpassed the target set by the Selangor Malay Customs and Heritage Corporation (Padat), proving that the museum’s upgrading works were successful.
“Last week, I presented a special award to the 100,000th visitor, who happened to be from Batu Pahat, Johor.
“It has only been six months since we reopened, and now we have already received over 100,000 visitors. I am confident this will further motivate Padat to organise special programmes,” he said.
Borhan was speaking to the press after officiating the annual Night at the Museum 2025 programme's closing ceremony at the Sultan Alam Shah Museum today, which involved 113 participants.
He also expected tourist arrivals at the museum to exceed 1,000 visitors daily in conjunction with the Malaysia Day public holiday and the school holiday season.
“During this one-week school holiday, we usually receive more than 1,000 visitors a day. This shows the museum plays a significant role for tourism and history enthusiasts,” Borhan said.
The Sultan Alam Shah Museum had been closed since 2019 to allow for upgrading works involving three galleries — the history gallery, the customs and culture gallery, and the natural history gallery.
It has also been given a fresh lease of life with new attractions like a 1960s-style food stall exhibition and a three-dimensional (3D) burial ground display, as well as the use of quick response (QR) code apps for visitor convenience.
Located in Section 14, the state’s main museum reopened on February 8 in conjunction with the Visit Selangor Year 2025 tourism campaign.
