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Location Address and contact details: Lot 1350, Mukim 12, Daerah Barat Daya, Batu Maung, 11960 Penang. Telephone Number: +6 016-421 3606 / +6 04-626 5142.
Address: Penang War Museum, Jalan Batu Maung, 11960 Batu Maung, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia. ⏰ Opening Hours: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM Entrance Fee: Free
Penang War Museum. The Penang War Museum is a privately-run museum located on the hills above the fishing village of Batu Maung. The war museum is a monument to the mistake made by the British in thinking that the enemy would attack from the sea, and thus they constructed the bunkers and enforcement with cannons aimed to the sea.
Address: Penang War Museum, Jalan Batu Maung, 11960 Batu Maung, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia. ⏰ Opening Hours: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM Entrance Fee: Free
The Penang War Museum is reputed to be the largest war museum in South East Asia. Strategically located on top of the Batu Maung Hill on the south-east of the island, the Penang War Museum was initially a military fortress designed by the British in the 1930s.
Penang War Museum. Perched on top of the steep Bukit Batu Maung hill, this former British fort, built in the 1930s, was used as a prison and torture camp by the Japanese during WWII. Today, the crumbling buildings have been restored as a memorial to those dark days.
Address: Penang War Museum, Lot No. 1350, Mukim 12, Daerah Barat Daya, Batu Maung, 11960 Pulau Pinang, Malaysia. GPS: 5.281457, 100.288755
