Museum Samudera (Flor de La Mar)
Jln Merdeka, Bandar Hilir, 75000, Melaka, Melaka | Visit Website | 06-282 6526










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Introduction
Also known as the Maritime Museum, the museum was constructed as a replica of the Portuguese ship which sank in the coast of Malacca while on its way to Portugal. The museum houses exhibits, artifacts and documents from the golden era of Malacca.




What to Expect?


The replica is a staggering 34 meters in height and 8 meters in width. The main focus of the museum is the maritime history of Malacca and the golden ages of Malacca's Sultanate as the Emporium of the East. There are also paintings which displays how the Straits of Malacca was a strategic location for traders from both the east and the west stop by at Malacca/Melaka and conduct their businesses while waiting for the monsoon winds to change direction.



The museum has myriads of exhibits of articles such as porcelain, silk, textile and spices used by the seamen of the yesteryears and even come sunken treasures hauled from Diana, another shipwreck. Other than exhibits on the history of the Malaccan Maritime, the museum also showcases the different eras that Malacca has gone through starting from the Malacca Sultanate era to the Portuguese era, Dutch era and ending with the British era.



For ship fanatics, there are also a collection of different ship models that are on display at the museum. You will be able to learn more about the types of ships and their functions from the collection. You can also climb up to the upper deck of the ship to view the diorama of the captain cabin. Admission into the museum is RM3 per adult and RM1 per child.


It is open daily from 9am to 5.30pm. While you are here, do not waste the opportunity to visit the other museums in the area. If you go up the St Paul's Hill to get to the St Paul's Church, will you pass by two museums along the way. They are the Architecture Museum and the Stamp Museum. There is also the Islamic Museum of Malacca which is a tad further away from the Maritime Museum.


If you are done with absorbing all the history of Malacca and the delicious food at Jonker Street, you can head over to Dataran Pahlawan for some shopping. There are many shops in it and also some restaurants which serve good food.




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Address: Jln Merdeka, Bandar Hilir, 75000, Melaka, Melaka
06-282 6526
Everyday 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM
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The Godzilla Studios
3 weeks agoThis is one of the must-go locations in Malacca! The ship is large, and as a history lover, i love behind the history of the ship! The best time to admire the ship is during a nice breezy night (in my opinion) though, you cannot enter the ship because it's night. Good luck with parking too 😅
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Steve Standen
3 months agoAn engaging experience for the children. Lots of text to read, maybe too much for my 7 year old. The entrance fee includes two more museums and this makes it very good value for money. This is an interesting and cool (temp) way of spending a couple of hours.
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Awal Ibrahim
3 months agoShould be more creative in its display.. the only thing that is worth mentioning is the cool air-conditioning... when u enter the ship on a hot day..
One more thing to seriously improve is the low side wall of the open deck... kids can easily fall, awaiting tragedy to happen if the operator's do not take action. -
Simon Ski
3 months agoThe museum is split in 3 parts, one section in the ship, another section in the bordering building, lastly a section of recent marine military ships in a building across the street (hardly any visitors there). I like that they have put the museum here, and some of the things are quite interesting, but i dislike that 1) tourists priced differently to locals 2) there were two groups of children (20-30 each) that were super noisy and jumped around on exhibits 3) the quarters are not containing replica interior (e.g. captains quarter could have the interior of a captains quarter). Right now, just an empty room. This would have even increased the immersive experience!
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saha hombre
a year agoMuch n many goodies u can grab here...
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