History
Kota Tinggi Museum is a museum
located in Kota Tinggi, Johor, Malaysia. It is placed in a building with an of
6, 480 square meters. It was built on was built on 14 April 1997 and was
completed on 11 June 1999. Museum Kota Tinggi was opened to the public on
August,30 2002 and inaugurated by D.Y.A.M. Tunku Ibrahim Ismail Ibni Sultan
Iskandar, Tunku Mahkota Johor (Johor Sultan at this time) on February 29, 2004
equal to 8 Muharram 1425 H in conjunction with Mahkota Johor Travel Program.
Kota Tinggi has been chosen as the
site of museum because of its historical importance as the throne of the old
Sultanate of Johor. Kota Tinggi Museum has become the center of all walks of
life visit, including tourists from within and outside the country to learn
about the history of Kota Tinggi, in according to a function as a repository and dissemination of
historical information. Kota Tinggi Museum highlights the history and
historical remains of the Kingdom of Johor Lama. Lembah Sungai Johor is a place
of continuity after the death of the Malacca Sultanate to Portugese in 1511. In
1529, Johor onset a central government in Pekan Tua (Pasir Raja) and followed
by Johor Lama in 1540 it mean that the malay civilization has been based in
Kota Tinggi more than 400 years.
In Lembah Sungai Johor, Tun Sri
Lanang, the malay famaous author was born and he is the earliest who producing
malay history, a great malay historiography. At first, Kota Tinggi Museum used
the name Kota Tinggi Historical Centre was built in 1997. The work of
construction was supervised by the Jabatan Kerja Raya (JKR) Kota Tinggi. On 11
June 1999 the building was perfectly prepared and submitted to the Department
of Museums and Antiquities. On 27 February 2001 the Department of Museums and Antiquities
Museum submit to Kota Tinggi Johor State Government and organized by Yayasan
Warisan Johor.