Sabah Islamic Civilisation Museum
Muzium Tamadun Islam Sabah


Established	5 April 2002 (2002-04-05)
Location	Kota Kinabalu District, Sabah
Coordinates	5°57′48″N 116°04′26″E / 5.96333°N 116.07389°E / 5.96333; 116.07389
Type	museum
Owner	Sabah Museum

Sabah Islamic Civilisation Museum (Malay: Muzium Tamadun Islam Sabah) is a 2-storey museum building located at Menteri Street in Kota Kinabalu District of Sabah, Malaysia.^[1]

History

The museum opening is officiated by the 8th Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sabah, Sakaran Dandai on 5 April 2002.^[2]

Features

The museum exhibits the history of the spread of Islamic religion in Southeast Asia including the roots of its arrival into Sabah and Malaysia as a whole.^[1]^[3] The first ground floor featuring an Islamic World Gallery with ancient Islamic artefacts brought from Middle East countries such as Turkey, Egypt, Iran, Morocco and India. Apart from the Islamic World Gallery, a Borneo Gallery also features in the same floor where dozens of Islamic antique from Sabah and neighbouring Sarawak and Brunei being featured.^[4]

The museum building as seen from outside.
The building seen from the entrance gate.

References

External links

Buildings in the Kota Kinabalu metropolitan

Buildings in the Kota Kinabalu metropolitan
Administration	Kota Kinabalu City Hall Kota Kinabalu Court Complex Sabah International Convention Centre Sabah State Administrative Centre Sabah State Legislative Assembly Sabah Tourism Board Sabah Trade Centre Tun Mustapha Tower Wisma Innoprise Wisma Tun Fuad Stephens
Education	Universiti Malaysia Sabah
Healthcare	Queen Elizabeth Hospital Queen Elizabeth Hospital II Gleneagles Kota Kinabalu Hospital KPJ Sabah Specialist Hospital
Hotel and residence	Bay 21 Jesselton Hotel Sutera Harbour
Malls	1Borneo Hypermall Centre Point Sabah Imago KK Times Square Karamunsing Complex Suria Sabah Wisma Merdeka
Museum	Sabah Islamic Civilisation Museum Sabah Museum (headquarters)
Place of worship	Che Sui Khor Moral Uplifting Society Kota Kinabalu City Mosque Peak Nam Toong Temple Pu Tuo Si Temple Sacred Heart Cathedral Sabah State Mosque
Transportation	BRT Kota Kinabalu KK Sentral Kota Kinabalu International Airport
Mixed infrastructures	1Sulaman Aeropod Grand Merdeka Jesselton Quay Jesselton Residences Karambunai Integrated Resort City Kota Kinabalu City Waterfront Kota Kinabalu Convention City One Jesselton Waterfront PacifiCity Plaza Shell Petronas Office Tower Tanjung Aru Eco Development
Others	Jesselton Freemason Hall Sabah Hakka Complex Sabah State Library (headquarters) Tanjung Aru Library
italics indicated the project is under construction.

Islamic museums

Africa

Egypt (Museum of Islamic Art, Museum of Islamic Ceramics)
Libya (Islamic Museum of Tripoli, Red Castle Museum)
Morocco (Dar Batha Museum, Majorelle Garden, Marrakech Museum)
Tunisia (Bardo National Museum, Mahdia Museum, National Museum of Islamic Art)

Asia

South	Afghanistan (Museum of Islamic Art) India (Ibn Sina Academy of Medieval Medicine and Sciences) Maldives (National Museum) Pakistan (Multan Museum, National Museum of Pakistan)
South East	Malaysia (Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia, Islamic Heritage Museum, Kelantan Islamic Museum, Malay and Islamic World Museum, Malacca Al-Quran Museum, Malacca Islamic Museum, Penang Islamic Museum, Sabah Islamic Civilisation Museum, Sabah Museum) Philippines (Aga Khan Museum of Islamic Arts) Singapore (Asian Civilisations Museum)
West	Bahrain (Beit Al Quran) Iran (Astan Quds Razavi Central Museum, Museum of the Islamic Era) Iraq (National Museum of Iraq, Sulaymaniyah Museum) Israel/Palestine (Islamic Museum, Museum for Islamic Art) Jordan (Prophet Mohammad Museum) Kuwait (Dar al Athar al Islamiyyah, Tareq Rajab Museum) Qatar (Museum of Islamic Art, National Museum of Qatar) Syria (National Museum of Damascus, National Museum of Aleppo, Raqqa Museum) Turkey Bursa Museum of Turkish and Islamic Art, İstanbul Archaeology Museums, Istanbul Museum of the History of Science and Technology in Islam, Museum of Turkish Calligraphy Art, Sadberk Hanım Museum, Topkapi Palace Museum, Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum) United Arab Emirates (Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization, Zayed National Museum)

Europe

Denmark (David Collection)
France (Arab World Institute, Louvre)
Germany (Museum of Islamic Art)
Greece (Benaki Museum)
United Kingdom (British Museum, Burrell Collection, Khalili Collection of Islamic Art, Khalili Collection of Hajj and the Arts of Pilgrimage, Victoria and Albert Museum)

North
America

Canada (Aga Khan Museum)
United States (America's Islamic Heritage Museum, Harvard Art Museums, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Walters Art Museum, Shangri La (Doris Duke))

Oceania

Australia (Islamic Museum of Australia)

Virtual

Museum with No Frontiers

Part of Islamic arts

Museums in Malaysia

Museums in Malaysia
Johor	Bugis Museum Figure Museum Johor Bahru Chinese Heritage Museum Kite Museum Kota Johor Lama Museum Kota Tinggi Museum KTM Museum Pineapple Museum Tanjung Balau Fishermen Museum
Kedah	Paddy Museum
Kelantan	Istana Batu Royal Museum Kelantan Islamic Museum Kelantan Museum
Kuala Lumpur	Islamic Arts Museum Maybank Numismatic Museum National Art Gallery National History Museum National Museum National Textile Museum Royal Museum Royal Malaysian Police Museum Telekom Museum
Labuan	Chimney Museum Labuan Maritime Museum Labuan Museum
Malacca	Aborigines Museum Agricultural Museum Baba Nyonya Heritage Museum Beauty Museum Cheng Ho Cultural Museum Chitty Museum Democratic Government Museum Education Museum Governor's Museum History and Ethnography Museum Kite Museum Malacca Al-Quran Museum Malacca Bee Gallery Malacca Islamic Museum Malacca Literature Museum Malacca Stamp Museum Malacca Sultanate Palace Museum Malacca UMNO Museum Malay and Islamic World Museum Malaysia Architecture Museum Malaysia Prison Museum Malaysia Youth Museum Maritime Museum People's Museum Royal Malaysian Customs Department Museum Royal Malaysian Navy Museum Straits Chinese Jewellery Museum Submarine Museum Toy Museum
Negeri Sembilan	Custom Museum Lukut Fort and Museum
Pahang	Sultan Abu Bakar Museum Time Tunnel
Penang	Penang Indian Heritage Museum Batik Painting Museum Penang Camera Museum Penang Islamic Museum Penang State Museum and Art Gallery Penang Toy Museum Sun Yat-sen Museum Penang
Perak	Beruas Museum Darul Ridzuan Museum Geological Museum Palong Tin Museum Perak Museum Perak Royal Museum Sitiawan Settlement Museum
Perlis	Kota Kayang Museum
Sabah	Keningau Heritage Museum Mat Sator Museum Pogunon Community Museum Sabah Islamic Civilisation Museum Sabah Museum Sandakan Heritage Museum Tun Sakaran Museum
Sarawak	Chinese History Museum Kuching Cat Museum Petroleum Museum Sarawak State Museum Textile Museum Sarawak Lau King Howe Hospital Memorial Museum
Selangor	Orang Asli Museum Petaling Jaya Museum Sultan Alam Shah Museum

Main public and private service skyscrapers and structures in Sabah

Administration buildings

Education

School	SMS Sabah Maktab Sabah
Universities	Universiti Malaysia Sabah UiTM Sabah

Energy and water resources

Babagon Dam
Sabah Oil and Gas Terminal
- Sabah–Sarawak Gas Pipeline
Tenom Pangi Dam

Health care

Hospitals

Government	Queen Elizabeth Hospital Queen Elizabeth Hospital II Duchess of Kent Hospital Keningau General Hospital Tawau Hospital Bukit Padang Mesra Hospital
Private	Damai Specialist Hospital Gleneagles Kota Kinabalu Hospital Jesselton Medical Centre KPJ Sabah Specialist Hospital Likas Specialist Hospital Rafflesia Specialist Centre

Public transportation

Airports	Kota Kinabalu (BKI) Kudat (KUD) Lahad Datu (LDU) Sandakan (SDK) Tawau (TWU)
Bus services	BRT Kota Kinabalu KK Sentral
Ferry terminals	Jesselton Point Menumbok Ferry Terminal Tawau Ferry Terminal
Rail networks	Tanjung Aru Station Papar Station Beaufort Station Tenom Station

Museums

Religious buildings

Chinese temples and pagodas	Che Sui Khor Moral Uplifting Society Fo Guang Shan Temple Peak Nam Toong Temple Pu Tuo Si Temple Puu Jih Shih Temple Sam Sing Kung Temple Tam Kung Temple
Churches	Sacred Heart Cathedral St. Michael's and All Angels Church St. Michael's Church
Gurdwara	Gurdwara Sahib
Hindu temple	Thirumurugan Temple
Mosques	Al-Kauthar Mosque Kota Kinabalu City Mosque Sabah State Mosque Sandakan District Mosque Sandakan Jamek Mosque