Melaka is easily accessible by road. From Kuala Lumpur, you can take express buses to Melaka at Puduraya Bus Station. The two and half hour journey will cost you around RM7.90. This museum is situated at the Dutch Square in the heart of Melaka City where you can use either taxi (RM6), trishaw (RM20 per hour, RM6 for any one way trip) or town bus (No 17) to take you there from the bus stand.
The Stadhuys
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Melaka's Dutch legacy is very much alive in the distinctive red building called the Stadhuys, the administrative centre of successive governments but now a history museum."
This Stadhuys was once a centre of the Dutch administration in Melaka and housed the quarters of its governors and officers.
This massive red building was built between 1641 and 1660 on the ruins of a Portuguese fort, and is believed to be the oldest Dutch building in the East. It displays all the typical features of Dutch colonial architecture, including substantial solid doors and louvred windows. For over 300 years, from its completion until 1980, it was the administrative centre of successive governments.
In 1982, the Stadhuys was converted into a history museum. Exhibits trace Melaka's history, from the great Malay Sultanate and the Portuguese, Dutch and British invasions, to the present day.
"Tempat yang banyak menyimpan tentang sejarah negeri Melaka. Bangunan merah yang selalu menjadi perhatian." by Irwana Ameera
"MERAH....seolah berada ditempat yang lain.
Cuma gerai-gerai yg ada disekitar situ perlu meningkatkan kekemasan dan kebersihan" by moose
"one of the nearest places to get to from KL, spend a weekend night there exploring the historical places all about malacca, including the stadhuys" by elin
"Aku kalau g mahkota parade mesti lalu kat jalan ni....tapi x pernah pun singgah....teringin nak jejak kat sana,bila tah..." by INA
"Keunikan warna dan senibinanya senantiasa menjadi perhatian para pelancong yang datang ke negeri Melaka." by Fitri Alia
