Paddy Museum Kedah Darul Aman

Following information is copied & summarized from a brochure;

Paddy Museum Kedah Darul Aman is situated at Gunung Keriang, 8km from the city of Alor Setar. It was officially opened on 12th October 2004. This building which is structured after 'gemai padi' which looks like a bundle of paddy stalks consists of the main building and six other secondary building surrounding it.

The main objective of building this museum is to establish the foremost museum that exhibits materials and item related to paddy that include the culture, research and development as well as the extension of paddy technology. The museum covers an area of 12,000 square meters and has three levels.

Level 1: At this level the visitors can have an insight into the history of paddy planting in Kedah, to observe the various varieties of paddy and to witness the traditional equipments used in paddy planting and also nearly extinct catching fish equipments.

Level 2: This level has six galleries. These galleries exhibit drawings that depict the agricultural activities starting from the olden days to now.


Level 3: By climbing 59 steps, visitors can reach the peak of Gunung Keriang. From here visitors can watch the panoramic view of the traditional village and lush paddy fields. Visitors will be definitely enthralled by the panoramic view of the process of paddy planting from land preparation up to harvesting in the form of mural and landscape. It is the biggest and the most beautiful mural in Malaysia.