GOVERNORS MUSEUM

This museum was once known as Seri Melaka where it was mainly use for the Dutch Governor official residence and office during the 17th century.  The building retains its stature as the Governor’s office and residence until 1996.  In September 1996, the Melaka Governor’s new official residence and office was completed near the Melaka Palace in Bukit Beruang.  This building was then vacated and soon after was gazetted as a historic building and was made the Governors Museum.

The act to turn the building into a Governors Museum was to commemorate the function of Governors (Yang di-Pertua Negeri) as the state highest ruler and also to signify how important this building is to Melaka.  This museum exhibits brief history of the Melaka Sultanate institution, the formation of Governors according to states and the Governors roles and institutions.  The Chief Ministers’ roles in governance were also highlighted as they too play important roles in developing Melaka into today’s present state. 

The main exhibits of this museum are on the past Melaka governors after Malaysia independence day.  The first governor was Tun Leong Yew Koh, follows by the second governor Tun Haji Abdul Malek bin Haji Yusuf, the third governor was Tun Haji Abdul Aziz bin Abdul Majid, the fourth governor was Tun Syed Zahiruddin bin Syed Hassan and the fifth governor was Tun Syed Ahmad Al-Haj bin Syed Mahmud Shahabudin.  The museum also exhibits their private collections while in office.

The museum retains part of the original interior features of this building.  Apart from that, the museum also displays all the governors efforts in developing Melaka, among others were their efforts in the industrial and agricultural sectors, tourism and administration development and religion affairs. 

Objectives:-

• To reflect on all the contributions and deeds committed by the Governors in generating the state developments and economics growth.  
• To provide information to the younger generations on the Governors Institutions.
• To realized the museum as the research and information dissemination centre of Melaka Governors.