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Good spot to spend a couple of hours on a rainy afternoon. Interesting exhibits. You can buy a pass to 3 Brooke museums to save a bit....20mr each or 30 for three.
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Date of experience: February 2020
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christine b wrote a review Mar 2020
Fordingbridge, United Kingdom1,266 contributions161 helpful votes
I went over to the Fort & saw the Brooke Gallery. It was fairly interesting but nothing to rave about. It wouldn't be on my 'must see' things for Kuching.
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Date of experience: February 2020
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Response from BGallery, Deputy Museums Manager at The Brooke Gallery
Responded 8 Mar 2020
Dear christine b, Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback on your recent visit to one of our Museums, the Brooke Gallery at Fort Margherita. We regret that you had felt that way with regards to your visit to Fort Margherita. We are always open for suggestions from visitors on ways to improve the visiting experience. We hope to welcome you again at any of our Museums in the future. Thank you. Kind regards, Adams
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From the East end of the Kuching River walk, take the short boat ride to Tjg Kampung Boyan. (cost 1 ringgit). Follow the signs to Fort Margherita --Brooke Gallery. You will pass by the hanging gardens and approach the museum from the back side. Entrance is 20 ringgit. The museum is laid out on three floors and follows the history of the Brooke Family from their arrival in Sarawak through the cession to the English Crown. Fascinating artifacts with descriptions in both English and Malay. There is access to the roof top for a nice view of Kuching and the cannons of the fort.…
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Date of experience: January 2020
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Response from BGallery, Deputy Museums Manager at The Brooke Gallery
Responded 26 Jan 2020
Dear djanaka, Thank you for taking the time to submit your feedback and sharing your experience on your recent visit to the Brooke Gallery at Fort Margherita. We are glad that you had an enjoyable journey to the fort and had also found the exhibits fascinating. We look forward to welcome you again at any of our Museums. Thank you. Kind regards, Adams
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Good to spend quiet times at the museum. It’s cost a dollar for the boat ride to cross the river to Brooke gallery.
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Date of experience: January 2020
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Response from BGallery, Deputy Museums Manager at The Brooke Gallery
Responded 20 Jan 2020
Dear jenkoh11, Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback and experience on your recent visit to the Brooke Gallery at Fort Margherita. We are glad that you had enjoyed the time you spent here. We look forward to welcome you again to any of our museums in the future. Thank you. Kind regards, Adams
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We took the penambang across the river, walked up some steps at the end of the kampung and passed some abandoned buildings until we reached Fort Margherita. We paid RM30 per adult and RM15 per child to visit the Brooke Gallery. It was a very informative tour with many interesting exhibits and stories to give us a glimpse of what it was like during the reign of the White Rajahs. We went all the way to the top via a couple of narrow, spiral staircases to enjoy a bird's eye view of Kuching and the Sarawak River. Across the guest counter is the door to the courtyard which was fun to explore with its cannons and a disused telescope. We spent about an hour there.…
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Date of experience: December 2019
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Response from BGallery, Deputy Museums Manager at The Brooke Gallery
Responded 10 Jan 2020
Dear Ann T, Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback and experience on your recent visit to the Brooke Gallery at Fort Margherita. We are glad that you had enjoyed not only your time spent here, but the journey as well. It is our main aim to share the access to the fort as a historical site with visitors as well as the unique history and heritage Sarawak has. We look forward to welcome you again to any of our museums in the future. Thank you. Kind regards, Adams
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