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Tour a historic traditional Malay house from the comfort of your home

Sunday, 11 Dec 2022

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A screenshot from Badan Warisan Malaysia's '360° Virtual Tour of Rumah Penghulu Abu Seman'.

Amid the high-rise buildings of Kuala Lumpur (1km walk from Bukit Bintang MRT station) is Rumah Penghulu Abu Seman, one of the oldest surviving traditional Malay houses built in stages between 1910 and the early 1930s.

Guided tours in person (around an hour in duration, RM10 donation) are still going on, but now there is also a virtual tour available.

The 360° Virtual Tour of Rumah Penghulu Abu Seman has two language options (English and Bahasa Malaysia) for the tour narration. Click on the white arrow to navigate around the house and move your cursor around to explore the 360° views.

For more information on selected display items, look for the "i" icon in red.

Presented by Badan Warisan Malaysia with funding from Yayasan Sime Darby, the virtual tour project began in early June this year and was completed early this month.

“We aim to engage with our potential future visitors - both local and international - by bringing part of the traditional Malay house’s vernacular architectural and cultural experience into the comfort of their home, digitally. The virtual tour will allow visitors to experience a self-guided tour of our Rumah Penghulu and access information on selected display items.

"With the official launch of this virtual tour, we hope to educate on items of architectural and cultural significance, the importance of a traditional Malay house as well as increase awareness and appreciation for Malaysian heritage,” Badan Warisan Malaysia says in a statement.

Rumah Penghulu Abu Seman was owned by the local headman of Mukim Bagan Samak in Bandar Baharu, Kedah. Originally located in Kampung Sungai Kechil, it was relocated and restored (1996-1997) by Badan Warisan Malaysia.

Today, the 100-year-old Rumah Penghulu is surrounded by a traditional herb and heritage garden which has over 50 species of trees and plants of environmental, cultural and historic interest.

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We conduct 2 tours a daily at 11am and 2pm . Each tour takes a maximum of 42 people, and we recommend booking online to avoid delays or disappointments.

Covering the reception hall, the famed courtyard and the museum exhibition on the second floor, the tour will take 45 minutes in total.

Please note that in order to guard the privacy of our hotel guests, only some parts of the mansion are accessible during the tour, but we do encourage guests to experience different facets of The Blue Mansion through staying with us, having a classic cocktail at the bar, enjoying a meal at our restaurant – Indigo, or refreshments at Cafe Mangga.

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Guests who purchase this tour need to have personal earphones and a smart phone. They will be directed to the SmartGuide tour app after purchase.

Covering the facade of the mansion, main lobby, courtyard, ground level and upstairs exhibitions, this tour can be done at your leisure, and even be listened to offsite.

If in-person, guests are able to enter the mansion daily from 11am-6pm with proof of purchase, at a maximum of 7 guests per hour.

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We conduct 2 tours a daily at 11am and 2pm . Each tour takes a maximum of 35 people, and we recommend booking online to avoid delays or disappointments.

Guests who purchase this tour need to have personal earphones and a smart phone . They will be directed to the SmartGuide tour app after purchase.

Covering the facade of the mansion, main lobby, courtyard, ground level and upstairs exhibitions, this tour can be done at your leisure, an even offsite.

If in-person, guests are able to enter the mansion daily from 11am-6pm with proof of purchase, at a maximum of 12 guests per day.

Tours are conducted in English, however, we also offer tours in Mandarin, Japanese and other languages with prior arrangement. Special tours can also be organized for private groups and organizations.

Please contact the concierge or email us at [email protected] for more information.

Guided Tours are available daily at 11:00am and 2:00pm Duration: 45 minutes.

Tours are available Monday – Sunday at 11:00am and 2:00pm Duration: 45 minutes.

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