PADI MUSEUM

Museum Padi Kedah Darul Aman is situated at Gunung Keriang,8 km from the city of Alor Star.It was officially opened by KDYMM Tuanku Sultan Haji Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah,the Sultan of Kedah on 12th October, 2004 or equivalent to 27 Syaaban 1425.

The building which is structured after 'gemai padi'which looks like a bundle of paddy stalks consists of the main building and six other secondary buildings surrounding it.

The museum with the Gunung Keriang backdrop seems to be in the middle of lush greeneries if you were to visit during paddy planting period and it turns golden if you happen to be here during ripening stage.

The main objective of building this museum is to establish the foremost museum that exhibits materials and items related to paddy that include the culture, recearch and develop ment as well as the extension of paddy technology.

The museum covers an area of 12,000 square metres 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 widness the traditional equipments used paddy planting such 'anok', ;renggam', 'kepok' , 'tenggiling' and others.

For those who like to experience new things, they can learn how to separate paddy grains from the stalk through 'membanting' or de-husking the paddy grain by pounding or simply called 'menumbuk' at this level.

For the fish lovers you can observe the equipments that nearly extinct used in catching fish such as 'sepila', 'tuar', 'bubu' and 'tangkul'.Those equipments are used to catch the fishes in the paddy field such as 'sepat', 'puyu', 'keli' and other fresh water fishes.

For those who like to have pitures can do so by standing beside 'orang-orang' i.e. Mannequin that is made to scare away the pests of paddy such as birds, or you can simply wear the clothes of paddy planter for remembrance.

LEVEL 2

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

There is a drawing here which uses the technique of crystals spray that will captive you and your creativity.

For those who wish to deepen their knowledge on methods of paddy planting you can always view a documentary which is being screened everyday.

From this level 2 the visitors can view the daily activities of the paddy planters such as pulling out the seedling, replacement, fertilisting and harvesting.





LEVEL 3

By climbing 59 steps, visitors can reach the peak of Gunung Keriang. From here visitors 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 the land preparation up to harvesting in the from of mural and landscap. The mural is 8 metres high and the length is 103 metres and it is the biggest and the most beautiful mural in Malaysia.

The observatory at this level can accommodate 40 people at a time and is situated on a revolving platform.

SOUVENIR SHOP

Various types of 't'- shirts, stationeries, handicrafts that are related to paddy are available as souvenir.

Or you can just choose the varieties of snacks the traditional Kedah biscuits and tidbits such as 'karas', 'sagon', 'emping', 'kuih loyang' etc.That definitely are produced by the people of Kedah themselves.

The visit to this museum will not be complete if you do not buy the salted fresh water fish to bring home for the family to savour.

All above are available at very reasonable and affordable prices.

VISITING HOUR

Daily

Saturday - Thursday

10.00 am - 6.00 pm

Friday

10.00 am - 12.30 pm

2.30 pm - 6.00 pm

Admission

Adult - RM3.00 Per person

Children - RM1.00 Per person

Group From School - RM1.00 Per person

Camera - RM2.00 Per item

Tel : 04 - 7331162

Fax : 04 - 7305100

Muzium Padi : 04 - 7351315

Email : muziumkd@tm.net.my

The first of its kind in Malaysia