Demang Abdul Ghani Gallery
Rumah Penghulu Abdul Ghani
General information
Typegallery
LocationMerlimau, Jasin, Melaka, Malaysia
Coordinates2°08′27.4″N 102°25′29.2″E / 2.140944°N 102.424778°E / 2.140944; 102.424778
Completed1894
OpenedFebruary 2011
CostMYR33,000
Demang Abdul Ghani Gallery interior

The Demang Abdul Ghani Gallery (Malay: Rumah Penghulu Abdul Ghani) is a gallery about Demang Abdul Ghani, whose ancestor came from Palembang and his family.[1][2] The gallery building, sometimes called the Merlimau Palace, was the administrative centre of the village in the past and often used as a meeting place to discuss community affairs.[3][4][5][6][7]

History

The gallery building is a house, which was used as the It was built in 1894 by Abdul Ghani . Generations that had lived in the house were Abdul Majid in 1831–1834, Demang Abdul Ghani in 1834-1934 and Mat Natar in 1934–1978.[8][9]

In 2008, conservation work was carried out to the building. The gallery was finally opened in February 2011.

Architecture

The gallery is a traditional Malay house with the influence of Palembang, Champa and the Philippines.[8] High quality of wood was used to construct the house, namely Merbau, Cengal and teak. Chinese tiles are used for the roof. There are two water tanks to clean feet in front of the stairs with pumpkins and pineapple motifs. The house is rich with various patterns of carving of flora and fauna. The house has six main sections, which are the porch, veranda, main house, living room, bedroom, kitchen and loft.

Opening time

The gallery is opened everyday except Monday from 9 a.m. to 5.30 p.m.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Galeri Demang Abdul Ghani, Melaka". emily2u.com. 25 June 2013.
  2. ↑ Administrator. "Rumah Penghulu Abdul Ghani". heritage.gov.my. Archived from the original on 2015-07-07. Retrieved 2015-07-06.
  3. ↑ "Rumah Demang 'Raja Kecil'". Archived from the original on 2015-07-06. Retrieved 2015-07-06.
  4. ↑ "Kosmo! Online - Horizon". Archived from the original on 2015-07-10. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
  5. ↑ Sumarjan, Norzuwana; Mohd, Zahari Mohd Salehuddin; Mohd, Radzi Salleh; Zurinawati, Mohi; Mohd, Hanafiah Mohd Hafiz; Saiful, Bakhtiar Mohd Faeez; Artinah, Zainal; Bakhtiar, Saiful; Hafiz, Mohd; Hanafiah, Mohd (18 November 2013). Hospitality and Tourism. CRC Press. ISBN 9781315798233.
  6. ↑ http://ww1.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2009&dt=0317&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Dalam_Negeri&pg=dn_36.htm
  7. ↑ "Malay heritage houses still stand tall in Melaka | the Brunei Times". Archived from the original on 2015-07-23. Retrieved 2015-07-23.
  8. 1 2 "Rumah Demang Haji Abdul Ghani -". Thatsofarah Travel Journey.
  9. ↑ Truly Asia - Galeri Demang Abdul Ghani. YouTube. 21 October 2012.
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