 South of the city centre, not far from the airport, is Pekanbaru's
museum, housing historical remains from the region. The museum is built
in traditional Riau-Malay style. Next door to the museum is Taman Budaya
Riau, which comprises several traditional houses. The place is
designated as the centre of cultural activities. The museum known by the
name of Sang Nila Utama is a Malay traditional architectural model
building located at Jenderal Sudirman Street Pekanbaru, not far from
Sultan Syarif Kasim II airport. The museum, which is opened daily,
except on Sunday and holidays, is keeping various collection of objects
of art, history and culture from Riau area in general. Next to the
museum, there is also a building with nearly similar architectural
feature, i.e. Riau Cultural Park Building, which is appropriated as the
centre of various art and cultural activity.
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