Free museums in Miri
Quick answer
2 museums in Miri offer always-free standard admission, including Niah Archaeology Museum, Miri Petroleum Museum. Check each museum's rules and official website before visiting.
Visitor information last reviewed 22 October 2026. Check the official museum site for current details.
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Niah Archaeology Museum
The Niah Archaeology Museum is the Sarawak Museum Department's free site museum in Niah National Park, about 1.5 hours' drive from Miri, close to the UNESCO-listed Niah Caves. It introduces more than 40,000 years of human life in and around the caves before you walk to the Great Cave, where the 'Deep Skull' was found, and the Painted Cave.
✓ Free admission for all visitors
Always freeMiri Petroleum Museum
The Miri Petroleum Museum stands on Canada Hill (Bukit Tenaga) beside the Grand Old Lady, Sarawak's first oil well, which struck oil in 1910 and produced until 1972. Free to enter and run by the Sarawak Museum Department, it explains Malaysia's oil and gas industry with interactive displays, rig models and hilltop views of Miri.
✓ Free admission for all visitors
Which museums are free in Miri?
Niah Archaeology Museum, Miri Petroleum Museum — 2 museums in Miri with always-free standard admission. Special exhibitions may charge separately.
Are special exhibitions also free at Miri's free museums?
Usually not — always-free admission covers the permanent collection, while blockbuster temporary exhibitions typically require paid, often timed, tickets. Check the official site linked from each guide.