Kedah Paddy Museum

The Kedah Paddy Museum (Muzium Padi Kedah) is a specialized museum at Gunung Keriang in Alor Setar, Kota Setar District, Kedah, dedicated to the history, culture and technology of rice cultivation. Opened in 2004 as Malaysia's first paddy museum, it preserves Kedah's identity as the nation's rice bowl. The museum features exhibition halls, dioramas, traditional farming tools and a large 360-degree mural depicting paddy landscapes through seasonal changes.

Visitors can expect a three-storey museum building set against the limestone hill of Gunung Keriang surrounded by paddy fields. Inside are exhibition galleries with dioramas, artefacts, traditional paddy farming tools and informative displays on rice cultivation processes from planting to harvesting. The highlight is a large 360-degree revolving mural on the upper floor depicting the landscape of Gunung Keriang through the four seasons of paddy cultivation. Visitors can explore indoor galleries, view the mural from a rotating platform and enjoy views of surrounding paddy fields and the hill.

The museum was officially opened on 12 October 2004 by former Prime Minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. It was established by the Kedah State Government to honour the contributions of paddy farmers and to preserve and document the history and heritage of rice cultivation in Kedah, which has long been known as the Rice Bowl of Malaysia. It is recognised as the first paddy museum in Malaysia and the fourth in the world.

The museum celebrates the cultural importance of rice cultivation to Kedah and Malaysia, reflecting the state's identity as Jelapang Padi (Rice Bowl). It preserves traditional knowledge, customs and tools associated with paddy farming and educates visitors on the significance of rice in local livelihood, food security and community heritage.