Kota Johor Lama Museum

Kota Johor Lama Museum is a history museum located at the historic Kota Johor Lama site in Johor Lama, Kota Tinggi District, Johor. It is situated near the remains of the 16th-century fort that served as the capital of the Johor Sultanate. The museum displays archaeological artifacts, ceramics, weapons and dioramas illustrating the sultanate's history and the fort's Portuguese conflicts. It serves as an interpretive centre for the fort complex and the Johor River area.

Visitors can expect a small two-storey museum building set within the Kota Johor Lama historical complex near the Johor River. Inside are exhibition galleries with archaeological finds, ceramics, cannons, weapons, maps and dioramas explaining the Johor Sultanate era and the fort's history. Outside, visitors can walk to the nearby earthen fort ruins, defensive mounds and riverbank area. The setting is quiet and rural, surrounded by village and mangrove landscape.

Kota Johor Lama was established around 1540 as the capital of the Johor Sultanate after the fall of Malacca. The fortified settlement served as the administrative centre under Sultan Alauddin Riayat Shah II. It was attacked and destroyed by the Portuguese in 1587. Archaeological remains include earthen ramparts and artifacts. The museum, opened in 2007 and managed by Yayasan Warisan Johor, preserves and interprets this history.

The site is recognized as a significant heritage site for the Johor Sultanate and Malaysian history. It reflects early Johor Malay settlement, fortification techniques and riverine trade culture along Sungai Johor. The museum serves as an educational and cultural centre for local heritage.