Sun Yat Sen Museum

The Sun Yat Sen Museum is a heritage townhouse museum at 120 Armenian Street in the George Town UNESCO World Heritage Site, Timur Laut District, Penang. Housed in a restored 1880s Straits townhouse where Sun Yat Sen held his historic 1910 Penang Conference, it preserves original interiors, photographs and exhibits documenting his activities in Penang and the local Chinese community's support for his movement.

Visitors can expect a small, restored two-storey Straits Chinese townhouse with timber floors, courtyards and period furniture. The interior displays photographs, documents, furniture and personal items related to Sun Yat Sen's stay in Penang in 1910, with guided tours explaining the building's architecture and history. The museum is located on Armenian Street surrounded by heritage shophouses, street art and cafes within walking distance of other George Town attractions.

The house was the Penang base of Sun Yat Sen in 1910 when he convened the Penang Conference to plan fundraising and support for his movement. The meeting is associated with preparations for the Huanghuagang Uprising of 1911. The building itself is an 1880s Straits townhouse that has been preserved to illustrate Penang's early 20th-century Chinese community history.

The museum illustrates the cultural heritage of Penang's Chinese community and George Town's role as a centre for overseas Chinese social and cultural activities in the early 20th century. Located within the George Town UNESCO World Heritage Site, it contributes to the area's living heritage streetscape along Armenian Street.