Miri Handicraft Center
The Miri Handicraft Center is now a brand new modern building located in the heart of Miri City. This centre has been the heart of ethnic and cultural products of northern Sarawak since the 1990s and still continues to do so to this very day.
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Inside the craft centre |
Sliding automatic glass doors welcome visitors into the handicraft centre, and an information counter is the first thing you will see to your left.
As you walk in, the beautiful colours of the ethnic crafts and products will distract your attention, luring you deeper into the vendor section.
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One of the vendors at the craft centre |
The beauty of the Miri Handicraft Center is that all the products here are Sarawakian, which means that this is one of the rare places to get authentic native or ethnic products.
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This is the old Miri Handicraft Center |
The Old Miri Handicraft Center
- Woven Bags
- Beaded Jewelry
- Hand Carved Souvenirs
- Traditional Baskets
- Local Antiques
- Tree Bark Hats and Vest
- Batik Sarongs
- Local Sarawak T-Shirts
- Ladies Woven Clutch Bags
- Layered Cakes (Kek Lapis)
- Bario Salt in Cylinders
- Ethnic Weapons
- Woven Mats
- Pottery
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Penan woven bags are sold at the handicraft centre here. |
The above items are mainly done by the different ethnic groups of Sarawak. Some of them are made in the local villages and sent here, while others may be made on the spot, thereby the vendors. These local ethnic people from Sarawak consist of;
- Dayak
- Penan
- Kayan
- Kenyah
- Melanau
- Kelabit
- Lun Bawang
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Map to the Miri Handicraft Center |
Where is the Miri Handicraft Center?
There is ample parking available here for those driving, and you simply need to use Waze or Google Maps to get here.
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The new Miri Handicraft Center |
Other Facilities at Miri Handicraft Center
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Business hours at the craft centre in Miri |
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The Miri Handicraft Centre was officiated by Datuk Lee Kim Shin. |
Due to the year-long renovations, most of the original vendors were moved to a temporary handicraft centre at Jalan High Street in Miri.
And when the new handicraft centre re-opened, many came back, but some vendors preferred to stay back on High Street.
After you are done here, just take a walk over to Miri Container City for some food and drinks. This is one of the latest lifestyle, coffee and food places made entirely out of shipping containers.
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A giant Orang Ulu mural is seen on a billboard outside the craft centre. |
The Miri Handicraft Center is also the best place to find some unique Sarawakian souvenirs and the good thing here is that you can bargain a little from the locals when buying a lot from them.
I also wrote an article on things to do around Miri for anyone who wants more information. It generally covers the main tourist areas here and can be quickly done independently.
If you are spending a few days here and on the weekend, do check out Coco Cabana in Miri at the weekend, namely just before sunset, as this place is one of the trending lifestyle places in Miri.
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