Yes, Penang seems to love photography to host two camera museums! In the core zone of George Town World Heritage Site, this Camera Museum offers an elaborate walk-through via its two-storeys. Its entrance lobby is characterized by a dramatic camera artefact that makes for an excellent prop to click pictures with. A spiral staircase takes visitors to the main display area with a series of small rooms. The first room holds a wide collection of cameras, nicely stacked behind glass doors. A second one, titled Obscure Room, is dedicated to explain image-forming principles. Yet another room is a replica of a dark room used to develop photographic films. The last room is unique: it is a pinhole camera itself! So when you enter this one, you are inside a giant camera!

The Camera Museum also hosts an in-house cafeteria, aptly titled ‘Exposure’. Pamper that sweet tooth, try the savory or pick up a drink. The facility is complete with a souvenir shop and, on the way out, be prepared to loosen that wallet a bit more to carry home a few memories!

Tips: This museum claims to conduct guided tours every two hours, starting 10 AM to until 6 PM and the staff can be quite relaxed at other times. So, if you plan to visit this collection, make sure to catch one of those 30-min guided tours.