title: Tanjung Balau Fishermen Museum
text: # Tanjung Balau Fishermen Museum
  
  The Tanjung Balau Fishermen Museum (Malay: Muzium Nelayan Tanjung Balau) is a museum in Tanjung Balau, Kota Tinggi District, Johor, Malaysia about fishermen.
  
  ## History
  
  The construction of the museum began on 20 August 1990 and completed on 8 July 1992 with a total cost of MYR1.48 million which consisted of one main building. In 1997, a souvenir shop was built to be part of the museum. In 2005, the museum was upgraded to include three new galleries.
  
  ## Architecture
  
  The museum consists of four galleries, which are geology, sea safety, Desaru shipwreck and special exhibition.
  
  ## Exhibitions
  
  The museum exhibits around 250 artifacts of fishermen equipment. It also displays more than 50 fishermen ships.
  
  