Witness Collection

George Town


Since this splendid collection of modern and contemporary art works, mainly from Vietnam and Cambodia, is displayed in the home of their owner, Adrian Jones, you will need to call to arrange a viewing. There are some remarkable pieces, such as ink brush drawings of events during the Vietnam War (the Vietcong didn't have ready access to cameras and film) and works that are critical of the current regime and would never see the light of day in Vietnam.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby George Town attractions

1. Wat Buppharam

0.4 MILES

This Thai temple, dating from 1942, is home to the 'Lifting Buddha', a renowned, 100-year-old, gold-leaf-encrusted Buddha statue about the size of a well…

2. Dhammikarama Burmese Buddhist Temple

0.53 MILES

Penang's first Buddhist temple was built in 1805 by migrants from Myanmar (Burma). A series of panel paintings on the life of the Buddha line the walkways…

3. Wat Chayamangkalaram

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The Temple of the Reclining Buddha is a typical Thai temple, complete with mosaic-covered naga serpents guarding the entrance, a sharp-eaved pagoda roof,…

4. Penang Jewish Cemetery

0.87 MILES

Believed to be the oldest single Jewish burial ground in Southeast Asia, here you'll find some 107 graves, the earliest of which dates back to 1835. The…

5. Protestant Cemetery

0.94 MILES

Under a canopy of magnolia trees you’ll find the graves of Captain Francis Light, the founder of the British colony of Penang, and many others, including…

6. Penang Museum

0.98 MILES

Penang's state-run museum includes exhibits on the history, customs and traditions of the island’s various ethnic groups, with photos, videos, documents,…

7. Penang State Museum Board

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Some of the Penang Museum's temporary exhibitions can be seen here at their main offices in the buildings of a former hospital.

8. E&O Gallery

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Originally built in 1884, the E&O was the archetypal 19th-century colonial grand hotel. It was established by two of the Armenian Sarkies brothers, Tigram…