This museum was opened in 1989 by Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah.

The establishment of the State Museum, which is known with reference to the Sultan Alam Shah Museum, began when Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah consented to sign Royal Enactment #6, Year 1975 on 27 December 1975.

The Museum building was built on a land area of 12.95 hectares and a floor space of 41,538 square meters.

This five-storey building consists of two floors of office space, three floors of exhibition space and the Daeng Menambun Exhibition Hall.

The museum is also equipped with facilities such as the Resource Centre, Auditorium, Raja Lumu Function Hall, Daeng Perani and Kemasik Meeting Rooms, Taxidermy Laboratory as well as a Historical Repository.