[1] It is named after the 8th Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sabah, Sakaran Dandai.

[2] The first ground-breaking ceremony took place on 31 December 2008 through a land donation from Sakaran Dandai himself.

On 25 April 2015, the building was fully completed with a total cost of RM2.8 million funded by the Government of Sabah and officiated together by Sakaran Dandai, Juhar Mahiruddin and Shafie Apdal.

[1][2][4][5] Although being named after Sakaran Dandai, the museum mostly features the history and culture of the town of Semporna, especially its Bajau community.

[2] The ground floor has a main gallery while the top floor exhibits culture and historical artefacts of the Semporna community with the exhibition will change from time to time.