Royal Regalia Building - Brunei Darussalam

The museum stores a priceless collection of the royal regalia that has ben inherited from generation to generation. It was built to commemorate the 1992 Silver Jubilee of His Majesty the Sultan of Brunei Darussalam's ascension to the throne.

The building, with its distinctively gilded dome has become an outstanding landmark in the heart of the capital. It houses gold and silver armoury, jewel-encrusted crowns, a royal chariot, a replica of the throne and gifts that His Majesty has received.

The Royal Regalia Building consists of four galleries which are the Royal Regalia (Coronation, 1968), Royal Exhibition Gallery, Silver Jubilee Gallery and the Constitutional History Gallery. A full documentation of the Constitusion of Brunei Darussalam is also exhibited.

In the Royal Regalia Gallery, it displays regalia used during the Coronation of His Majesty Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Negara Brunei Darussalam.

In the Royal Exhibition Gallery, it briefly documents the life history of His Majesty the Sultan from his childhood days up to the time of his coronation. For the Silver Jubille Gallery, it is all about the the historic Silver Jubilee celebration on the 5th October 1992 of His Majesty Paduka Seri Baginda Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Negara Brunei Darussalam's ascention to the throne.

The Constitutional History Gallery phases in the development of Brunei's constitutional history which are outlined in the gallery. Audio-visual aids and archival material help to explain the pre-1959 period, the 1959 Constitution and Agreement, the 1971 Agreement, the Proclaimation of Independence in 1984 and the post-independence structure of Government.