The Sabah Museum is Sabah's most prestigious museum, recording and displaying Sabah's rich history, social and natural history. This unique mixed display site combines museums, botanical gardens, zoos and cultural villages. The museum was built in 1985 and is home to colonial-era government residences. The entire museum complex is a combination of several buildings, including the main building, the Science and Education Center, the Cultural Village, the Sabah Gallery and the Museum of Islamic Civilization.