The State Museum located along Jalan Hospital incorporates the State Art Gallery.The building itself was utilised as the land office from colonial times until 1990 when major renovations were carried out to convert it into a museum.The museum documents the arts, crafts and musical traditions of Kelantan.Ceramic displays testify to the early trade with China and artefacts from local archaeological sites provide evidence of the existence of the pre-historic age in Kelantan.

Originally constructed in 1911,Bank Kerapu is now a repository for documents, pictures and military paraphernalia of the Japanese Occupation from 1941 to 1945.During the war, the building served as the headquarters of the Japanese Kempetai, the feared secret police.

While the Craft Museum houses many fine examples of Kelantanese craftsmanship, the adjacent Handicraft Village provides visitors the chance to see just how these crafts are made. Demonstrations of traditional embroidery, songket weaving, batik printing , silver work and wood carving are carried out by skilled artisans.Their products are also on sale at the centre.