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The heritage museum tourism has rapidly grown, contributing the most incometo Government of Malaysia while receiving local and global tourists. SinceMalaysian museums are among the most important tourism assets for the country, they must be given attention, especially the interior spaces of the museum. The interior spaces carry different stories. Due to their own unique historic interior scheme (HIS), different interior features, room functions, spatial designs, historic materials, finishes, and the associated historical events would fill the interior spaces. Unfortunately, the significance of HIS has gradually disappeared due to the exhibitions in the museums. Accordingly, not only the historic integrity in preserving the heritage museum buildings cannot be complied with, but also the significance of the HIS is not highlighted in the exhibition. This study aimed to propose a HIS conservation framework as a guideline for preserving the historic scheme of museum building interior. The evaluation method was used to measure the HIS and HES of the interior space of the museum. ‘Rumah Teh Bunga’ also known as the Penang Malay Gallery in George Town Penang has been selected for the case study. Hopefully, the HIS framework would inform the museum bodies to make the interior spaces of the museum more memorable for tourists.

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Terracotta clay is a natural resource that has the potential as a raw material in the ceramic field. This study investigates the effects of color glaze using terracotta clay powder as an alternative substance for ceramic colorants in glaze formulation. Terracotta clay powder is proportionately added to glaze formulations to determine the potential for color added to the glaze at temperatures ranging from 1140 °C to 1200 °C. The content in terracotta clay is bounded with potash feldspar, silica, zinc oxide, and calcium carbonate. Results show the apparent color of the surface on the ceramic glaze samples with different effects.