National Museum

About National Museum

The National Museum is a public museum in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia dedicated to Malaysian art, culture, and history. Located on Jalan Damansara close to Perdana Lake Gardens across KL Sentral station. Its façade comprises elements from both traditional Malay and modern features. It was inaugurated on 31 August 1963.

The National Museum of Malaysia (Muzium Negara) is a public museum devoted to Malaysian art, culture and history, located on Jalan Damansara close to the Perdana Lake Gardens and across from KL Sentral station. It was inaugurated on 31 August 1963, the anniversary of independence, and its facade combines traditional Malay elements, such as the sweeping roof of a Malay palace, with modern features; two huge Italian-mosaic murals flanking the entrance depict Malaysia's history and culture. The three-storey building is 109.7 metres long, 15.1 metres wide and 37.6 metres high at its centre, and houses four main galleries that tell the country's story in sequence: Gallery A on prehistory, Gallery B on the Malay kingdoms, including the Malacca Sultanate and the coming of Islam, Gallery C on the colonial era and Gallery D on modern Malaysia and independence. Displays range from life-size tableaux of weddings, festivals and the traditional costumes of the various ethnic communities to traditional weapons such as the Malay keris, musical instruments, shadow puppets, Orang Asli woodcarvings, ceramics and crafts, together with natural history sections. Wikivoyage notes that the museum, with its well-explained artefacts, helps visitors understand Malaysian history and culture, making it an ideal introduction for anyone beginning a journey in the country.

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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia