National Museum (Malaysia)

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National Museum
Muzium Negara
موزيوم نݢارا
National Museum in 2023
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Established1963
LocationJalan Damansara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
TypeNational museum
Public transit accessKL Sentral (KTM Komuter, KJ Line and Monorail)
Muzium Negara (SBK MRT)
Websitewww.muziumnegara.gov.my
Frieze depicting Malaysian history at the National Museum

The National Museum (Malay: Muzium Negara) 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,[1] and it serves as a repository of Malaysia's cultural and historical heritage.[2]

The National Museum is a three-story structure, 109.7 metres (359 ft 11 in) long and 15.1 metres (49 ft 6 in) wide, which is 37.6 metres (123 ft 4 in) high at the central point. The museum houses four main galleries allotted to ethnology and natural history (geology). The displays range from free-standing tableaux showing cultural events like weddings, festivals and costumes; to traditional weapons, musical instruments, arts and crafts, ceramics, and flora and fauna.[3]

  1. ^ "Muzium Negara". Tourism Malaysia. Archived from the original on 25 May 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  2. ^ "Muzium Negara". jmm.gov.my. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  3. ^ "National Museum, Malaysia - Virtual Tour". Joy of Museums Virtual Tours. Retrieved 24 December 2022.