Thursday, October 8, 2009

For museum lovers

The National Museam is situated at Jalan Damansara. You can get ther by taking the Putra LRT, KL Monorail ora KTM Komuter train to KL Sentral Station. Then you can take a taxi to go there. The museum is open daily from 9.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m. The entrance fees are only RM2 for adults and RM1 for children.

It is Malaysia's premier museum located on the frienge of KL Lake Gardens which serves as a repository for the nation's rich history and heritage. It was built in 1963, where its facade features a Minangkabau styled roof and two impressive front murals.

The National History Museum is situated at Jalan Raja. The opening hours is from 9.00 a.m. until 6.00 p.m. daily and there are no entrance fees. You can get there by taking the Putra or STAR LRT to Masjid Jamek Station. From there, it is only a 10 minutes walk away.

The museum housed in the old Chartered Bank Building, is a a three-storey structure dating to 1891. It is designed with arches on the ground floor and four corner domes covered with a Malaysian hardwood called the Belian timber.

The Islamic Arts Museum is located at Jalan Lembah Perdana, overlooking the National Mosque. The entrance fees for adults are RM12, for students with ID RM6, for senior citizens (Malaysians aged 55 and over) are RM6 and for children (RM6 and under) are free. It is open daily from 10.00 a.m to 6.00 p.m. Getting there is as easy as taking the KTM Komuter train to the Kuala Lumpur Station.

The museum was opened in December 1998 where it became a home to Southeast Asia's largest meseum of Islamic art. It houses more than seven thousand artefacts including an exceptional library of Islamic-art books. It also has showcases of replicas of famous buildings such as The Taj Mahal in India, Masjid Al-Haram in Mecca plus others such as Amir Timur Mausoelum in Uzbekistan.

The Cultural Craft Museum is located within the Craft Complex. The Craft Complex is located at Jalan Conlay which is a Malaysian art and handicraft emporium. The Museum is open daily from 9.00 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. and the entrance fees for adults is RM3 and for children between the age of 7-12 years it is RM1.

The museum showcases traditional art and handicrafts of Malaysia. It offers fascinating glimpses into the history and development of Malaysian crafts. One can find beautiful silverware, embossed with intricate designs, brassware decorated with nature motifs, colorful baskets weaved out of mengkuang, rattan and pandan leaves, and various other ceramic, metal and textile works.

The Asian Art Museum is located within the University of Malaya campus. It's operating hours are from 9.00 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Mondays to Fridays, and 9.00 a.m. till 12.30 p.m. on Saturdays. There are no admission charges. To get there, visitors can take Putra LRT to the Universiti Station. Putraline feeder buses are available to be taken at regular intervals to get there.

The museum contains 2,000 over ceramics pieces from Malaysia, Thailand, Khmer, Vietnam, China, Japan, India and Iran. It also displays fine examples of local and Asian art pieces such as sculptures, ceramics and textiles.

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