National Museum, Malaysia

The National Museum, Malaysia, provides an overview of Malaysian history and culture. The museum’s collection serves as a repository of Malaysia’s rich cultural and historical heritage.

The museum houses four main galleries allotted to ethnology and natural history. 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.

Highlights of the National Museum, Malaysia

• • Avalokiteshvara of Bidor – 8th-9th-century bronze
  • Istana Satu
  • Bajau headgear
  • Buddha of Ipoh
  • Buddha-Gupta stone
  • Coins
  • Headdresses of the rulers of Malay states
  • Jalong statue
  • Lalandau hat
  • Traditional carts from the 1900s

National Museum, Malaysia

• Museum:                             National Museum, Malaysia
• Malay:                                 Muzium Negara
• City:                                     Kuala Lumpur
• Country:                              Malaysia
• Established:                        1963
• Location:                             Jalan Damansara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

A Tour of Asia’s Museums

• China Museums

  • Beijing Museums
    • The National Museum of China
  • Shanghai Museums
    • Shanghai Museum
    • Shanghai Science and Technology Museum
    • Shanghai Natural History Museum
    • Aurora Art Museum
  • Nanjing Museums
    • Nanjing Museum

• Japan Museums

  • Tokyo Museums
    • Tokyo National Museum
    • National Museum of Western Art
    • National Museum of Nature and Science
  • Nagoya Museums
    • Yamazaki Mazak Museum of Art
    • Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology

• Singapore Museums

  • Asian Civilisations Museum
  • National Museum of Singapore
  • National Gallery, Singapore
  • Changi Museum
  • Old Ford Motor Factory
  • Peranakan Museum
  • ArtScience Museum
  • Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum
  • Singapore Philatelic Museum
  • Chinatown Heritage Centre
  • The Battle Box

• Indian Museums

  • National Museum, New Delhi

• South Korean Museums

  • Seoul Museums
    • National Museum of Korea

• Thailand Museums

  • Bangkok National Museum

• Indonesian Museums

  • Jakarta Museums
    • National Museum of Indonesia
    • Jakarta History Museum

• Cambodian Museums

  • Siem Reap
  • Angkor Wat

• Malaysia Museums

  • Kuala Lumpur Museums
    • National Museum, Malaysia

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“No matter how big the whale is, a tiny harpoon can kill him.”
– Malaysian Proverb

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