"This museum has a mixture of Malay architectural styles and crafts in its design and construction."
The National Museum has a fine collection of Malaysia's historical artefacts and thousands of rare items depicting its past glory, culture, arts and many other distinct items.
The museum was established in 1888 as Selangor Museum. After almost being virtually destroyed by bombs during the 2nd World War 1945, proposals were made to set up a central museum for Malaysia, hence the National Museum which was declared open in 1963. Collections in the museum vary from ethnographical objects, archaeological artefacts and natural history specimens.
Opening hours: 9.00am-6.00pm daily (closed on Hari Raya Puasa & Hari Raya Haji)
Admission fee: RM1 (Adults & children above 12years old) / Free-children in school uniform
Last viewed - March 20, 2010
Getting there
There are no bus services to this museum from Puduraya and Klang Bus Station area. Buses available only at Chow Kit area and Dayabumi Complex (Intrakota 33 and 35). You could also take a taxi from the KL Sentral station. Taxis are available everywhere around town. This museum is located at the fringe of the Lake Gardens facing Jalan Bangsar.
User recommendation
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"very interesting place to go when u have nothing to do " by simon
"A visit to the national museum is simply a must not only for tourists but malaysians.. the items they have there is very interesting and informative.. occasionally they would have events and exhibition there and i would agree with 'on foot' below that the mummy exhibition was the best followed by the snake exhibition.. hope they repeat it in the coming years.." by rifdy
"Mention about artifacts, i think there are not so many substances exhibit there. As you can see, most of the states have its own musuem. Only its building depicted its own uniqueness. " by Scalia
"" lots different when last visit there...interesting place to visit..."" by sheena
"Muzium yang menjadi kebanggan kita semua. Terletak betul-betul di tengah Kuala Lumpur. Bayaran masuk juga murah RM1 je" by Fitri Alia
"Dah banyak kali saya melawat ke Muzium Negara. Tapi saya tak pernah rasa bosan. Saya yakin anda pun begitu..." by Irwana Ameera
"I like the idea of dato' shahrom..regarding the mumia thing a couple of years ago...this what makes the museum different" by shahahahahaha
"for me..the national status shouldn't be given to this museum..except for the building..is that how government servants work??" by Nongovernmentorganization
"merupakan muzium yg paling aktif..pamerannya pelbagai...perlu dilawati" by Iwan
"i thing this is the one famous museum for malaysia....." by benong
"I've been visited museum since i'm 5 years old. during that period there is alot of facinating event & exhibition being held there. the most superb exhibition is the mummia exhibition. National museum is truely the center of cultural knowledge." by On Foot
"Last time I checked, they have put the pink mini bus on display. Very interesting..." by jazila
"Setiap negeri mempunyai muzium mereka yang tersendiri. Untuk diklasifikasikan muzium ini menyimpan artifak yang lengkap adalah mustahil sama sekali. Muzium Negara hanya menyediakan ruang pameran untuk tema yang tertentu sahaja yang bahan-bahan itu dipinjam dari tempat lain." by shoana
