"Where else can you find glorious gifts and exceptional exhibits under one roof? The gallery houses a remarkable collection of over 2,500 gifts and awards given by eminent world leaders to Malaysia's Prime Minister."
Where else can you find glorious gifts and exceptional exhibits under one roof if not here? The grand two double-storey buildings, which make up Galeria Perdana, houses a remarkable collection of over 2,500 gifts and awards given by eminent world leaders to Malaysia's Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad and his wife, Datin Seri Dr Siti Hasmah Mohd Ali. The Galeria Perdana was establish in line with Tun Dr. Mahatir's belief that the collection belongs to the people of Malaysia and Government. Through these gestures of friendship from all over the world visitors will have the opportunity to appriciate the uniqueness and diversity of various arts and culture portrayed.
Galeria Perdana consists of 3 interconnected two storey of oriental architectural design buildings in Kilim, 11km from Kuah Town. The exhibits displayed are diverse in nature to achieve the ambience of a harmonious and creative interaction among the various artistic, cultural values and aesthetics portrayed by the numerous exhibits from all over the world. Among the exhibits are gifts made of crystal, wood, leather, silver, copper, pewter, ceramics and glass. Outstanding designs of musical instruments, Islamic arts and craft, textiles and weapons are also displayed here in addition to the larger ones like various prototype cars and four-wheel drive vehicles.
Don't despair if photography is not allowed inside the gallery because perfect snapshots of the displays are on sale at the souvenir shop.
Last viewed - May 17, 2008
Getting there
By Plane
Langkawi's airport is called the Padang Matsirat airport, located about 20km from Kuah town. Daily direct flights from Kuala Lumpur are available via Malaysia Airlines (Tel: 603-78463000 or 1 300 88 3000). Optionally Air Asia (Tel: 1 300 88 9933) also has regular flights to Langkawi.
By Rail
Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB) connects Kuala Lumpur to Alor Setar and Arau towns in Kedah. From these towns, you can catch a taxi or a bus easily to Kuala Kedah or Kuala Perlis respectively and catch a ferry to Langkawi. Please contact KTMB at 603-22747435.
Ferries are also available from Penang (Tel: 604-2631943
By Road From the North South Expressway (NSE), head north to Kedah and take the Alor Setar Selatan exit (Interchange 177) onto the highway headed to Teluk Kechai and on to Kuala Kedah where you can catch a ferry to Langkawi island. Alternatively, you can also catch ferries from Kuala Perlis further north, accessible via the Jitra Selatan exit (Interchange 181) via Kodiang and Kangar on trunk road K3. This route is longer at 48km from the NSE exit. Galeria Perdana is located in Kilim, about 11km from Kuah town (10 minutes drive).
User recommendation
"verry nice place"
"Must visit, great exhibits."
"a perfect place to get in touch with the true colors of the PM. SOmething knowledgeable!" by elin
"Banyak yang boleh dipelajari mengenai Perdana Menteri kita. Terdapat juga koleksi-koleksi serta barangan hadiah yang diberikan kepada beliau." by Fitri Alia
"Sedikit membosankan sebab pernah sekali cuma saya sahaja pelawat di situ. PErlu lebih banyak promosi kerana Galeri ini bukan sebarang galeri. Ia mencerminkan kecemerlangan pemimpin kita" by mathasan
"Very nice place." by Mohammed Ariff Azhar
"good and beautiful page"
"Best jugak.Tapi panas jugak lah galeri tu." by Mohammed Ariff Azhar
"Tempat yg sesuai mengenali kejayaan Perdana Menteri kita. Di samping berjalan2 di Langkawi saya rasa tempat ini perlu dilawati oleh semua orang. " by moose
"A perfect place to know better our leader. Being here gives you sort of time tunnel feelings..hoping that you;re in that era together with our beloved PM" by imran
"PErjuangan kita belum selesai. Itulah sebab bagi I utk menyatakan tempat ini perlu perjuangan yg lebih agresif. Barnagn perlu ditambah." by wati
"the best gallery"
"verry good"
"more promotion needed to promote such as astonished place like this!" by rizaz
"A lot of interesting items displayed here, but than admiring the the display, there's nothing much you can do here." by jazila
"Pertama kali saya melawat kesini tahun lepas. Galeri ini membawa kita lebih dekat bagi mengenali Perdana Mentri yang kita sayangi." by Irwana Ameera
