National Museum (Malaysia)

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National Museum

Muzium Negara موزيوم نݢارا
National Museum in 2023
Established	1963
Location	Jalan Damansara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Type	National museum Southeast Asian history Malaysian culture Ethnology
Public transit access	KL Sentral (KTM Komuter, KJ Line and Monorail) Muzium Negara (SBK MRT)
Website	www.muziumnegara.gov.my

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]