National Museum of Malaysia
The country's main museum of art, culture and history, opened on 31 August 1963 near the Perdana Botanical Gardens. Its façade mixes a traditional Malay roofline with modern lines, and its galleries run from early archaeology to independence.
- Where
- Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 3.1376, 101.6874
Get the National Museum of Malaysia stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at National Museum of Malaysia. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Kuala Lumpur volume with your photos and a note.
Near National Museum of Malaysia
KL Bird Park 0.6 km
One of the world's largest covered aviaries, a netted valley of 8.5 hectares beside the Perdana Botanical Gardens. More than 3,000 birds of over 200 species, most of them Malaysian, fly free overhead, from hornbills to peacocks and storks.
Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia 0.6 km
The largest museum of Islamic art in Southeast Asia, opened in 1998 near the National Mosque. More than seven thousand objects from across the Islamic world fill its galleries, under a set of tiled domes.
Perdana Botanical Gardens 0.7 km
Kuala Lumpur's first large public park, laid out in 1888 and spreading over 91.6 hectares near the city centre. Shaded lawns, a lake and sculpted gardens sit alongside the bird park, the butterfly park and the National Mosque.
National Mosque of Malaysia 0.7 km
Completed in 1965 for a newly independent country, in bold modern concrete. Its 16-pointed star roof folds like an open umbrella and the 73 metre minaret is capped like a closed one, surrounded by pools and fountains and room for 15,000 worshippers.
Sri Kandaswamy Kovil 0.8 km
A Hindu temple to Murugan on Jalan Scott in Brickfields, the city's Little India. It has stood here for more than a century, and its gopuram rises above a neighbourhood of sari shops, flower garlands and banana leaf restaurants.
Sri Mahamariamman Temple 1.2 km
The oldest Hindu temple in Kuala Lumpur, founded in 1873 on the edge of Chinatown. Its present building dates from 1968, with a raja gopuram crowded with brightly painted deities in the South Indian style.
Central Market 1.3 km
A pale blue Art Deco hall at the edge of Chinatown that began life as a wet market and now sells crafts, batik, songket and souvenirs. Its covered lane outside, Kasturi Walk, is lined with stalls and snacks.
National Monument 1.3 km
A large bronze sculpture of soldiers raising a flag, set above a reflecting pool near Parliament House. It honours those who died in the Second World War and the Malayan Emergency, and was sculpted by Felix de Weldon, who also made the Iwo Jima memorial in Washington.
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Questions
Where is National Museum of Malaysia?
National Museum of Malaysia is in Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are KL Bird Park (0.6 km), Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia (0.6 km), Perdana Botanical Gardens (0.7 km).
How do I get the National Museum of Malaysia stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at National Museum of Malaysia and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Kuala Lumpur volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to National Museum of Malaysia before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Kuala Lumpur volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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