Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia

Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia
Muzium Kesenian Islam Malaysia
	Signboard of Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia
	Location within Kuala Lumpur
Established	1963
Location	Jalan Lembah Perdana, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Type	Islamic Arts
Director	Syed Mohamad Albukhary
Public transit access	Kuala Lumpur Railway Station (KTM Komuter)
Website	www.iamm.org.my

The Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia (Malay: Muzium Kesenian Islam Malaysia) was officially opened on 12 December 1998. The museum is located in the heart of Kuala Lumpur’s tourist belt amidst the lush greenery of Perdana Botanical Gardens and within walking distance to the National Mosque, Bird Park and National Planetarium.

The museum is the largest museum of Islamic arts in South East Asia with more than seven thousands artefacts from the Islamic world^[2].

Exhibits

The Islamic Arts Museum has 12 main galleries which is classified according to the types of artefacts spread over level 3 and 4. Level 3 of the museum hosts the Quran and Manuscripts Gallery, the Islamic Architecture Gallery, the India Gallery, the Chinese Gallery, the Ancient Malay World Gallery as well as the reconstructed Ottoman Syrian Room dating back to the 19th Century.^[3] Visitors can also proceed upstairs to Level 4 which hosts an display of jewellery, textile, arms and armour, ceramics as well as ancient Islamic glass ware.^[4]

Awards and Recognition

In 2015, the museum is ranked at 10th place on Top 10 Travellers’ Choice Museums in Asia by TripAdvisor^[5].

References

^ "Syed Mohamad Albukhary". Asia-Europe Museum Network. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
^ "Islamic Arts Museum". TimeOut Kuala Lumpur. Retrieved 22 September 2015.
^ "Islamic Arts Museum". welcome-kl.com. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
^ "Islamic Arts Museum". welcome-kl.com. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
^ "KL's Islamic Arts Museum among the top in Asia". The Star (Malaysia). Retrieved 22 September 2015.

Literature

Curatorial Department (2002). Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia. Kuala Lumpur: Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia. pp. 280 pages. ISBN 978-9834084509.
Lenzi, Iola (2004). Museums of Southeast Asia. Singapore: Archipelago Press. p. 200. ISBN 981-4068-96-9.

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[1] "Syed Mohamad Albukhary". Asia-Europe Museum Network. Retrieved 22 September 2015.

[2] "Islamic Arts Museum". TimeOut Kuala Lumpur. Retrieved 22 September 2015.

[3] "Islamic Arts Museum". welcome-kl.com. Retrieved 16 July 2012.

[4] "Islamic Arts Museum". welcome-kl.com. Retrieved 16 July 2012.

[5] "KL's Islamic Arts Museum among the top in Asia". The Star (Malaysia). Retrieved 22 September 2015.

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Exhibits

Awards and Recognition

See also

References

Literature

External links