Penang State Museum and Art Gallery

The Penang State Museum and Art Gallery is a museum and art gallery in , , Malaysia.
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  • Opening hours: Saturday—Thursday 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: art museum in George Town, Malaysia
  • Also known as: “Penang Museum and Art Gallery”, “Penang State Museum”, and “The Penang State Museum and Art Gallery”
  • Address: Lebuh Farquhar
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of the Assumption and St George’s Church.

Church
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The is a Roman Catholic church within in the Malaysian state of . Established following the founding of George Town in 1786, it is the third oldest Catholic church in Malaysia.

Church
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St. George's Church is a 19th-century Anglican church within in the Malaysian state of . The oldest purpose-built Anglican church in , it was elevated by to the status of pro-cathedral in 2023. is situated 110 metres southeast of Penang State Museum and Art Gallery.

Place of worship
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The , also known as Kuan Im Teng or Kong Hock Keong, is a Mahayana Buddhist temple within in the Malaysian state of . is situated 200 metres south of Penang State Museum and Art Gallery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include George Town and Sungai Pinang.

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is the capital city of the state of . It is Malaysia's sixth largest city, with a population of about 708,000, with 1.7 million in the metro area, as of 2020.

Quarter
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is a residential within the downtown core of in the Malaysian state of . The lies along the southern bank of the Pinang River and is bounded by Jalan to the south. is situated 2½ km southwest of Penang State Museum and Art Gallery.

Quarter
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is a neighbourhood within the downtown core of in the Malaysian state of . Named after , this upper class neighbourhood is home to Eurasian, Thai and Burmese communities. is situated 3 km northwest of Penang State Museum and Art Gallery.

Penang State Museum and Art Gallery

Latitude
5.42048° or 5° 25′ 14″ north
Longitude
100.33853° or 100° 20′ 19″ east
Open location code
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Open­Street­Map ID
way 124319048
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
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Wiki­data ID
Q7162230
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Russian—“Penang State Museum and Art Gallery” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “槟城博物馆及美术馆”
  • Chinese: “槟城州博物馆和美术馆”
  • German: “Penang State Museum and Art Gallery”
  • Malay: “Muzium dan Balai Seni Lukis Negeri Pulau Pinang”
  • Malay: “Muzium dan Galeri Seni Negeri Pulau Pinang”
  • Malay: “Muzium Pulau Pinang”
  • Persian: “موزه و گالری هنری پنانگ”
  • Polish: “Muzeum Państwowe w Penang”
  • Russian: “Пинангский государственный музей”
  • Russian: “Пинангский художественный музей”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Penang Diocesan Museum and Proto-Cathedral of the Assumption.

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