National Museum

The National Museum is a public museum in , dedicated to Malaysian art, culture, and history. Located on Jalan Damansara close to across .
muziumnegara.gov.my
+60 3 2267 1000
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  • Opening hours: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Email: prmuziumnegara@jmm.gov.my
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in Kuala Lumpur
  • Also known as: “Museum Negara”, “Muzium Negara”, and “National Museum of Malaysia”
  • Address: Jalan Damansara, Kuala Lumpur, 50566

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Botanical Garden and National Planetarium.

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The Perdana , formerly known as Lake Gardens, is located right west of the . Many sights and the calmness away from the city hustle and bustle invite for a visit.

Museum
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The is the of . It is a blue-domed structure that is situated on top of a hill in the Lake Gardens at Jalan Perdana, . It is about 120,000 square feet in area. is situated 290 metres northeast of National Museum.

Museum
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is a museum, which is situated 120 metres east of National Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brickfields and Bangsar and Federal Hill.

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Brickfields is known as the biggest Little India of . It is just south of the City Centre. Along the main road, Jalan Tun Sambanthan, Indian shops abound, selling Indian clothing, provisions and food whilst the surrounding area is home to both budget and luxury accommodation.

Neighborhood
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is a low-density and affluent residential area in , Malaysia. This residential area was developed during the British colonial era.

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's is the traditional heart of 's capital city in terms of administration as well as trade and commerce. The City Centre comprises the former colonial administrative district just west of the confluence of the Klang and Gombak River, where Kuala Lumpur was founded.

National Museum

Latitude
3.13771° or 3° 8′ 16″ north
Longitude
101.68738° or 101° 41′ 15″ east
Inception
1963
Levels
3
Open location code
6PM34MQP+3X
Open­Street­Map ID
way 323394984
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­public
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q917630
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“National Museum” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “المتحف الوطني الماليزي”
  • Armenian: “Մալայզիայի ազգային թանգարան”
  • Azerbaijani: “Neqara muzeyi”
  • Catalan: “Museu Nacional de Malàisia”
  • Chinese: “吉隆坡国家博物馆”
  • Chinese: “吉隆坡國家博物館”
  • Chinese: “国家博物馆”
  • Chinese: “國家博物館”
  • Chinese: “馬來西亞國家博物館”
  • Chinese: “马来西亚国家博物馆”
  • Chinese: “马来西亚国家档案馆”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “متحف ماليزيا الوطنى”
  • French: “musée national de Malaisie”
  • French: “Musée national de Malaisie”
  • Georgian: “მალაიზიის ეროვნული მუზეუმი”
  • German: “Muzium Negara”
  • German: “National Museum”
  • German: “Nationalmseum Malaysia”
  • German: “Nationalmuseum (Kuala Lumpur)”
  • German: “Nationalmuseum (Malaysia)”
  • German: “Nationalmuseum”
  • Iban: “Muzium Nasional (Malaysia)”
  • Iban: “Muzium Nasional”
  • Indonesian: “Museum Negara Malaysia”
  • Indonesian: “Muzium Negara Malaysia”
  • Irish: “Músaem Náisiúnta na Malaeisia”
  • Italian: “Museo nazionale della Malaysia”
  • Japanese: “マレーシア国立博物館”
  • Japanese: “マレーシア国立歴史博物館”
  • Kadazan Dusun: “Muzium Pogun (Malaysia)”
  • Kadazan Dusun: “Muzium Pogun”
  • Korean: “국립박물관”
  • Korean: “말레이시아 국립박물관”
  • Malay: “Muzium Negara Malaysia”
  • Malay: “Muzium Negara”
  • Malay: “موزيوم نݢارا”
  • Persian: “موزه ملی (مالزی)”
  • Persian: “موزه ملی”
  • Polish: “Muzeum Narodowe”
  • Russian: “Национальный музей Малайзии”
  • Spanish: “Museo nacional de Malasia”
  • Spanish: “Museo Nacional de Malasia”
  • Tamil: “மலேசிய அருங்காட்சியகம்”
  • Urdu: “قومی عجائب گھر (ملائیشیا)”
  • Urdu: “قومی عجائب گھر”
  • Yue Chinese: “馬來西亞國家博物館”
  • “Muzium Negara”
  • “NMM”

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