Kuala LumpurSights

Gallery sights in Kuala Lumpur

  1. A

    National Art Gallery

    Squashed between Jln Tun Razak and the park is the worthwhile National Art Gallery. A striking mural, Graffiti, by Mahadhir Masri, covers the walkway wall leading up the gallery, the interior of which is dominated by a swirly Guggenheim Museum–style staircase. Among the works to look out for in the gallery’s permanent collection, which was only started in 1958, are paintings by Zulkifi Moh’d Dohalan, Wong Hoi Cheong, Ahad Osman and the renowned batik artist Chuah Than Teng. The gallery also hosts many temporary exhibitions.

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  2. B

    Galeri Petronas

    Galeri Petronas offers top-class exhibitions of contemporary photography and paintings. Consider booking a ticket for a classical-music concert in the Dewan Filharmonik Petronas to see inside the beautiful state-of-the-art hall.

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  3. C

    Kuala Lumpur Memorial Library Gallery

    The Kuala Lumpur Memorial Library is a modern building that uses traditional features to blend into its surroundings. The small gallery on the ground floor has artworks by local student artists and displays on the history of KL.

    reviewed

  4. D

    Galeri Tangsi

    Interesting art space in a heritage building west of Merdeka Square.

    reviewed