At a Glance
National Textile Museum takes you explore the rich diversity of Malaysian society. The museum is to track trends and developments that characterize textile and develop community living in Malaysia since the pre-history to the present. Visitors can visit the gallery that displays a collection of four leading textiles, accessories and clothing. Multimedia presentation also highlighted the textile production techniques in Malaysia.
The National Textile Museum, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, is housed in an attractive building of Mughal-Islamic style architecture. It was built alongside the Sultan Abdul Samad building and was completed in 1896. The architect, AC Norman designed this building to house the headquarters of the Federated Malay States Railway. In 1917, the building was given to the Selangor state government and became Selangor Public Works Department. (PWD or JKR). The façade was given a facelift to harmonize with the Islamic style of the adjacent government buildings.
The museum is a 2 1/2 storied building with an area of 3259m2 and a floor area of 3145.3 m2, was gazetted on 13 October 1983 as a heritage building under the Government Gazette P.U. (A) 423, Ancient Monuments and Historical Sites (No. 3), Antiquities Act 1976. Under the 9th Malaysia Plan (2006-2010), the Ministry of Information, Communications and Culture through the Department of Museums Malaysia managed the implementation of the project ‘Proposal for Conservation, Interior Design and Display for the National Textile Museum Kuala Lumpur’ beginning August 2007 until its completion in Jun 2009. The museum was opened to the public on 9 January 2010.
Opening ceremony by Y.A.BHG Datin Paduka Seri Rosmah Mansor on April 17, 2012 (25 Jamadilawal 1433)
