Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia
Muzium Kesenian Islam Malaysia
The largest Islamic arts museum in Southeast Asia, with a collection of over 10,000 works. The building's domes and tiles are beautiful in their own right.
The Islamic Arts Museum opened in 1998 beside Lake Gardens and holds more than 10,000 Islamic artworks, spanning the Islamic world from Iran, Mughal India and the Ottoman Empire to China and Southeast Asia. Highlights include scale models of famous mosques such as those in Mecca and Medina, a complete reconstruction of an Ottoman-period 'Syrian Room', Qur'an manuscripts, jewellery, weapons and textiles. The building's five coloured tiled domes were made by Iranian craftsmen. Admission is about RM20. It is about a 5-minute walk from the National Mosque.
Opening hours
09:30–18:00
Nearby sights
- Kuala Lumpur Bird Park
- National Mosque of Malaysia
- Kuala Lumpur Old Railway Station
- National Museum of Malaysia
- Perdana Botanical Garden
- Sri Mahamariamman Temple
- Central Market (Pasar Seni)
- Kwai Chai Hong