Museum of Asian Art (Kuala Lumpur)
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Officially opened in 1980, the Museum of Asian Art is home to over 2,000 pieces of ceramics from Malaysia, Thailand, Khmer, Vietnam, China, Japan, India and Iran.
The three-storey building situated between the Faculty of Law and the Faculty of Economics and Administration, the Museum is renowned for housing the largest collection of kendi (water vessels) in the world, as well as stone carvings and Islamic art collections from other Asian countries. The exhibits also include weaved materials and paintings by local artists, copperware, weapons and kites.
For more information, please contact:
Mr. Abdul Aziz Abdul Rashid,
Acting Head,Museum of Asian Art,
Tel: +603-7967 3936 / +603-7967 3805
Fax: +603-7967 3985
E-mail: azizras@um.edu.my
Officially opened in 1980, the Museum of Asian Art is home to over 2,000 pieces of ceramics from Malaysia, Thailand, Khmer, Vietnam, China, Japan, India and Iran.
The three-storey building situated between the Faculty of Law and the Faculty of Economics and Administration, the Museum is renowned for housing the largest collection of kendi (water vessels) in the world, as well as stone carvings and Islamic art collections from other Asian countries. The exhibits also include weaved materials and paintings by local artists, copperware, weapons and kites.
For more information, please contact:
Mr. Abdul Aziz Abdul Rashid,
Acting Head,Museum of Asian Art,
Tel: +603-7967 3936 / +603-7967 3805
Fax: +603-7967 3985
E-mail: azizras@um.edu.my
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 3°7'5"N 101°39'11"E
- Royal Museum (Former Istana Negara) 4.9 km
- Kota & Muzium Lukut 64 km
- World Serama Park & Serama Resort Hotel 115 km
- Fort Siloso 316 km
- Ninh Quới 828 km
- Xẻo Quýt 931 km
- Go Thap archaeological site / Prasat Pram Loven 953 km
- Sarawak Cultural Village (Teluk Bandung) 975 km
- Vàm - Nhật Tảo - Canal 988 km
- Ben Dinh tunnels, Cu Chi 1035 km
- University of Malaya (UM) 0.6 km
- Section 12 1.1 km
- Pantai Hills 1.6 km
- Section 52 (PJ State) 2 km
- Section 5 2.2 km
- Bangsar 2.3 km
- Bukit Gasing Forest Reserve 2.4 km
- Section 6 2.7 km
- Pantai Sentral Park 2.9 km
- Selangor 32 km