Telekom Museum (Kuala Lumpur)

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Address:
Muzium Telekom
Jalan Raja Chulan
50250 Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Phone: (+603) 2031 9966
Fax: (+603) 2031 5925
Website: www.muziumtelekom.com.my

Visiting Hours:
9:00am - 5:00pm (Open Daily)

Standing among Kuala Lumpur's skyscrapers is a unique 2-storey building of Neo Classical Greek architecture. Built in 1928 to house the Central Battery Manual Telephone Exchange, this building with eight imposing pillars as its dominant feature was gazette for conservation in 1985 after the then Prime Minister of Malaysia, Dr. Mahathir Mohamad stepped in to stop it from being demolished to make way for a new 26-storey office complex. Over RM10 million was spent in its restoration.

Today, this 70 years old building, houses the record of the nation's telecommunications history and is the first interactive museum in the country. Known as the Muzium Telekomunikasi Negara or National Telecommunications Museum, it captures 120 years of telecommunications development, from the early days of the Morse Code Telegraph with its "ketuk-ketuk" to the cellular phones and digital networks of today.