Kuala Lumpur City Gallery
After taking Yassin and his cousin to KL Children’s Library, we visited Kuala Lumpur City Gallery. It is a great learning experience for them and for me as well. We learned some great history; what influenced the architecture, why some roads are higher than the shophouses, old road names and many more. Did you know that Jalan Sultan Ismail was previously known as Treacher Road? And did you know Jalan Masjid India was formerly known as Dickson Street? I bet you didn’t! A reason for you to visit the gallery as well.
Kuala Lumpur City Gallery is located in a 114 years old building formerly known as The Government Printing Office. The admission is free. Upon entering, there is a big map of Kuala Lumpur and illustrations of buildings as well as information about the type of buildings.
When we entered the Memories of Kuala Lumpur exhibit area, we were blown away by the miniature replica models. My son, Yassin, loves to look at building models since he was little and I just let him enjoy the models.
Other than models, there are exhibits of old photographs, maps and newspaper spread of Straits Times (published in 1971).
There are also timeline panels of historical events that took place in KL as well as notable historical buildings around KL. I think I will cover these buildings individually on my next posts. After reading and admiring the exhibits, we went into a dark room of diorama models of Merdeka Square and Chinatown.
And later, on the way out we passed by a room full of handmade crafts capturing the heritage, arts and culture of KL as well as the country. These gifts were made by ARCH – the official souvenir of Kuala Lumpur, endorsed by City Hall.
We bought some small gifts as well as postcards. And last but not least, we took pictures at the I-LOVE-KL structure as well as big die-cut print illustration of KL buildings.
We love the learning experience and all the handmade building models made by ARCH. Do visit the Kuala Lumpur City Gallery and learn about the history of Kuala Lumpur.
Here’s some information about the gallery:
– Website: klcitygallery.com
– Address: No. 27, Jalan Raja, Dataran Merdeka, 50050 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
– Telephone: +6 03 2698 3333
– Operating time: 8am – 6pm daily
How to get there:
– Kuala Lumpur City Gallery is accessible by bus, taxi or LRT.
– A seven-minute walk to Kuala Lumpur City Gallery from the Masjid Jamek Station (LRT).
– A five-minute walk from Central Market.
– It is also within the route of the KL Hop-On Hop-Off City Tour.
25 Comments
marvic
chop dulu
marvic
best la.. kak emi u making me wanna go there too
marvic
x terpikir nak pegi situ..
marvic
balik2 jalan2 cari makan or shopping saje
docgelo
i was expecting you captured that ILOVEKL art installation in front of the gallery and this post doesn’t disappoint, haha! how can anyone miss that signage at the gallery’s facade? too bad that it’s so early morning when we headed here, the gallery was still close. so i just captured photo of that ILOVEKL with my mom (gabby & tina chose to sleep in the hotel, haha!) and some scenes in dataran merdeka.
have a great weekend, ms. emila! 😀
Syuq
Memang tak tahu nama lama jalan-jalan tu. Sib baik k.Em ada. Baca blog k.Em hari-hari ada info baru. Terbaikk 🙂
soulie
i like that ILOVEKL sign! make me wanna go there to take pichas too!
soulie
this place kat blah mana eh? have to cross the street from KL library?
Th
Wow Yassin so big boy now
Th
Seldom go KL huby don’t like jam
emila
Ha tu la…best la gallery ni.
emila
Gelo, I saw you possing at the I lOVE KL structure! Nice overall photos of Merdeka Square. Hehe maybe Tina and Gabby can visit some other time.
emila
Syuq, tu la. Kak Emi pu ntak tahu sebelum ni. Dalam galleri tu macam-macam info tentang KL! Seronok baca!
emila
Sebelah KL Library je, Soulie. Bila lapar, boleh makan di Restoran Warisan kat sebelah tu. Nak pergi hari tu tapi dah nak tutup.
emila
Big boy already, TH. 😀
emila
You can take the commuter and board down at KL Sentral, later take the Putra LRT and baord down at Masjid Jamek station. From there, you only walk about 7 to 10 minutes.
samdaddycool
Memang best dan menarik. Saya kena pergi!
emila
Ya! Kena pergi!
Zara~AB
Never thought of going to the KL Gallery. Insya Allah, will definitely make my way over the weekend! Nak gambar at that I LOVE KL Sign!
emila
Yes, you should go. That is a great spot to take photos. Have fun!
cikcloudy
xpernah tau akan kewujudan this place! love this entry..
emila
Now that you know, kena pergi lawati tempat ni.
imaisha
I’ve already been there once tapi susah betul nak tangkap gambar kat I love KL structure since pegi on weekend and ada festival apa tah masa tu. ramai sgt org berganti-ganti tangkap gmbar kat situ. tak pernah kosong pun. Anyway, I did buy postcards too though a bit pricey. So, tak boleh beli byk..
imaisha
that is exactly how I went there last year 😉 lagi senang dari naik kereta..
Lissa
Pheww!…up and down those stations for “wheelers” like me….err….hihi..