Islamic Arts Museum - Second try

After driving around for ~15 minutes, I FINALLY found the Islamic Arts Museum. Here's a little tip for you people who actually drive around KL, at the KTM roundabout, take that first left right after the exit for the train station and keep driving straight. It'll be on your left. For those who miss the exit, take the next left which is after the National Mosque, keep on driving straight and at the cross junction turn left and head on down. It'll be on your right. Otherwise, youre going to end up like me and circling around the Lake Gardens area... disgruntled.

But anyways, I made it!!!


(Current special exhibition)

Currently theyre showing the German Mosques photography collection. Its located on the ground floor on the right side in the special section. It is quite good. Interesting to note that in Germany where architecture is so future thinking and incredibly modern, the mosques actually do look similar to those influenced from the middle east. Though there are some interesting mosque that has some cubism influence.


(The staircase)

My favorite part was actually the permanent collections. On the first floor, located on the right are replicas of famous mosques from around the world. Theyve also done a pretty good job with the description of the different type of architectures. I thought it was really great, especially the larger scale replicas of Mecca.


(Open space on the first floor)

They also have a pretty decent collection in the rest of the museum. Lots of beautiful Qu'ran preserved, lots of different clothing attire on exhibition as well as pottery and weaponry. On the first floor in the middle section dont miss the giant curtain that had been preserved from the doors of the mosque at the Mecca. Its really incredible.


(Beautiful mosiac greets you as you walk in)

Tickets to enter is RM12 per person. I would recommend visiting this at least once if youve never gone before, though Im not sure if its possible just to visit the special collections in the future (since Ive seen the permanent collection)

Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia
Jalan Lembah Perdana
50480 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Tel: +603 2274 2020
(Photography isn't allowed so I couldnt get pictures inside the galleries)


(Inside Schokolart... apparently they sometimes do pole dancing here??)

And of course, after a hard's day work =) It was pretty nice to head over to Schokolart at Solaris, Mont Kiara with Miss C. I would deff recommend it, and order the traditional Hugga Mugga Hot chocolate. Yummy!!

http://schokolart.com/main.html
Block K-01-05, Soho KL @ Solaris Mont Kiara
2 Jalan Solaris
50480 Kuala Lumpur
Tel: 03-62030968