The Kuala Lumpur City Gallery is operated by ARCH Collection Sdn. Bhd. ARCH is a Malaysian brand that makes collectables and gifts made of wood veneer (using laser technology), they also publish the Kuala Lumpur Walks & Tours map. Their work shop is located at the ground floor of the City Gallery. ARCH created the City Gallery to not only promote their own products but also the heritage and culture of Kuala Lumpur.
Entrance Free
the entry to Kuala Lumpur City Gallery is free of charge!
Opening Hours
8am - 6pm daily
How to get to KL City Gallery
The Gallery is located at the southern end of Merdeka Square (Dataran Merderka), between the History Museum and the City Library. The closest LRT stations are Masjid Jamek and Pasar Seni. It is a 5min walk to get here from Central Market
Bicycle Rental
RM30 (first 4 hours), RM5 for each additional hour
Guided Tour: RM45 per person (min. 8 person - max. 12 person)
Electric Tram Service to Lake Gardens
RM2 (RM1 children)
more information
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The Kuala Lumpur City Gallery is located in a historical building that was in built in 1899 during the British colonial administration as a printing office. It was designed by A.C.Norman based on neo-Renaissance principles with exposed bricks, plastered columns and semi-circular windows. The printing office in the building produced official government reports and train tickets until 1961 when the Ministry of Labour took over. In 1977, the Metropolitaan Postal Security Office moved in. In 1986, the City Hall bought the building and turned it into the first public library of Kuala Lumpur.
The ground floor (A.C. Norman Floor) of the City Gallery houses a large city map, a history section and the ARCH work shop and gift shop. The first floor (J.Russell Floor) holds the large architecture scale mode of Greater Kuala Lumpur.
The I Love KL sculpture outside the Gallery is a popular photo spot
the large KL city wall map is quite informative, there are laser pointers to help showing locations on the map
next to the map is area with tourist information brochures
the "Newseum", a history section showing how KL was founded as tin mining "cowboy" town in the 19th century and later become the centre of the British administration of Malaya
miniature model of Dataran Merdeka (in the foreground, Masjid Jamek)
archictecture scale model of Greater Kuala Lumpur on the First Floor
the model is still under construction, it should be amazing to see when it is done. Future construction projects, like the 100-storey tower at Merdeka stadium, are included as glass models.
ARCH work shop at Ground Floor
ARCH souvenir & gift shop of Kuala Lumpur
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