The Melaka Folks Art Gallery ( ms, Galeri Seni Rakyat Melaka) is an
art gallery
An art gallery is a room or a building in which visual art is displayed. In Western cultures from the mid-15th century, a gallery was any long, narrow covered passage along a wall, first used in the sense of a place for art in the 1590s. The lon ...
in
Melaka City
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,
Melaka
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,
Malaysia
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, dedicated to promote the work and themes of local artists in Melaka.
History
The gallery was inspired by
Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Melaka
The Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Malacca or Malacca Governor is the ceremonial head of state of the Malaysian state of Malacca. The Yang di-Pertua Negeri is styled Tuan Yang Terutama (TYT) (''English: His Excellency'').
The current office bearer, ...
Mohd Khalil Yaakob
Tun Datuk Seri Utama Mohd Khalil bin Yaakob ( Jawi: محمد خليل بن يعقوب; born 29 December 1937) is a Malaysian politician who served as the 6th Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Malacca from June 2004 to June 2020, 12th Menteri Besar of ...
. It was opened on 25 March 2008 and was officiated by
Melaka Chief Minister Mohd Ali Rustam
Tun Seri Setia Dr. Haji Mohd. Ali bin Mohd. Rustam ( ms, محمد علي بن محمد رستم, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; born 24 August 1949) is a Malaysian politician who has served as the 7th Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Malacca ...
on 28 June 2008.
Architecture
The gallery is housed in a two-story building. It consists of a painting studio room for painters to produce their artworks and a shop.
Exhibitions
The main exhibition hall of the gallery houses more than 80 paintings with various themes made by local artists. The gallery regularly held various painting exhibitions as well as painting workshops.
See also
*
List of tourist attractions in Melaka
This is the list of tourist attractions in Malacca, Malaysia.
Community
* Chitty Village
* Hang Tuah Village
* Jonker Walk
* Little India
* Morten Village
* Portuguese Settlement
Convention centres
* Malacca Inter ...
References
2008 establishments in Malaysia
Art museums and galleries in Melaka
Buildings and structures in Malacca City
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