The National Textile Museum ( ms, Muzium Tekstil Negara) is a

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. The museum is open daily from 9am to 6pm, admission fees started from RM2 to RM5. It is adjacent to the

Sultan Abdul Samad Building The Sultan Abdul Samad Building ( Malay: Bangunan Sultan Abdul Samad) is a late-nineteenth century building located along Jalan Raja in front of the Dataran Merdeka (Independence Square) and the Royal Selangor Club in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The ...

History

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, the building was originally completed in 1905 to house the headquarters for the

Federated Malay States Railways The Federated Malay States Railways (FMSR) was a consolidated railway operator in British Malaya (present day Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore) during the first half of the 20th century. Named after the then recently formed Federated Malay ...

(FMSR, now

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). After the FMSR moved to the Railway Administration Building in 1917, the building was handed to the Selangor Public Works department, and has subsequently housed various government and commercial occupants, including the Selangor Water Department, the Malaysian Central Bank, Agricultural Bank of Malaysia, Malaysian Craft and the High Court, before being converted for use as the National Textile Museum and opened to the public on 9 January 2010. The building is officially designated as JKR Building 26. It was gazetted as a historical building in 1983.

Architecture

The museum building is a 2.5-floor building, occupying an area of 3,145.3 m². The building was designed with Moorish architectural style.

Exhibitions

* Pohon Budi Gallery * Pelangi Gallery * Teluk Berantai Gallery * Ratna Sari Gallery

Transportation

The museum is accessible within walking distance south west of

Masjid Jamek LRT Station Masjid Jamek LRT station is a rapid transit station in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is the interchange station between two of Rapid KL's light rapid transit (LRT) systems, namely the LRT Ampang and Sri Petaling Lines and the LRT Kelana Jaya Line ...

RapidKL Rapid KL (styled as ''rapidKL'') is a public transportation system owned by Prasarana Malaysia and operated by its subsidiaries Rapid Rail and Rapid Bus. With its coverage throughout Kuala Lumpur and Klang Valley areas, it was followed by a ...

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