The Telekom Museum ( ms, Muzium Telekom) is a
museum
A museum ( ; plural museums or, rarely, musea) is a building or institution that cares for and displays a collection of artifacts and other objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific importance. Many public museums make these ...
in
Kuala Lumpur
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Malaysia
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History
The museum building was originally constructed in 1928. It was originally used as the office for manual telephone exchange and upgraded to mechanical telephone exchange in 1938.
In the early 1980s, Telekom Malaysia was searching a space to house their office and to store their telecommunication equipment in Kuala Lumpur. In 1984, they identified the building to be the appropriate site. The plan however was cancelled in 1985 when Prime Minister
Mahathir Mohamad
Mahathir bin Mohamad ( ms, محاضير بن محمد, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; ; born 10 July 1925) is a Malaysian politician, author, and physician who served as the 4th and 7th Prime Minister of Malaysia. He held the office ...
proposed the building to be conserved as a national heritage. Telekom Malaysia then decided to turn the building into a museum with a cost of MYR10 million. The construction of the museum was done in 1989–1992 and the museum material and collections were collected in 1993–1994. On 3 June 1994, the museum was officially opened to the public.
Architecture
The museum building utilizes the forms and aspects of
Neoclassical Greek architecture.
Transportation
The museum is accessible within walking distance east 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 ...
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See also
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List of museums in Malaysia
This is a list of museums in Malaysia.
Johor
* Bugis Museum
* Figure Museum
* Johor Bahru Chinese Heritage Museum
* Kite Museum
* Kota Johor Lama Museum
* Kota Tinggi Museum
* Pineapple Museum
* Tanjung Balau Fishermen Museum
Kedah
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Telekom Malaysia
Telekom Malaysia Berhad (TM) is a Malaysian telecommunications company founded in 1984. Beginning as the national telecommunications company for fixed line, radio and television broadcasting services, it has evolved to become the country's larg ...
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References
External links
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1994 establishments in Malaysia
Museums established in 1994
Museums in Kuala Lumpur
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