Penang State Museum and Art Gallery

Penang State Museum

The Penang State Museum and Art Gallery (Malay: Muzium dan Galeri Seni Negeri Pulau Pinang) is a museum and art gallery in George Town, Penang, Malaysia.

History

The museum building used to house the Penang Free School in 1821-1927. After Penang Free School moved to a new building in Green Lane, the Hutchings School took over the building in January 1928 and used it until 1960. The museum was opened by Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Penang Raja Uda Raja Muhammad on 14 April 1965.^[1] The building was declared a heritage building under the 2005 Heritage Act.^[2]

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Penang Museum and Art Gallery - Homepage
Lenzi, Iola (2004). Museums of Southeast Asia. Singapore: Archipelago Press. pp. 200 pages. ISBN 981-4068-96-9.

Museums of Malaysia

West Malaysia

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East Malaysia

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Penang State Museum and Art Gallery

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