Here’s a list of Kuala Lumpur museums to explore this Museum Day


At the 'Into The Frameless' exhibition in the National Art Gallery, the national art collection goes immersive and digital. Photo: The Star/Faihan Ghani

This Sunday (May 18), make International Museum Day your reason to explore. Whether you’re a museum regular or just looking for something different to do, step into a gallery – you might just walk out inspired.

The good news for museum lovers nationwide is that all 19 museums under the Department of Museums Malaysia (JMM) will be open for free this Sunday. That includes crowd favourites like the Muzium Negara (National Museum), the National Automobile Museum in Sepang (Selangor), the Bujang Valley Archaeological Museum in Kedah, and the Malaysia Architecture Museum in Melaka.

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