Islamic Arts Museum Malayasia - Arms & Armour

olikara · 4th February 2008, 05:23 AM

I was visiting Kuala Lumpur last week and took the opportunity to visit the Islamic Arts Museum there.

The building occupies 30,000 square metres, situated amid the leafy surroundings of central Kuala Lumpur’s Lake Gardens.

The Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia houses more than seven thousand artefacts, as well as an exceptional library of Islamic-art books.

The Arms and Armour Gallery is also very well designed and has representations from all over the Islamic world with special emphasis on the Indian Subcontinent and the Middle East.

Here are some snaps that I took.

Nidhi Olikara

P.S. The Keris in the 1st 2 photographs are from the National Museum, Malaysia.

olikara · 4th February 2008, 05:24 AM

Some More Snaps

Jens Nordlunde · 4th February 2008, 11:30 AM

Nidhi,
Thank you for showing these pictures from a far away museum, which not many of us will be able to see.
They do have quite a need collection of Indian dagger and they seem to be exhibited very well.
Jens

Yannis · 4th February 2008, 09:21 PM

I see 2 kindjals, an ottoman yataghan, a sudanese kaskara and a variety of jambiyas! An early globalisation. Nice museum. Thank you

Battara · 4th February 2008, 11:53 PM

Very nice thank you......other pictures?

Sikh_soldier · 5th February 2008, 02:55 PM

Thanks for sharing these great pics

4th February 2008, 05:23 AM	#1
olikara Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: India Posts: 100	Islamic Arts Museum Malayasia - Arms & Armour I was visiting Kuala Lumpur last week and took the opportunity to visit the Islamic Arts Museum there. The building occupies 30,000 square metres, situated amid the leafy surroundings of central Kuala Lumpur’s Lake Gardens. The Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia houses more than seven thousand artefacts, as well as an exceptional library of Islamic-art books. The Arms and Armour Gallery is also very well designed and has representations from all over the Islamic world with special emphasis on the Indian Subcontinent and the Middle East. Here are some snaps that I took. Nidhi Olikara P.S. The Keris in the 1st 2 photographs are from the National Museum, Malaysia. Attached Images

4th February 2008, 05:24 AM	#2
olikara Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: India Posts: 100	Some More Snaps Attached Images

4th February 2008, 11:30 AM	#3
Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,718	Nidhi, Thank you for showing these pictures from a far away museum, which not many of us will be able to see. They do have quite a need collection of Indian dagger and they seem to be exhibited very well. Jens

4th February 2008, 09:21 PM	#4
Yannis Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Athens Greece Posts: 479	I see 2 kindjals, an ottoman yataghan, a sudanese kaskara and a variety of jambiyas! An early globalisation. Nice museum. Thank you

4th February 2008, 11:53 PM	#5
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,219	Very nice thank you......other pictures?

5th February 2008, 02:55 PM	#6
Sikh_soldier Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 87	Thanks for sharing these great pics