Museum Kesenian Islam, Malaysia

An interesting museum, dedicated to the Muslim art, is located in Kuala Lumpur. It was founded in 1998. There you can find more than 7 000 unique objects and even more, it has a perfect library with a huge number of Islam books. The museum is divided into 12 galleries. There you can see rare ancient Quran manuscripts, incredibly beautiful handmade textile, pieces of art and jewelry.

Artifacts were brought from the various parts of the world. A great number of them was found in India and even in China. We have to pay more attention to the jewelry, which came from Morocco. The museum of Islam art in Kuala Lumpur is lying on the territory of the incredible beautiful Botanic Garden. The area of the building is 30 000 square meters. It will take you several hours to walk through the whole expositions of the museum.

In that interesting modern museum the visitors can see not only the precious historical artefacts but also renewed by modern masters models of the world known Islam remarkable sights. The toy model of Masjid al-Haram mosque, located in Mecca, is exhibited in this museum. Apart from the museum in the building you can also find a restaurant, an interesting bookshop and a souvenir shop. This museum is very popular among tourists. After the museum you can walk in the Botanic Garden. It is an excellent place for a relaxation on a hot day. Next - Sherdor Mаdrаsasi