Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia

Muzium Kesenian Islam Malaysia (IAMM)

12 galleries under tiled domes, a cool escape

Hours

Daily 9:30am–6pm (last entry 5:30pm); Ramadan 9:30am–5pm; closed only for Hari Raya Aidilfitri and Aidiladha (official site)

Tickets

Adults RM20, students RM10 with ID, non-Malaysian seniors RM20; buy at the lobby counter, no booking needed (official site)

Address

Behind the National Mosque on the edge of Perdana Botanical Garden; set Grab to 'Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia (Front Entrance)'

Walk into the white building and look up: a turquoise-tiled dome floats overhead. Twelve permanent galleries cover Qur'an manuscripts, models of great mosques, arms and armour, ceramics, jewellery, and Islamic art from the Malay world, China and India. It's compact enough for two hours, quiet and cool, perfect for the hottest part of the day. Until April 2027 the special galleries hold Tatreez, an exhibition of Palestinian embroidery.