National Textile Museum, Malaysia

Housed in a Mughal-Islamic style building in Kuala Lumpur, completed in 1896 alongside the Sultan Abdul Samad building, designed by AC Norman as headquarters for the Federated Malay States Railway. It passed to the Selangor state government in 1917 as the Selangor Public Works Department, later refaced to match neighbouring Islamic-style government buildings.

The 2½-storey, 3,259 m² building was gazetted a heritage site in 1983. A 2007-2009 conservation and redisplay project under the 9th Malaysia Plan preceded its public opening as the National Textile Museum on 9 January 2010.

It traces Malaysian textile development from prehistoric times to today across four galleries: Pohon Budi, Pelangi, Teluk Berantai, and Ratna Sari, covering textile processes, technology, and a collection of textiles, accessories and costumes.

Collection size: 486 pieces — textiles, accessories, weaving tools.