Museum of Islamic Art in Malaysia
The Museum of Islamic Art of Malaysia (IAMM) opened on December 12, 1998 is the largest museum of Islamic art in South-East Asia. The museum, located at Jalan Lembah Perdana in the heart of Kuala Lumpur, extends over 4 floors, and covers an area of 30000 square meters. The museum decorated by the architect of Iran and Uzbekistan has 12 galleries and is decorated by 5 domes representing the 5 pillars of Islam. It contains 6000 pieces of art including 200 Islamic manuscripts and the largest model to the world of Masjid al-Haram. The construction of the museum cost 70 million.
The 12 permanent galleries are:
- Art of the mosque and architectural
- Gallery Koranic manuscripts
- Gallery of Islamic Art of Chinese World
- Gallery of Islamic art of Malay World
- Gallery of Islamic art in the world of India
- Gallery ceramics and glassware
- Textile Gallery
- Gallery ironwork
- Gallery jewelry
- Gallery weapons
- Gallery numismatics
- Living with Wood Gallery
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