What is Islamic Art? Well, the best place to find the answer to that question is to head down to the Islamic Arts Museum in Kuala Lumpur. Islam is the main religion of this nation and so it is only so that the gallery showcases the history of how Islam has grown in the nation. The Malaysian Islamic Museum of Art located at the Perdana Lake houses around 7,000 artifacts in its 12 galleries divided by exhibition type.

The museum uses 2 floors for permanent galleries and 2 galleries for temporary exhibits. For a permanent gallery, on the 1st floor there is a gallery of architecture, Quran and manuscripts, India, China and Indonesia. The second floor houses textile galleries, jewelry, weapons, coins, iron, wood and ceramics.

The gallery seeks to showcase works of art and artifacts that tell the story of how Islam has evolved and how it entered the nation back then. The permanent exhibition gallery has on display three mini galleries that will take you through the history of the nation?s heritage of Islam. Here, you will learn how Islam has expanded its borders. You can see pictures of people discussing Islam or Quran Manuscripts and replicas of certain artifacts and architectures. Jewellery is also available on display here at the Islamic Arts Museum. One interesting display is how the museum explains the diversity of the Islamic people in Malaysia during the olden days.

One highlight during your visit to the Islamic Arts Museum is the opportunity to see first-hand the interior of an Ottoman Syrian room from the early 1800s AD. You can also view the woodwork, arms and armors, glass and ceramics and the metalwork of the Muslim people during the olden days. The displays are certainly unique and interesting in their own way. Also on display are some coins dating back older than a century.