Malacca Art Gallery Explained

Malacca Art Gallery
Native Name:Balai Seni Lukis Melaka
Native Name Lang:ms
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Established:1958
Location:Malacca City, Malacca, Malaysia
Type:art gallery
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Malacca Art Gallery (Malay: Balai Seni Lukis Melaka) is an art gallery in Malacca City, Malacca, Malaysia which was established in 1958. It is located on the upper floor of the building, which houses the Malaysia Youth Museum at the ground floor and was originally established as the administrative office of Dutch Malacca government.[1] [2] [3]

The permanent section of the gallery exhibits around 150 paintings and 30 sculptures produced by famous Malaysian artists, such as Rafie Abd Rahman, Wan Hui-jyu, Rahmat Ramli, Rafie Abd Ghani and Jehan Chan. Foreign artists displayed including Gerard Van Den Oetelaar from the Netherlands. The gallery also regularly exhibits other exhibitions such as calligraphy, movie etc.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chai. Yee Hoong. 23 September 2021. Architecture development in Malaysia: A reflection of hope and progress. The Edge Markets. 13 October 2021.
  2. Web site: Melaka Art Gallery. AmazingMelaka.com. 2 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20120417142748/http://amazingmelaka.com/2011/10/melaka-art-gallery/. 17 April 2012. dead.
  3. Book: Daniel, Timothy P.. Building Cultural Nationalism in Malaysia: Identity, Representation, and Citizenship. Routledge. 2005. New York. 108–109.