Penang State Museum and Art Gallery


The Penang State Museum and Art Gallery is a museum and art gallery in George Town, Penang, Malaysia.

History

The museum building used to house the Penang Free School in 1821–1927. After Penang Free School moved to a new building in Green Lane, the Hutchings School took over the building in January 1928 and used it until 1960. The museum was opened by Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Penang Raja Uda Raja Muhammad on 14 April 1965. The building was declared a heritage building under the 2005 Heritage Act.
In April 2017, major renovation works started at the museum. It is estimated that the RM20million restoration project will take three years; during which the museum's artifacts are to be temporarily moved to the museum's branch at Macalister Road, George Town. A new building is also planned to be erected on a piece of land next to the museum that has been vacant since it was bombed during World War Two.

Operating hours

Opens daily from 9.00am to 5.00pm
Closed on Friday