Petaling Jaya Museum

-
Website : http://muziumpj.mbpj.gov.my/
Entry Fee : Free
Google Maps Link : https://goo.gl/maps/oNyBJiGa5Mp

 Located in the vicinity of Taman Jaya Park, this little museum tells the story of Petaling Jaya, the city where I have lived for the past 17 years. I went on a Saturday morning and to my surprise, there was no one at the front desk. The security guard sitting outside the building told me to just write my name in the guestbook and proceed. After writing my name, I took a quick scan of the guestbook and it seemed the museum only receives on average, 4-5 visitors per day!
View of the entrance
The entire museum is just about the size of an average bungalow. It was very dim inside, but comfortable for me because I like it dim. The first wall of Gallery A provides information on PJ's establishment as KL's satellite city. In Gallery A and Gallery B, there were some rare pictures of the city's roads and earliest buildings. There was also map that indicates the establishment year of each 'Sections', 'SS', 'PJU' and 'PJS'. I found this very informative. These galleries also displayed some 'artifacts', which were broken latex cup and rubber scrap, both found in Bukit Gasing, plus some letters and medal from schools in the 60's and 70's, gifted by PJites. 
Map that indicates the establishment year of each zones

 Moving on from these two galleries, things got a little boring for me because next few galleries were about the town authority, which then became a corporation, town council and now a city council. There were names of the past leaders and pictures of organisational events. As I continued, it became more and more like the PJ that I already know. 
How vendors use to sell at Old Town Pasar Pagi. They calculated using abacus.

 Conclusion
PJ is not like Melaka that is rich with history, so most people from other cities won't find this museum interesting. But if you're PJite, you would feel a bit nostalgic if you spent about 30 minutes here.


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Museum and Art Gallery of Bank Negara

-
Image
Website :   http://www.museumbnm.gov.my/visit/ Entry Fee  : Free Google Maps Link  :  https://goo.gl/maps/uC9LBdFEBCA2 Situated off Jalan Kuching, inside the Sasana Kijang building, is the Museum and Art Gallery of Bank Negara. It is also known as the Money Museum. Bank Negara is the central bank of Malaysia while the Sasana Kijang building that is located about 1km away from the bank's main office is mainly used by the bank to host regional and international events, among other things. The Museum and Art Gallery comprises of four floors and is located on the west wing of Sasana Kijang. The western wing of Sasana Kijang As I entered the building after taking the pictures of the exterior, I was told by the guard that photography is not allowed inside the premise. However, visitors are allowed to take photos in the museum galleries. The museum's entrance was on the left of the main entrance. The entrance was free of charge and I was also given a guide bookle...
Read more

National Textiles Museum

-
Image
Website :   http://www.muziumtekstilnegara.gov.my/ Entry Fee  : Free Google Maps Link  :  https://goo.gl/maps/1VWEB5MneiM2 Along Jalan Sultan Hishamuddin and just before Dataran Merdeka is the National Textiles Museum, the place where the diverse textiles collection of Malaysia's multi-ethnic society is displayed. The entrance is not obvious as the signboard is rather small and faces another side of the road.  The entrance is further to the right The floor plan of this museum was similar to the National Museum. It had four galleries, located at the left and right wing of the building that had two floors. There was a fifth gallery as well, but it was closed for renovation on the day I visited. The entrance to the museum was free. They also provided information sheet for visitors which can be obtained at the front desk. The entrance After signing the guestbook and collecting the information sheet, proceed back of the building along the walkway o...
Read more

Wau Museum

-
Image
Website :  Click Here Entry Fee  : RM 2 Google Maps Link  :  Click Here Wau Museum is located at the coastal town of Tumpat, about 20 minutes drive from Kota Bharu. It is in a somewhat remote area past Tumpat town centre,  on the way to the Thai border. This small museum exhibited various designs of wau or kite in Malaysia, especially those that are native to Kelantan. There were also instructions on how make a wau yourself and how to play it. Apart from that, there were some kite designs from foreign countries too, all with their own unique themes.  The building. It is one of the smallest museums I've visited Wau Jala Budi - the design is said to be inspired by the view of a woman's body from the back Wau Kucing - a design inspired by a cat's face upside down. This wau design is also used by Malaysia Airlines as their corporate logo. The framework of a wau This is Wau Bulan, or moon kite. It is the most iconic of Kelantanese waus....
Read more