Galleries in Kuala Lumpur

The National Art Gallery of Malaysia (Balai Seni Negara) is housed in a striking building that blends Malay motifs with modernist architecture on Jalan Temerloh. Its permanent collection includes over 4,000 works tracing modern and contemporary Malaysian art.

REXKL is a creative arts hub in the former Rex Cinema, a 1947 Art Deco movie theatre in downtown KL. Repurposed by a collective of artists and entrepreneurs, it hosts exhibitions, workshops, indie retail, and pop-up dining in the atmospheric shell of the old cinema.

ILHAM is a public art gallery on the ground and mezzanine floors of the ILHAM Tower in KL's financial district. Focused on modern and contemporary art from Southeast Asia and beyond, it stages thoughtful, research-driven exhibitions.