Department of Museum — Local services in Kuala Lumpur

The Department of Museums Malaysia (Jabatan Muzium Malaysia, JMM) is the federal agency under Malaysia's Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture responsible for preserving, conserving, researching, and showcasing the nation's cultural, historical, and natural heritage . Mandate & Key Functions • Collection Management & Conservation The Department oversees a national network of museums (e.g., Muzium Negara, Bornean, natural history museums), maintaining repositories and conservation labs to safeguard artifacts and specimens . Research & Documentation Through its Research & Documentation Division, it coordinates strategic research-historical, cultural, natural-as well as documentation and publishing efforts. Three main units operate under this division: Research, Publishing, and Documentation . Public Education & Exhibitions Responsibilities include organizing thematic exhibitions, educational programs, public lectures, workshops, forums, and guided tours to disseminate knowledge . Professional Standards & Support It also advises and supports state and private museums to ensure nationwide standards in museology and cultural...

Bad experience: Car park staff was extremely rude and with bad working attitude. Rudely close the front parking entrance and just walked away do not bother to answer my question of where/ how to access, just wave his hand chasing us away. When finally managed to went in thru back entrance, the ticket counter staff, a fat lady staff with a reluctant attitude and rude manner talked like she is the boss and even raised her voice to foreigners customers who were confused, when my turn, same rude attitude, like she was forced to do her job. Come on, these staff are the "face" of National Muzium, why put people with no service attitudes and are reluctant to work, or even hate their jobs, in frontline positions?! They should be sacked or kept in back offices, don't shame our country...

This place is small but "packs a punch". Explanations in Malay and English. It was definitely worth a visit to learn about Malaysia but also the other countries where the Malay people lived and traded and how other countries influenced Malaysia eg chinese pottery with decoration from the Quoran and muslim scientists. There is a little bit about the pre history peoples and the indiginous peoples but not too much on the latter., which I found sad. However, lots about the European colonisation and Malaysia Post colonisation and...