National Textile Museum

The National Textile Museum occupies a handsome Indo-Saracenic former railway administration building near Merdeka Square in Kuala Lumpur. Its galleries trace the history, techniques, and cultural meaning of Malaysian textiles, from songket weaving and batik to beadwork and traditional dress. Displays explain the tools, dyes, and motifs used across the peninsula and Borneo, and the role of cloth in ceremony and status. The ornate red-and-white striped facade, with its arches and domes, makes the building itself a heritage landmark.