Malay Heritage Center - May 2005
 
My design is finally realised, and the museum opened to some pretty good reviews!
 

   


Entry gate
The old Istana building (museum)
inside the Foyer
Looking left
1/2 of the gallery
Tall display case #1
Malay ships case
left gallery corner
looking back to right end
Tall display case #2
Malay scene from 1800s
typical Malay dwelling vessel
Orang Laut Sampan (boat) in context
Looking towards Gallery #1
Right corner in context
Gallery #1 from entrance
Gallery #1 looking back at entry
right corner of gallery
cannon mounts and ship deck
better look at battle mural
opposite end view
Into Gallery #1 and the view to Gallery #1 exit
Gallery #2 context
looking back towards Gallery #1
turning the corner to Gallery #3
A good view of the Shop Houses reconstruction
reverse view towards the rear wall of the Foyer (beyond wall)
Shop Houses wall and exhibitry
opposite wall has photo of real shop houses from across the street
Shop Houses context shot
looking back to corner of Gallery #2 and Golden Mosque
inside Gallery #4
looking deep into Gallery #4
towards corner leading to Foyer (access restricted)
the great fire scene
opposite corner of gallery and actual construction of museum building
fire scene corner
fire scene in context
Gallery #4 context view
fire scene details
entry into Gallery #5
first small display case upstairs
Gallery #5 looking towards balcone and entry
traditional Malay wedding costumes
Gallery #6a: musical icons
looking back into Gallery #6a from Gallery #6b
intro wall to Gallery #6b
restricted view from entry of Gallery #6b
looking at the corner entry again - first Malay records
context of entry @ Gallery #6a
complete view of gallery layout
distant corner shows musical interests of Malay people in the 1960s
movie set from classic comedy scene
movie set detail
detail of beds and other props
entry into Malay kampong house
from the entrance in the main room
looking towards entry to kitchen
kitchen entry on right; archive photos on wall
looking towards entry into Kampong house
looking out the windows into the "village"
view inside kampong house kitchen: full-scale reconstruction
coming out of the Kamping village and moving to the big city
looking back at Kampong kitchen exit
the view on the corridor of the apartment flat
entry into 1970s apartment
apartment main room: context
looking towards exit to Gallery #8
Gallery #8: a look to the future