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50 CULTURE, ARTS & HERITAGE
NATIONAL LIBRARY
OF MALAYSIA
Perpustakaan Negara Malaysia 232, Jalan Tun Razak
50572 Kuala Lumpur T (03) 2687 1700
W pnm.gov.my
IN BRIEF
The National Library of Malaysia is the country’s apex reference and lending library and the central depository for Malaysia’s historical memory and culture. It presides over an ever-expanding collection
of over 5.6 million books, manuscripts, documents and other sources of knowledge.
OPENING HOURS
Tuesday to Saturday, 10am~7pm
Sun, 10am~6pm
Closed Mondays & Public Holidays.
MAIN FEATURES
The National Library
of Malaysia was established in 1972 and moved to its current building in 1994. The building design is based on the tengkolok, a folded songket cloth
LOCATION / ROUTE
Located at Jalan Tun Razak in the heart of Kuala Lumpur
HOW TO GET THERE KL Monorail: 15-minute walk from both Titiwangsa and Chow Kit stations. Bus: RapidKL 220 to Kampung Baru, RapidKL 402 to National Library of Malaysia, GoKL (Orange Line) to MINDEF.
The National Library of Malaysia building draws its architectural inspiration from the traditional Malay tengkolok headgear and the exquisite songket textile.
headgear worn by Malay men on ceremonial occasions.
The library houses a number of important historical collections, of which pride
of place goes to the Malay Manuscripts
Collection. Two of these manuscripts, the Hikayat Hang Tuah and the Panji Tales, have been acknowledged by UNESCO and placed in the ‘Memory of the World’ Register.
Additional facilities include a cafeteria, auditorium, children’s theatre, exhibition
spaces, lecture halls and private study rooms. Limited wheelchair access is available. The library’s digital content can be accessed via W u-library.gov.my.
The world’s first Samsung Smart Library, a digital interactive book reading zone, is one of many digital services offered by NLM.
The pride of the Malay Manuscript Collection is the original manuscript of the Hikayat Hang Tuah, part of UNESCO’s Memory of the World Register.