The Royal Malaysian Police Museum, known locally as Muzium Polis Diraja Malaysia, is one of the rare museums in the world you can ever visit. Located at Jalan Perdana, this museum was established in 1961. Recently, it was renovated at a cost of over RM 8 million and inaugurated in 1999.
The Museum that you can visit today has three major galleries. Over 7500 artifacts have been displayed in the museum and most of its displays are materials confiscated by the Malaysian Police. The exhibition starts with the history of policing in Malaysia and includes the attires of policemen from as early as the 1400s and shows the changes that came in along with the invasions of the Dutch and then the British. You can also see the ceremonial uniforms and medals received by Inspector Generals of Police (IGP).
The third gallery is the one that gets the most attention, the Weapons Gallery. Displays in this gallery vary from the penknives to cannons and from early establishment of the museum to the post World War II and the Communist Era in the country. Outside the Museum, you can also see the Mercedes used by the IGPs, the police boats and Malaysian Air Force’s first aircraft, a Cessna single engine plane. Since most items are confiscated you can find some rare artifacts on display such as items used for forging, gambling and handkerchiefs that were called pornographic. To explore the wonderful collection and to gain a unique kind of experience, you must visit the Royal Malaysian Police Museum.

Malaysia is well known for its creative textile art and exquisite fabrics. Famous amongst the fabrics is the Batik style, an age old technique of staining the cloth with wax-resistant dye to produce beautiful patterns. Although the Batik may have established itself outside the boundaries of Malaysia, one would be surprised to discover the various types of traditional textiles, fabric and designs that the country has to display, some of which are much older than the Batik itself.

The best place to educate oneself about the array of local textiles and the art of Batik is the National Textile Museum. It showcases some of world’s rarest and most exquisite textiles. Located at the Jalan Sultan Hishamuddin, the Museum is housed in over a century old heritage building that was previously occupied by various institutes and civil departments.

The Museum is segmented in four well organized galleries, each depicting an era of the Malay textile history and the influence of the varied cultures that added more variety to the fabric of time. Each gallery has a unique story to tell that is sure to keep you captivated till the end. The galleries cover every aspect of textile history; like prehistoric fabric, tools, materials and techniques to present day Batik fabric and its evolution. The Museum also sheds light upon the various cultures along with their respective textiles and fabrics, and explores their influence on the local art. The Museum also showcases some of the most breathtaking jewelry from various parts of the world.

If you love to go antique shopping then you might want to check out the Pucuk Rebung Gallery Museum, one of the best antique galleries in town. Located at the Ampang Mall inside the Suria KLCC, the Pucuk Gallery displays artifacts that date way back to the bronze era.

With over a thousand items on display, the gallery has been set up like a museum where the visitor can browse through and enjoy viewing the artifacts. Having a wide range of relics from South East Asia, the Pucuk Gallery specializes in Malaysian antiques that manifest the country's rich heritage and vibrant past. The collection of the Pucuk Gallery includes an amazing variety of pottery and ceramics, glass and cutlery, photographs from the past, crystal ware, antique fabrics and jewelry, paper, books, metalwork, wooden items along with some relatively modern contemporary art.

The jewelry exhibit is especially noteworthy, with a collection of timeless jewelry dating from the early 1900s to the 1930s. Rare combinations, such as decorative items that are purely made from wood and silver, are also worth the while. Although the Gallery is a private establishment, it surely attracts a lot of visitors and has earned a reputation for itself over the years. A definite must-visit when you are in Kuala Lumpur.

If you are an avid collector of coins, notes and currency, then Kuala Lumpur invites you to visit its own collection at the Maybank Numismatic Museum. Located near Puduraya, the Museum is housed in the Maybank Tower which, as the name suggests, is owned and run by Maybank.

Set up in 1988, the Museum has grown to become the largest numismatic collection in the whole of Malaysia. The exhibits include various Malay currencies that have been in use over the years and across its lands. Apart from that, the Museum also boasts an extensive collection of rare coins as well as an impressive collection of coins from the Malacca Sultanate, which dates back to the beginning of the 15th century.

In addition to that, the museum has a wide collection of coins from the time when the land of Malay was under the British, Dutch, Portuguese as well as the Japanese who invaded the country during the Second World War. An excellent place for both amateur and expert coin and currency collectors to learn about the history of Malaysian currency, this Museum also serves as an inspiration to numismatists.

Along with the excellent collection of coins and banknotes, the Museum also exhibits some rather unique items which were used in place of modern day currency, such as miniature cannons, silver bars, gold dust, gold catholic, bastardos, soldos etc.

Since the advent of the telephone in 1870 by Alexander Graham Bell, the world of telecommunications has come a long way. Today in the era of wireless network, digital signaling and satellite telecommunication, it is hard to believe that the first spark to ignite the world with idea of long distance communication just happened just over a century ago. Celebrating these achievements and educating people about this dynamic industry is the Telecommunication Museum in Kuala Lumpur.
Housed in an elegant two storied Neo-Classic building along the Jalan Raja Chulan, the Telecommunication Museum in Kuala Lumpur is where you get to see the progress made over the years in the field of telecommunication and broadcasting. The building came into existence in 1928 and was constructed to accommodate the Central Battery Manual Telephone Exchange.
The Telecommunication Museum was the first of its kind in the whole country to have interactive exhibits. Spread across 900 square meters of land, the Museum is a repository of old telephones and outdate machinery once used for telecommunication. The Museum has houses several audio visual exhibits, educative rooms for school kids archives and resource areas. With some artifacts that are over 120 years old, a lot of the exhibits go back to the prewar era making the Museum a must-visit when in Kuala Lumpur.