Exploring the Artistic Scene of Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

One of my plans in Kuala Lumpur was to explore art galleries and museums, similar to what I had done in Bangkok. In a way, I was in luck. On the other hand, I was not.

Let’s start with the bad news. Similarly to what happened in Georgetown, I struggled to understand opening days and times. Actually, just don’t trust anything you see online – websites aren’t updated frequently and their schedules seem to change quite a lot. And if for some reason a gallery was temporarily closed, this wouldn’t be disclosed anywhere online – so you’d get there just to face a closed door. Perhaps this was just my luck – or lack of it – but it was frustrating, especially when you made it all the way there just to be unable to enter.

The Ilham Gallery was one of them. I went all the way there just to be greeted by a “Closed for Maintenance. Please proceed to the Gift Shop” sign. The “Proceed to the Gift Shop” was even more unnerving – no, you can’t see any art, but you can do some shopping! ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).