Very disappointing for a National Museum as it lacked of contents. Its exhibits are at a bare minimum, and no seats in the exhibition halls for you to sit down and enjoy. There was no headphone to provide tours etc. Only had four exhibition halls, nothing much about the Malaysian history. Need to increase content and exhibits. Someone told me that it was almost same since they visited 35-40 years ago

Prehistory and the Malay connection to other cultures in the area are well explained in the two rooms downstairs. The British and Portuguese colonnial domination takes up one room upstairs, the story line concentrating on the technical advantages introduced while shipping away the local riches, tin and rubber. 20th century life in Malaysia, still today a country divided in Malay, Indian, Chinese and aboriginal Orang Asli cultures is portrayed in the last room. Muzium Negara subway station is by the entrance, walking from KL Sentral by several corridors and escalators you have to pay 0,80 ringgit to pass through it.

Visiting national museums has become a sort of habit of mine whenever I'm in a capital and while it may not have expansive exhibits beyond the four halls and could definitely use more content, I found it worthwhile to stop by for an hour or two. I appreciated the glimpses into the local timeline from paleolithic to the modern day along with content on the various ethnic groups that call Malaysia home. The market area around the exit definitely has seen better days but has a handful of souvenir/snack stalls for those who want to refill after checking out the museum. The convenience of having its own station on the Kajang/KG MRT line definitely is an incentive to stop by and aside from the preface, the museum otherwise may be something that wouldn't be on the top of one's itinerary unless museums/history/culture is one of their priorities while visiting KL.

It is an interesting and fun place. The price is also cheap as much as rm2. The materials on display are very symbolic of Malaysia's history. The use of statues is interesting and realistic compared to the museums I have been to. Facilities are also provided such as prayer rooms and restaurants. There is also a music museum which is an exposure about music in Malaysia.

Tremain building contains four galleries covering prehistoric, malay kingdoms, colonial era and modern Malaysia. In addition there are a number of outside exhibits. Similarly to many museums today there is a focus on exhibits with less attention being given to putting them in context. Dates were often scarce although the range of exhibits was good. The museum was not crowded and is reasonably well maintained. Whilst giving good coverage the information lacked depth in some places.