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FEBRUARY 2022 | ISSUE#02.22 FEBRUARY 2022 | ISSUE#02.22
Photo by TeddyVille Museum Penang Photo by Valdena Adnan
TeddyVille Museum Penang ILHAM Gallery
TeddyVille Museum is located at the ground floor Hope onto the LRT and get off at Ampang Park
of DoubleTree Resort by Hilton Penang and has station to visit Ilham Gallery! A very-easy-to-miss
dozens of furry friends with interesting scenes attraction in KL as its located inside Ilham Tower,
of their own! The museum tells the story and the gallery features different exhibitions each time.
origins a child’s favourite– the teddybear while also And for the next few months until April, the gallery
showcasing the rich culture of Penang through is featuring the life and works of Kok Yew Puah, a
curated miniature scenes for those who are Malaysian Artist which ranges from paintings of
interested in seeding a ‘tiny teddybear’ version of his muse, drawings and sketches of his lifestyle,
Penang’s lifestyle. The museum also houses the and the old sceneries that you can’t exactly find
Penang Culture Boardwalk which houses human- anymore. The gallery features a biography of his life
sized teddybears to exhibit other cultural bits and in the form of audio/video cues around the gallery,
pieces of Penang. newspaper clippings, and even his daughter’s
personal photos of the artist back in his hey-days.
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ATTRACTIONS ADDRESS: ADDRESS:
Levels 3 and 5, Ilham Tower, 8, Jln Binjai
DoubleTree Resort by Hilton Penang, 56, Jalan Low Yat
50450 Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur
Puncak Ria, 11100 Batu Ferringhi, Penang
ADMISSION FEE:
Free
Adults: RM36 | Children: RM25 ADMISSION FEE:
Underrated Museums For You To Hunt! Student (age 13 to university): RM29
OPENING HOURS:
OPENING HOURS: Daily from 11am – 7pm
9am – 6pm
WEBSITE:
teddyvillemuseum.com/
Photo by DenanLee
